Questions

Q: One of the areas we have a mandate to move into is the development of certificate programs, specifically 10-week credit certificate programs. Do you have an information on schools that have had any success doing this? The idea is to provide people with skills that will make..

Q: How do you handle high dollar purchases of equipment for an industrial program? For example, we recently spent approximately $80K for some CNC machining equipment. Does this expense need to be absorbed by the department, or division, in one year? I’ve read the article on..

Q: I am trying to figure out what my Professional and Community learners want in terms of online educational opportunities.I thought of sending out a survey instrument via Constant Contact….introducing myself but also ask both the Business Community and the Community at large..

Q: Question for you:What does your research and expertise tell you about the effectiveness of mailing guides to all residents? We currently do the following each quarter:a.       Mail guide to past 5 quarters worth of customersb. Insert guide into our local paper with distribution of..

Q: We are looking at launching some online programs at CE … and would like some information on any benchmarks you have on instructor pay.Based on CE programs nationwide, and your UGC program, can you offer some thoughts on the following approaches to online pay?1. Pay on a..

Q: Our non-credit schedule is my responsibility here at Carroll, and we know we need to make some changes going in to fall. As members of LERN, we thought we’d take advantage your expertise.We currently produce three schedules annually: Fall (Aug. – Dec.); Winter/Spring (Jan. –..

Q: I have a question in regards to registration and best practices.  This is the process we currently use- Catalog is sent out and at that time we only accept registration by mail (no phone, no walk-in) On specific date (approx. 2 week after catalog has been sent out) we process..

Q: Can you help explain how to use the LERN percentages for promotion and production?A: Paul, Thank you for clarifying your question. What this means is that if your income goal is $75,000, 100% of your income would be $75,000. With seminars, if you spend 70% of that income on..

Q: The Town of Danville Recreation Services Department is looking into the possibility of going from four produced, printed and mailed Activity Guides to three. Our Fall Guide includes a Fall Arts Insert and our Spring Activity Guide includes a Summer Camp Brochure. Both the..