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Brent Clarkson

Director's Qualifications

I'm a little unclear on the qualifications for a director. It states that for a director of a large school that "five years of administrative or management experience or an equivalent duration of higher education at a college or university" is sufficient. Does that mean that a four year degree would suffice as a substitute for four years of admin or mngt experience?

Jorge Hinojosa

Occupational Expert Support

Programs longer than 200 clock hours must have and advisory board committe of at least five local business leaders plus school staff. It is a requirement to meet at least annually for this commitee to meet. During this meeting what is the minimum number of memebers in attendance for the committee meeting to be vaild?

Jorge Hinojosa

School Director's Designee

The school director must assigned a designee at each location who is trained on TWC survey procedures. Is the designee required to meet the six hours continue education requirement?

Cindy Bryant

Limitations

What surprised you as you read about language and information you can and cannot use when communicating with prospective students?

Cindy Bryant

Accreditation and Regulatory Oversight

As you learn about the regulatory agencies that oversee your institution, what did you discover that you didnâ€™t know before?

Cindy Bryant

Meetings and Training

Investigate meetings and training opportunities available for you. Which ones will you participate in and why did you make these selections?

Cindy Bryant

Admissions Procedures

What are the steps you need to follow when contacting and eventually enrolling a student? What kind of checklist is available to help ensure you follow each step correctly?

Cindy Bryant

Student Services

What student services are offered by your institution and how do you plan to talk about them with prospective students?

Cindy Bryant

Organizational Structure

What do you know about the organizational structure for your institution? How do you rate your knowledge about the departments and people who work at your institution? Be specific about what you know and what you still need to learn and how you will do that.

Cindy Bryant

Enrollment Agreement Requirements

Your state provides a one-page Enrollment Agreement Checklist, PS-190. Compare your enrollment agreement against the 21 requirements listed. How does your enrollment agreement match up? Discuss any differences with your supervisor and describe the results of your meeting.

Cindy Bryant

Questions Prospective Students Have

What kinds of questions do prospective students typically have? How will you answer these questions more effectively as a result of this course?

Cindy Bryant

Catalog Requirements

Your state provides a four-page Catalog Guide, PS-001X. Compare your catalog against the 24 requirements listed. How does your catalog match up? Discuss any differences with your supervisor and describe the results of your meeting.

Cindy Bryant

Keeping Up with Changes

Discuss what methods are used to keep you informed about changes at your institution that affect your job in the admissions department. What could make this process more effective?

Cindy Bryant

Physical Notebook or Electronic? Which Format?

Discuss your decision about whether you will create a physical notebook with printed documents and page dividers or organize the information electronically, or both.

Cindy Bryant

The Paper or Electronic Resource Notebook

What information have you placed in your paper or electronic resource notebook? What have you discovered that you did not know about your institution or the rules and regulations that must be followed?

Daniel Wester

Refund

Can a school dictate that it will not offer a refund once 75% of course or program is complete (provided there are no instructional violations)?

Neda Sanjar

Instructors

can a current instructor be a student at the same institution but higher level than what he teaches? (Ex, MBA student and teaching Undergrad)

Neda Sanjar

Test-out

what are the documentation requirements for Test-out?

Neda Sanjar

Representative standard

According to the defination in the Representatives piece "Any person who directly enrolls students or provides school information such as tuition, curriculum or class schedule is acting as a representative".... Does this mean that Program directors and Financial aid personel who discuss tuition and curriculum should be registered with TWC?

Scott DeBoer

Representative Approvals

While it's clear that TWC must approve a representative before the representative can begin his/her duties as a representative (solicit, interview, and enroll prospective students), my question relates to why the date used by TWC as the approval date is the date the application was received, not when the application was approved. Not a big issue, since I understand that the representative must be approved before they can execute their duties, just curious as to why they use the application receipt date, not the date TWC approved the application. Thanks.

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CM204 - Admissions Compliance for Postsecondary Schools in Texas

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