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Background Checks

Is it an ethically responsiblity of the institution to ensure the potential student has an opportunity for employment?

No Call List

Once a student determine they would like to be on the No Call List we de-activate them from the system and remove phone number from computer record

Will we have a second person to work partime for our evening students

Will we have a second person to work partime for our evening students and to be a floater for all the school.

Definition of employment

What is your instutiion's definition of "Employment" as it relates to your accreditation standards? In other words, how long does your student need to be employed in order to be counted as a placement?

Institutional accreditation

Institutional accreditation plays a significant role in determination of credit transferability as well as acceptance in state educational facilities, is there any move to pressure regional accredited facilities to recognize and accept nationally accredited programs?

FERPA

With federal regulations in place, is there a set script that employees must follow to assure compliance or to assure there's no breach of regulations?

Net Price Calculator

As an Admissions Rep, can we tell students about the net price calculator yet?

Laws

When do safe harbor laws cease affect?

Admission Bonus

Can admissions receive a bonus for students that have successfully completed the Program of choice

Interaction with students

Finding common ground is key.

Disclosures

Where else could a potential student recieve disclosures from other than admissions?

Prospective Students

How many days does a school have to call a prospective student after they have mde an inquiry?

Repacks

In a repack situation, how would the student's financial aid be "prorated" What does it mean?

NSLDS

If a student is inquiring about the school (but has not yet applied) and reveals that they may be in default on previous student loans can NSLDS be checked with their permission?

Compliance Training

I believe even faculty have to train in this area

CM102-COY

Compliance training is critical for our industry- this training was so important for all we do in to help assist students.

I highly suggest that anyone interested in the changes in July take this training.

 

Compliance

The section was clear and informative- easy to read and adopt practices for compliance training to the team

Regarding Median loan debt

Regarding the median loan debt...does the school need to provide this information in various formats or just one?

Student Criminal Backgrounds

Students will complete programs even though they know that their negative background screenings may prevent them from getting jobs in the their fields of study. In the long run it hurts the programs' placement numbers. The students who are unemployable due to their background screenings should not be counted in the programs' placement numbers.

Making an informed decision

As a service provider it is our responsibility to inform the customer in our instance the prospective students the pros and cons about the institution and the program they are about or interested to enroll. I will demand it from any provider if I am the one needing the service. After all it is my precious investment, i.e time and money, and I can't afford to waste them.