...Personal Essay This paper will be focusing on the life experiences that guided me towards selecting my current career choice of becoming a registered nurse; most of which has been through inspiration. Throughout the body of this essay highlights will be made on personal encounters with other healthcare professionals, past work history that contributed to my current career choice and individuals that were the driven force behind me wanting to be a nurse. I chose nursing because this profession allows me to care for an individual in their most vulnerable state and to gain trust and rapport over time. As a nurse, I will contribute by helping people live longer, richer lives. This decision was made at the age of fifteen in 2004 after becoming a member of the Antigua and Barduda Red Cross Society; which was the first exposure I had to the healthcare sector and where the true meaning of helping a complete stranger was understood. During my tenure I became a Certified Peer Counsellor to teenagers, where I learnt the skill of using effective therapeutic communication to converse with abused teens; be it physically, emotionally or sexually. Being certified gave me the opportunity to educate young adults on current pressing topics such AIDS, HIV and STD prevention. Additional, duties as a peer counsellor included distributing condoms and performing the necessary demonstration to ensure safe and effective usages. As one of the younger active members of The Antigua and Barbuda Red...
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...John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Inc. College of Business Iloilo City PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY IRREGULAR STUDENTS AT JOHN B. LACSON FOUNDATION MARITIME UNIVERSITY-MOLO, INC. John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Inc. College of Business Iloilo City Acknowledgement The researchers gratefully acknowledge the valuable contributions of the following persons in the realization of this work Eng. Glenito L. Pador, D., Dean of college of Business for allowing the researchers to administer the research questionnaire. John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Inc. College of Business Iloilo City Table of Contents John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Inc. College of Business Iloilo City List of Figure John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Inc. College of Business Iloilo City List of Appendices John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University-Molo, Inc. College of Business Iloilo City Chapter I Introduction of the Study Enrollment is a registration process prior to admission of students in an institution or a university. It involves the completion and submission of the applicant forms of enrollees. Likewise, the enrollment procedure of the transferees, second course takers, and those who had failed in their subjects have similarities with that of the regular students. De La Salle University- Dasmariñas is a well- known university in Cavite. And inthat, the researchers...
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...RESEARCH IN BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 2012 VOL 4, NO 5 FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENT’S ENROLLMENT DECISIONS IN SELECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEI’S) Farhan Mehboob Sukkur Institute of Business Administration Sukkur, Pakistan Syed Mir Muhammad Shah Sukkur Institute of Business Administration Sukkur, Pakistan Niaz A Bhutto Sukkur Institute of Business Administration Sukkur, Pakistan Abstract The study investigates the factors affecting student’s enrollment decision when they come across with selection of HEI’s. The main objective of this study is to explore those factors that stand out very critical in influencing and determining student’s attendance decision in HEI’s. The study demonstrates three factors which are further categorized into eleven sub factors, internal factors (Aspiration, Aptitude, and Career), External factors (Courses, Cost, Location, Reputation, Promotion, and Facilities) and Social factors (parents/friends/teacher). The study depicts mixed results; all factors are found somehow important in selection of Institutes. The factor Career has been found as the most preferred one for students to pursue in HEI’s. The three factors have found significantly related to student enrollment decision. The factor “facility” is the most influential attribute found in determining student enrollment decisions in HEI’s. Keywords: FACTORS ; INFLUENCING STUDENT’S ENROLLMENT DECISIONS ; SELECTION ; HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (HEI’S) INTRODUCTION Much...
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...Strutledge Introduction We can all have questions on why the enrollments at Strutledge have fallen and why we are not growing in ways where we have in the past. Although many can attest that the way institutions plan and the way they deliver education might be just what is the key for our institution to grow. Many questions might arise as, we look into developing new and innovative programs such as the MBA online programs . In this we have too look at how the nations is evolving into meeting the demands of new ways of delivering education and meeting the demands for institutions to increase in enrollment and at the same time creating revenue. We have the opportunity to create a new programs that can bring to Strutledge more enrollment and more formidable funds to increase completion rates for our institutions. In addition, we also have the opportunity to offer our students an advantage in their educations in new and innovate markets with the introduction of the online platform. We also have the opportunity to bring in local experience individuals that have the expertise in the business world to help deliver the wonderful opportunity for our students. Planning for Strutledge future as student change As we look toward the future for Strutledge, We must take into account our key options that will help us move forward in creating a good enrollment increase. As with many institutions we are seeing decreases in enrollments and the view of this comes from losing traditional student...
