• Recapitalization—The Ideal Liquidity and Value-Enhancing Solution for Entrepreneurs
• CHEA President Discusses Policy Framework for College Success
• Good Times v. Tough Times: Schools Are Full, but Jobs for Graduates Are Sparse
• Career College Outcomes, Accountability & Accreditation
• Cohort Default Rates - Predicting the Future: Knowing the Facts Will Help in Making Good Decisions
• The Case of LaMarca vs. DOE: Even the Offer of a $1 Million Letter of Credit Failed to Save the Schools
• Lessons Learned From the LaMarca Case
• The 800 Pound Gorilla in Your Admissions Office
• Believe It or Not - Good Times Ahead for Career Colleges
• Massage Therapy Training – The Next Step (plus, The Five Important Qualities of Quality Massage Instructors)
• An Overview of Student Retention Research
• Orientation Ceremony and Script Concept
• Convention 2008: Career College Association Annual Convention and Exposition

Recapitalization—The Ideal Liquidity and Value-Enhancing Solution for Entrepreneurs (view PDF)
The recapitalization model puts cash in the school owners' pockets, enables the owners to retain their roles, and implements strategic resources. The existing management team and culture that built the business' success remain. (Published July 2009)

CHEA President Discusses Policy Framework for College Success (view PDF)
A solid policy framework that examines the commitments and practices used by higher education to support student achievement is vital to determining whether or not efforts aimed to enhance "college success" are working, according to CHEA president, Judith Eaton. (Published June 2009)

Good Times v. Tough Times: Schools Are Full, but Jobs for Graduates Are Sparse (view PDF)
With recession-driven record enrollments, there could be tough times for schools that could range from vastly increased student default rates to accreditation problems because of falling placement rates to unhappy students hiring lawyers. (Published May 2009)

Career College Outcomes, Accountability & Accreditation (view PDF)
The underlying premise of the career education sector is that "our graduates get jobs." In this special issue we look at graduate outcomes from the perspective of institutional accountability, emerging transparency in state regulatory reporting, and as the basis for inclusion and acceptance by the traditional higher education sector on state and national levels. (Published April 2009)

Cohort Default Rates – Predicting the Future: Knowing the Facts Will Help in Making Good Decisions (view PDF)
With the current economic situation, it is vital for schools that have historically had default rates in the teens or lower to take all the necessary steps to drive down default rates right from the beginning and not wait until their rates start to climb. (Published March 2009)

The Case of LaMarca vs. DOE: Even the Offer of a $1 Million Letter of Credit Failed to Save the Schools (view PDF)
The unusual and unfortunate closing of three 40-year-old Cleveland area beauty schools resulted from a convergence of circumstances that seemingly conspired to undermine these schools. The case that has gone on for years, involving the DOE, the OIG and criminal prosecution of the owner, has recently been settled with an acquittal of Marc LaMarca. (Published February 2009)

Lessons Learned From the LaMarca Case (view PDF)
While some aspects of the LaMarca case are unique, there are many lessons to be considered by career college managers. (Published February 2009)

The 800 Pound Gorilla in Your Admissions Office (view PDF)
The challenge in today’s admissions office is not the source or quality of the leads, but more a function of the way we choose to sell. A significant number of leads are voting with their feet in response to sales tactics that they view as harassment. (Published January 2009)

Believe It or Not—Good Times Ahead for Career Colleges (view PDF)
Dr. John Lee reports that the short term looks particularly strong, and the long term outlook will depend on career colleges’ ability to meet the current economic and demographic trends, and having a quality product in the right part of the country. (Published December 2008)

Massage Therapy Training - The Next Step (plus, The Five Important Qualities of Quality Massage Instructors) (view PDF)
Academic institutions that are already running massage therapy programs should be thinking about new ways to grow and evolve them in order to create real quality programs, remain competitive and regain the edge in this rapidly evolving field.

There is nothing more stabilizing for a massage therapy program than to have a core of permanent, dedicated, committed and qualified faculty to anchor its curriculum. (Published November 2008)

An Overview of Student Retention Research (view PDF)
While there is no magic bullet, recent research offers both insight and best practices that impact student persistence and retention. Based on the data presented, career colleges can formulate a plan, which, with consistent follow-through, will provide positive results. (Published October 2008)

Orientation Ceremony and Script Concept (view PDF)
A well designed orientation script will engage students in a lively presentation that emphasizes the positive attributes of the college’s educational programs and identifies the role the student and the college are to play as well as obtain a commitment from the student to behave in a desirable manner. (Published September 2008)

Convention 2008: Career College Association Annual Convention and Exposition (view PDF)
(view PDF) Once again, we have put together our special convention issue. We have reports from national accrediting agencies as well as remarks from the state associations, including a tribute to Dr. Max Lerner, retiring executive director of the Ohio Association.

Keynote speakers focused on where America stands early in the 21st century, and what we need to do to compete in the global marketplace going forward. Breakout sessions and other presentations covered topics such as student learning outcomes and assessment methods, student loan realities, and retention, among others. And, as always, there were awards, dancing, shopping (in the exhibit hall), partying, and catching up with friends and colleagues. (Published August 2008)

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