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Three ways to improve your college’s recruitment program

November 5, 2013June 7, 2012 by By Todd Gibby

In today’s competitive climate, institutions face a significant conundrum: the need to simultaneously increase student enrollment and reduce student recruitment costs. This challenge has motivated institutions to stretch…

Can colleges meet students’ preference for digital communication?

November 5, 2013April 19, 2012 by By Steven Keith Platt

The effective delivery of information is important in almost any environment. No matter the setting – corporate, health care, or a university – poor communication can lead to…

Interactive campus maps could mean big bucks for colleges

November 5, 2013February 28, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Spiking gas prices and a growing reliance on college websites could make online campus maps a premiere recruiting tool, to the tune of $60,000 per month.

Analytics use boosts online student retention

August 10, 2012November 4, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Phil Ice knows numbers never lie. Ice, the director of course design, research, and development for American Public University System, has watched retention rates at the 70,000-student online…

Hybrid approach drives retention success

November 6, 2013September 1, 2011 by By Angela Naginey

In 2007, when California Lutheran University (CLU) campus leaders noticed a drop in freshman return rates, they charged me with serving as CLU’s retention champion. As the first…

Technology, interaction can bring big retention gains to small colleges

August 10, 2012August 1, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Electronic lists detailing which students are in danger of dropping out of college have become a favorite of campus administrators trying to curtail falling retention rates. Classes teaching…

Small campuses focus on retaining students with the help of technology

August 10, 2012March 11, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

An Arizona community college and a New York campus with 1,000 students are using technology embraced by large research universities to stem alarming drops in student retention, especially…

4 Practices for Innovative School Leaders

If your school or district is anything like many others across the country, it has undergone transformational changes at a rapid (perhaps even dizzying) pace over the past two years. The challenges you continue to face demand that you influence more change, driven by creative problem solving and a bit of risk.

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope because they are a credible, third-party assessment of one’s skill and knowledge for a given subject.

Improving Student Recruitment and Retention

Three ways to improve your college’s recruitment program

Can colleges meet students’ preference for digital communication?

Interactive campus maps could mean big bucks for colleges

Analytics use boosts online student retention

Hybrid approach drives retention success

Technology, interaction can bring big retention gains to small colleges

Small campuses focus on retaining students with the help of technology

MIND Research Institute Debuts InsightMath, a Neuroscience-Based Elementary Curriculum

SkriLab Receives ISTE Seal of Alignment

Vector Solutions Adds Cybersecurity Awareness Courses to its Suite of Online Training Programs for Schools

Growing Number of Texas School Districts Partner with ParentSquare to Unify School-Home Communications

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