Blog: Higher Education Recruitment

What Higher Ed Can Learn From JMU’s Adult Degree Program Success

BY: Eric McGee April 21, 2021

In the struggle to meet enrollment goals, programs of all types can look to the example set by adult degree programs. They’ve been refining online programs and serving nontraditional students for decades. One such ADP is the program at James Madison University. Read More

Boost Student Retention With Support Services

BY: Travis Coufal March 10, 2021

Student retention is the key to survival for many colleges and universities. It all starts with the right support to help students overcome their challenges and work toward their academic and personal goals. Read More

Competency-Based Education: Helping Students Turn Experience Into Credits

BY: Emma Rose November 9, 2020

Many post-traditional students are looking for ways to minimize the time and financial commitment required by higher education. One way to help students achieve this goal is by helping them to turn their experience into credits. Read More

Texting Best Practices for College Admissions

BY: Travis Coufal October 28, 2020

Many colleges and universities have yet to consider how texting could fit into their overall communication strategy. But innovative schools are starting to explore the benefits of texting for recruitment. Read More

How Virtual Study Abroad Opportunities Meet Pandemic Challenges

BY: Emma Rose October 14, 2020

COVID-19 has made study abroad opportunities unlikely for the 2020-2021 academic year. This presents a challenge institutions must overcome to deliver programs with similar value. Read More

Texting in the Recruitment Process – What You Need to Know to Get Started

BY: Emma Rose October 8, 2020

What if you could increase prospective student conversions by up to 300 percent? Research says texting could do just that. Read More

Recruiting and Retaining First Generation, Post-traditional Students

BY: Emma Rose October 1, 2020

Recruiting and retaining first-generation post-traditional students is one way that institutions can keep reaching enrollment goals even as the number of traditional students declines. Read More

Aligning Marketing, Recruitment, and Academic Experiences

BY: Emma Rose August 13, 2020

Higher education marketing message should match with recruitment processes and program realities. Align marketing and recruitment with the real program to deliver real results. Read More

Partnering with Business and Industry

BY: Emma Rose June 22, 2020

Achieving alignment between education and business is an urgent challenge for institutions. When students can see how programs align with their career goals, they are more likely to pursue an education. Read More

Improve Persistence Among Enrolled Online Students

BY: Emma Rose May 6, 2020

Student retention is a pressing issue for all institutions of higher education. Keeping students enrolled maximizes Return on Investment, boosts your program’s reputation, and helps you succeed in a competitive market. The key to all ... Read More

Build Stronger Relationships Through Training

BY: Emma Rose April 16, 2020

In a competitive higher education market, properly trained enrollment counselors can have a significant impact on your enrollments. Students expect counselors to help them choose the right education opportunities and to help them understand the ... Read More

The Value of Talking Money

BY: Emma Rose March 30, 2020

Earning a college degree is a huge investment. College tuition and related costs loom large in the minds of your potential students. When you bring pricing into the conversation early, you confirm that you understand ... Read More

Unbundled Education Isn’t Here to Kill Your Degree Program.

BY: Emma Rose January 28, 2020

Living In a World With Choices. Unbundled education – The concept has circulated in higher education for over a decade. Some colleges and universities have tried to hide from it. Others have attempted to face ... Read More

Improve Faculty Development to Grow Enrollments and Graduation

BY: Emma Rose September 19, 2019

To get better at something, you need to work at it. That principle is as true for your institution’s faculty as it is for the students they instruct. A thoughtful, yet flexible faculty development strategy ... Read More