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...Private Grant Discounting tuition towards disaster. Study the effects of college tuition discounting. Findings indicated that: 1. At least 1/4 of the colleges and universities used discounting strategies that resulted in large losses of tuition revenue 2. Institutions with the greatest increases in discount rates raised their spending on institutional grants by $3,375 per undergraduate, but their tuition and fee revenue grew by just $3,069; 3. Discounting strategies do not appear to have significantly improved the academic profiles of admitted undergraduates when measured by changes in median admissions test scores of entering first-year students 4. Tuition discounting appear to have helped institutions increase their number of low-income undergraduates 5. Increased use of tuition discounting appear to have made it possible for more students from all income levels to enter higher education. Colleges and universities have several distinct goals for using tuition discounts: * to increase enrollments of low-income and other under-represented students; * to raise enrollments of students with high academic achievements or other talents; * To increase revenue from tuition and fees. However, the results show that at least one quarter of the four-year private colleges and universities used discounting strategies that resulted in large losses of tuition revenue. The institutions with the greatest increases in discount rates raised their spending...
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...project are Devry University and Chamberlain College of Nursing, both apart of DeVry Inc. DeVry Inc. is the parent organization for Advanced Academics Inc, American University of the Caribbean, Becker Professional Review, Carrington College California, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Devry University, Devry Brazil, Keller Graduate School of Management and Ross University. These institutions offer various programs in business, healthcare and technology and serve students in secondary through postsecondary education in addition to accounting and finance professionals (New York Times, 2013). Both Devry and Chamberlain have a organizational culture for its students that include fostering a learning environment that focuses in on small class sizes, practitioner faculty, industry focused curriculum and flexible scheduling. However as a former employee of both schools, I experienced that Chamberlain has higher enrollment of students compared to Devry University enrollment. Enrollment growth is normally critical to the for-profit education companies of DeVry Inc. This is important in order to meet revenue and profit expectations. Devry Inc. has reported a decline in new undergraduate student enrollment, the company’s largest and most profitable segment. But at Carrington College and Chamberlain College of Nursing were up, a sign that interests in vocational jobs are increasing (Devick, 2013). The impact of enrollment differ in both schools Devry and Chamberlain...
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...Revenue ECO 204: Principles of Microeconomics Dawn Jackson Instructor: Christine Villasenor July 7, 2013 Introduction Initiating tuition costs at Universities and Colleges can be of an essential importance to college institutions who may be suffering from unfavorable financial effects because of the lack of resources that are being distributed and the increase of education and faculty costs. However; with the increasing cost of tuition, this can have parents wondering if the investment of higher learning is worth it, especially when the costs of college exceeds what a student can make in their first year of working. Can Universities find alternate ways to increase their revenue, other than raising tuition? There are many ways institutions can make more revenue, they just need to collaborate their minds and resources to do so. Nobody State University increases their tuition, hoping to get more revenue, is it a wise decision for administration? In this paper I will go over conditions in which revenue may rise, fall, or remain the same, focusing on the relationship between the increase and decrease of revenue from student enrollments and possible ways to expand their revenue, outside of raising tuition. Well there are many reasons why colleges raise their tuition to increase their revenue, as I will discuss in this paper. Raising Tuition Was it a good decision for NSU to raise tuition costs, well according to their administration it was. Raising tuition for...
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...current state of the industry and target market. According to the book, “Essentials of Marketing 6th ed.”, an industry analysis should also include a report of the trends, competitors, customer profile and technology within the industry. Industry Overview The US colleges and universities industry includes about 4,300 degree-granting institutions with combined annual revenue of approximately $400 billion. Sixty percent of industry revenue is generated by state-operated public schools, 40 percent by private schools. Some 1,700 schools are public, another 1,600 are private nonprofit institutions, and about 1,000 are for-profit private schools. Close to 75 percent of students are enrolled in public schools. Mainly because of big state universities, the industry is concentrated: 50 percent of all students are enrolled in the 400 largest schools. Among the fastest-growing UTPA is ranked in the top ten. Industry Forecast US personal consumption expenditures for higher education, a major driver for university and college revenues, are forecast to grow at an annual compounded rate of 2 percent between 2009 and 2014. Data Published: October 2009. Industry Indicators The bank prime loan rate, an indicator of colleges' and universities' cost to finance construction, renovation, and other capital projects, remains at 3.25 percent as of the week of March 10, 2010, unchanged from the same week in 2009. US personal income, which drives consumer ability to pay for higher education,...
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...Improving Recruitment of Non-traditional Students Introduction The College of Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) at Friends University offers working and busy adults an attainable way to earn their bachelor’s degrees. Degrees can be earned through accelerated online and evening classes. Since opening in 1985, it has been the largest and most profitable of the three colleges at Friends University. Despite being the most profitable, CAPS has been impacted by a national trend of declining enrollment and increasing skepticism of the value of a postsecondary education. These two issues combined create a large barrier that is not easy to overcome. The recruitment staff for CAPS needs proven tactics to combat the declining trend and skepticism. This paper will detail the research and findings of proven tactics the CAPS recruitment team can use to combat these issues. Background In the past the post-secondary enrollment forecast has been extremely positive. According to the US Census Bureau, between the years 2000 and 2005, college enrollment grew by 15 percent. From 2005 to 2010, it increased another 20 percent. But the growth has come to a standstill. In 2013 enrollment fell yet again by two percent across the board. Because of the demographics served by CAPS, the decline can be contributed to the decrease in college-age population. This can be contributed to the economic recovery. The adults who lost their jobs during the recession or opted out of the unwelcoming job market...
