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Publications


Career College Central
500 N. Rogers Road
Olathe, KS 66062
Contact: Bridget Duffy, Director of New Business Development
Phone: (913) 254 6016
Fax: (913) 538 5078
www.careercollegecentral.org
sfsa@careercollegecentral.org 
Finally a magazine that is the voice for career schools and colleges. This is the only news agency dedicated to issues facing small, medium, and large sized private postsecondary institutions. Read articles with answers to your greatest challenges. Learn the latest in trends, events, and news that affect our sector. Discover first hand how this information can impact on all areas of your school. Published six times a year. Be sure that everyone on staff reads this cover to cover. By special arrangement one complimentary issue will be sent upon request and reference to Susan F. Schulz & Associates, Inc.

Marketing/Enrollment Management


Becker Media
2633 Telegraph Ave, Suite 110
Oakland, CA 94612-1744
Contact: Ms. Meredith Gritzer, Director
Phone: (510) 465-6200 x125
Fax: (510) 465-6056
www.beckermedia.net 
sfsa@beckermedia.net
At Becker Media, we speak to prospective students in a language they understand. We’re driven to generate the lowest cost-per-leads and the lowest cost-per-starts possible while building strong brands that help schools grow in the long-term. We create dynamic campaigns for TV, radio, print, and web platforms. We combine strategic media selection and planning with strong creative capabilities to generate proven results. Contact us for a complimentary consultation.
 


Collins Admissions Consulting
8208 S. 90th Plaza, Suite 5
La Vista, NE 68128
Contact: Jeff Collins, President
Phone: (402)-730-4424
www.collinscba.com 
sfsa@collinscba.com
Jump start your new admissions rep's performance. Raise the productivity level of your current admissions staff - all with Commitment Based Admissions - a comprehensive training manual, workbook, and guide to successful admissions strategies. Training topics include everything your admissions team needs to know from prospecting for leads, conducting a "commitment based" interview, school tours, handling objections, and more. In manual format your staff learns skills on their own so work time is productive. Manuals are sold online in single or multiple quantities. Thirty-minute consulting per order/per school is included. One-on-one training, admissions consulting, and seminars also offered.
 


Contact Direct Marketing
2091 E. Murray-Holladay Road, Suite 21
Salt Lake City, Utah 84117
Contact: Mr. Eric Schanz, President
Phone: 1-866-USE-CONTACT (873-2668)
Fax: 801-942-9282
www.contactdm.com
sfsa@contactdm.com
CONTACT Direct Marketing is a full-service direct marketing company. We specialize in eye-catching, innovative direct mail packages such as letters, surveys, brochures, and postcards that are customized to your school. Supercharge your direct marketing efforts with our new Click to CONTACT service. It gives you an online response option that delivers leads to you in real-time.
 


Shane Sparks
Gregg Meiklejohn
Enrollment Resources Inc

1096B Goldstream Ave
Langford, British Columbia
Canada V9B 2Y5
Tel: (250) 391-9494
Fax: (250) 391-9455
www.enrollmentresources.com
sfsa@enrollmentresources.com
Enrollment Resources is a North American leader assisting Career Colleges and Trade Schools build enrollment using logical and easy-to-follow tools and systems. Our flagship Enrollment Academy Program gives clients a blueprint to methodically increase enrollment using our proprietary 44-step process. The program is supported with coaching by an experienced marketing professional. We show you exactly how to increase results.

Sign up for our FREE Executive white paper - "Best Marketing Practices of Top Performing Schools." There's a reason the best schools achieve break-through results. They rely on marketing systems that are improved and perfected over time. Now this knowledge is available through our free white paper. Click here to signup.
 


GetStarts Inc.
1780 Kettner Blvd., Loft 104
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact: Mr. Sammy James, President
Phone: (800) 508-1958
Fax: (619) 237-1097
www.getstarts.com
sfsa@getstarts.com
GetStarts provides schools with powerful new marketing tools to generate, measure, monitor, track and improve all lead generation and enrollment efforts.

GetStarts handles all marketing efforts including the following specialties: 24/7 Live Website chat agents, "Click to Talk" for your website, Live 24/7 Message Center, Form to Phone website converts (from leads to phone calls), Web Form Data Verification, Trigger Mail that automatically follows up website leads, and much more.
 

lead ADVANTAGE

Lead Advantage Inc.
1519 S Bowman Rd, Suite A.
Little Rock, AR 72211-4207
Contact: Mr. Phillip Moore, Managing Partner
Phone: (501) 687-5323 Ext. 227
Fax: (501) 225-8163
www.leadadvantage.us
sfsa@leadadvantage.us
We are a full service direct response lead generation company experienced in media placement, rate negotiations, and media performance analysis in national television markets. Our production team is in-house so we can monitor results and make program adjustments, keeping the creative fresh. Our offers range from hard hitting program specific “Live Look” commercials to increase lead flow or a combination of branding / image commercials with a direct response hook. We also offer turn key production for lobby videos, infomercials, and video elements for your website. Anything you can watch on a screen, we can produce.
 


