Q: Our enrolments are down again this semester (both personal enrichment and professional development). The brochure is mailed but is not bringing us the return. Our good customers don’t come back (in languages etc). The evaluations are good so really curious to what is..
Questions
Q: If a class is slightly short of minimum enrollment needed to break even, do you think it is better for the image of the department to cancel the class OR do think it is acceptable to implement any of the following methods that will allow a reduction in expenses to meet that..
Q: I’m working on our spring brochure and need your help. We have tried some classes with different titles/descriptions and we’re not making enrollment. Any suggestions will be appreciated.A: Have you reviewed the course evaluations to look for buzzwords and features that..
Q: Regarding 'online registration', what is the recommended percentage of classes held aside for online registering? Is there a formula to use to figure this out per class or is it a total used across the board? A: LERN does not recommend holding space aside for online..
Q: We’re not able to locate our Ratios for Success handouts and are trying to determine if our class fill rate is too high, too low, or just right. Are you able to help us with this? A: Yes, we can help you with this. In your classes, the ideal situation is to have enough..
Q: Do you have data on how career tech schools are doing vs community colleges? Completion and skill attainment vs community colleges? Enrollment trends in career tech schools seem to be going down in OH.I must present to the Board and any data you can provide will be most..
Q: We have a JIT (just in time) marketing initiative where we look at the registrations coming up to see what extra boost can we do to help the class make. We only try to tackle the classes that are already at 50% go rate. This is separate from our Comprehensive Marketing Plan...
Q: I’ve been asked to prepare a “wishlist” for non credit marketing functionality using a CRM in conjunction with enrollment history, and I’m wondering if you have any information about what other colleges have done in this regard.A: There is a great deal of important..
Q: We are potentially looking at going to a smaller publication for our continuing education programs and courses. Traditionally, our publication is approx. 145 pages (b&w and newsprint inside). We are looking to go to a 20-25 page publication (full-colour and better quality..
Q: We are seeking statistics on repeat rates for year 11 and 12 for CE/Workforce Development enrollments.