Higher Education Admissions
How Pond Scum Drowns Innovation in Higher Education
It starts innocently enough. You’re at a conference hanging out with colleagues and one asks you for your opinion on the future of the higher education sector. With zeal, you express your ideas, the data that supports them and the next big product you’re going to launch. The evening ends with respectful goodbyes until the next time. And then it
Revelations and Future Paths: A Peek into the Symposium for Career Education Admission Professionals
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Without a doubt, that sentiment by Ms. Mead is one of my core beliefs and on June 8th, I had the privilege of bringing together a group of committed higher ed professionals at the inaugural
Mystery Shopping: July Tales from the Trail
This summer is off to a hot start…almost as hot as the topic of institutional accreditation! It’s important for representatives to understand and accurately represent the school’s accreditation, including the full name of the accreditor and what exactly being accredited means. From our trail stops, we’ve learned that prospective students are all too often given partial or inaccurate info.
Our Latest Career Education Review Article.
Check out the latest article in Career Education Review from Norton Norris’s own Shannon Gormley and Dr. Jean Norris. Click the link below and you will be taken to a PDF copy of the article that you can download for later reading (link opens in a new window). Advising for Fit: The Common Thread Between School Counselors and College Admission
Career Education Admissions Symposium – June 8th
Career Education Admissions Symposium – June 8th, following the APSCU 2016 Annual Conference Join us on Wednesday, June 8th from 11:00am to 4:30pm for the Career Education Admissions Symposium in Orlando, FL. REGISTER NOW! ONLY $250 (INCLUDES LUNCH) Space is limited! Call 312-262-7433 or email info@nortonnorris.com. APSCU members can register online to receive a special discount. 3 Perspectives. 1 Goal.
Why Aren’t For-Profit Admission Reps Fighting Back?
Ask a college admission representative how they chose their profession and you’ll most likely find many simply fall into the job with the promise of changing students’ lives. Who wouldn’t love to do that as a profession? The job title of admission representative doesn’t quite fit what they do either; but in the private, for-profit world, they aren’t allowed to
Automakers and Higher Education – What’s the Connection?
On first glance, any connection between automakers and Higher Education would seem shortsighted. After all, they’re completely different entities with different labor forces, standards, and goals. But when you look at the bigger picture, things start to come into focus. Take regulations for example. Both industries are subject to strict monitoring and held to standards of ethics and quality. If
New NortonNorris Webinar – 5 Ways to Improve Compliance & Customer Service in Admissions & Marketing
We are posting the full, hour-long version of our recent webinar on improving compliance and customer service in your Admissions and Marketing efforts. Norton Norris’s Compliance & Training team brings decades of real-world experience to the project of making sure that Colleges engage with prospective students in a way that is honest, ethical, and within the guidelines set by current
Practice – The Backbone to Success in Training
Success in Training Something that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is practice. Being a mom of three involves a lot of running from one practice to the next and it can be overwhelming trying to manage staggered drop off and pick up times, practice days and non-practice days, and who I’m picking up from practice all after a
The Rise of the College Admissions Professional – 4 Universal Truths
These are challenging times for those working with prospective students – especially in the career college sector. Let’s face it, when the Department of Ed forms a special unit to catch people misleading prospective students in marketing and sales it’s time to take a look in the mirror. What could possibly cause someone to misrepresent information to simply gain an enrollment? In
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