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...In the following sections I will provide an overview of the existing literature which provides evidence that undocumented students are enrolling in college, however, a lack of financial aid support appears to be counterproductive to these effects. I will provide an overview of the literature through a CRT lens. Specifically, I will dwell into an analysis of the literature through my life history experience, voice, and perspective as an undocumented student (Salazar and Bagley, 2010). I will conclude with some final thoughts concerning the educational future of undocumented students. In-state tuition policies increase the likelihood of college enrollment Findings from a recent study based on two nationally representative data sources, the...
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...Davao University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Communication Arts MA 300 Full Written Analysis of the Case on St. Francis College of Commerce Analine R. Evangelista Kristel Mae D. Magsipoc Hadriza S. Omar Juella M. Laguna September 22, 2012 I. Summary St. Francis University was a medium-sized private University, located in a major port city in Visayas. The University is well known for its engineering and Science degree courses and was one of the better private universities in the city. It boasts of a total of 26,000 enrollees at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The College of Commerce was a major unit of the University. However, it has only 3000 student enrollees or so, compared to the College of Engineering, which accounted for more than a third of the University’s enrollment. The College of Commerce has 55 full time faculty and over 100 lecturers. The faculty members taught as many as 5 courses per semester while the lecturers taught three courses. The College of Commerce was distributed among the four major fields, namely: Banking and Finance, Accounting, Marketing and Business Management. In June of 1988, Mr. Santos assumed the position of Dean of the College of Commerce. Since the college experienced rapid growth in enrollment in the University during the past ten years, Dean Santos wanted to combine curricular improvements and administrative changes that would improve the College’s...
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...Community Colleges: Their Importance and Growth Throughout the Years Community colleges attract the interest of many students for their easy access, made by their general admission, but also for their schedule flexibility when it comes to classes, and much lower tuition costs when compared to four-year-colleges. Those reasons make community colleges a smart choice for students of all ages. There is still prejudice when talking about community colleges, even nowadays. Some educators might feel disappointed to hear their students will be attending community colleges and earning an Associate Degree, before earning their Bachelor Degree in a four-year-university. Yet, there are many positive points for a student to opt to attend a community college prior to attending a four-year-university or college. In an economic factor, tuition and fees of a community college are - on average - $3,150 a year, versus $8,893 of a four-year public colleges or universities (for in-state students). This would help the students to attain an economic advantage over those who cursed a four-year-university right out of high school. Like a four-year-university student, community college students are also eligible...
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...One of the most important things I learned from the reading involved education being used as a tool during the early 1900’s. College presidents wanted to keep their increased number of students before WWI because most of the men attending colleges had to report to military duty. After reporting a loss in enrollment, colleges wanted assistance from the federal government. The government decides on a training on college campuses. I agreed that our service men deserved adult and higher education for their service to the country. In the early 1920’s when the demand for college increased, it was good to see servicemen being invested in. After the mandatory draft that took place, many of the colleges changed the way they enrolled students. Since...
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...Dual Enrollment with the University of Florida. I remember it as if it was yesterday. Eyes darting to and fro, palms sweating, there I sat hunched over in the corner of Mrs. Chin’s classroom. It was about my third month at Piper and I didn’t have any friends just yet, so I sat alone. I had recently migrated from Jamaica and was trying my best to get accustomed to the new school system. Hence, I would constantly scan the classroom to try and absorb any information that was offered on a chart, or paper, or book. Suddenly, my eyes got fixated on a poster advertising sat tutoring. The words were in bold and capitalized so it seemed to be important. I started wondering if this SAT thing was like a test, or was it a program? Did I need to take it?...
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...Education in the People's Republic of China is a state-run system of public education run by the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years. The government provides primary education for six years, starting at age six or seven, followed by six years of secondary education for ages 12 to 18. Some provinces may have five years of primary school but four years for middle school. There are three years of middle school and three years of high school. The Ministry of Education reported a 99 percent attendance rate for primary school and an 80 percent rate for both primary and middle schools. In 1985, the government abolished tax-funded higher education, requiring university applicants to compete for scholarships based on academic ability. In the early 1980s the government allowed the establishment of the first private schools. The population has had on average only 6.2 years of schooling, but in 1986 the government set the goal of nine years of compulsory education for students by the year 2000. The United Nations Development Program reported that in 2003 China had 116,390 kindergarten classes with 613,000 teachers and 20 million students. At that time, there were 425,846 primary schools with 5.7 million teachers and 116.8 million students. General secondary education had 79,490 institutions, 4.5 million teachers, and 85.8 million students. There also were 3,065 specialized secondary schools with 199,000 teachers and 5 million students. Among these...
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