VentureDirect Worldwide
708 Third Avenue, 12th Floor
New York NY 10017
Contact: Rich Baumer, CEO
Phone: (212) 655-5123
Fax: (212) 655-5308
http://www.venturedirect.com
rbaumer@ven.com

A full service 24 year old lead generation company that specializes in increasing enrollments in schools and colleges offering on-site, distance education, and blended programs. We use highly evolved direct response techniques and the most advanced technological execution --all delivered on a cost-per-lead, no risk basis. First we learn your school's model, audience, economics, and your motivation to succeed. Then we build a custom lead generation campaign, that includes on and off-line media, to deliver a scalable, consistent, reliable stream of qualified and motivated prospective students.

High School Marketing


SouthWest Direct, Inc.
2129 Andrea Lane
Fort Myers, FL 33912-1903
Contact: Ms. Kristine Haverly
Phone: (800) 968-5798
Fax: (239) 768-0408
www.swdirect.com
khaverly@swdirect.com 
National company with over 30 years of experience in direct marketing for colleges, career schools, and universities. SouthWest Direct is a full service, direct mail production facility offering creative list identification, printing and mail services for lead generation, and fulfillment services. We can do it all. SouthWest Direct produces postcards, self mailers, and personalized letters to meet your marketing requirements. We are a one-stop provider to help you reach leads from high school students to back-to-school adults.
 


Training Masters, Inc.
2305 Claridge Court
Enola, PA 17025-1298
Contact: Dr. Rita A. Girondi, President
Phone: (877) 885-3276
Fax: (800) 882-8574
www.trainingmasters.com 
sfsa@trainingmasters.com 
Keeping students engaged is a key to retention and success. Training Masters' unique products and services include Klickerz™ , a one-of-a kind active learning software and hand-held remote response system that brings life to every classroom. The result is a highly interactive high-energy learning environment where every student is engaged.Klickerz™ is used by instructors to enhance PowerPoint presentations, add test banks, and track student success. Klickerz™ adds excitement to high school marketing presentations, too. Klickerz™ is also used for on-campus comprehensive instructor training - Pursuing Instructor Excellence - PIE. Game features as a teaching strategy reflects the creativity of Training Masters' owners who seek innovative solutions to challenges they had as school owners.

Financing


TFC Credit Corporation
199 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 300
Floral Park, New York 11001-2100
Contact: Mr. Sean Steinmarc, Vice President
Phone: 800 832 2733
Fax: 516-358-6357
www.tfccredit.com
sfsa@tfccredit.com
TFC Credit Corporation has been providing tuition financing to students for over 35 years. Our school clients range from small family-run institutions to large multi-state organizations. Any portion of tuition that is not covered by financial aid programs may be financed through TFC. We can also finance up to $18,000 of the tuition for courses or students that do not qualify for financial aid. Our extremely competitive interest rates will help enroll and retain more students. Financing is also available to schools without accreditation.
 


Path Partners LLC
Contact: David M. Grenat
1334 West Sunset Lane
West Lafayette, IN
Phone: ((765)463-3057
Fax: (765) 463-3053
www.pathpartnersllc.com
dmg@pathpartnersllc.com
Path Partners' Managing Director has served as a financial advisory resource for owners of post-secondary schools since 1988. The firm maintains proprietary financial modeling capabilities to help school leaders evaluate financial strategies and effectively present their businesses to potential investors.
 


RJM Acquisitions/Island National
575 Underhill Boulevard, Suite 224
Syosset, NY 11791
Contact: Mr. Chuck Fridkin, Director of Marketing
Phone: (516) 714-1384
Cell phone: (516) 790-0740
cfridken@rjmcq.com 
RJM Acquisitions is a national debt buyer specializing in the purchase of aged uncollectible student loan accounts. We generate immediate revenue on charged-off accounts that have already been through your internal and external collection process.
We utilize a unique customer service philosophy that uses customized letters instead of the usual collection calls. We prefer portfolios with total balances of over one million dollars.
 


Barry Glasser & Company
Certified Public Accountants
30423 Canwood Street, Suite 218
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Contact: Mr. Barry Glasser
Phone: (818) 874-9940, Extension 22
barry@glasser-cpa.com
Full service accounting firm that focuses on the needs of all sized career schools and colleges. Financial and compliance auditing as required by the Department of Education as well as consulting with schools regarding purchases and sales and regulatory planning are all part of the services we provide. Tax planning and preparation, financial planning and due diligence are some of the additional services available. We work with you wherever you are located.

Program Development


Accounting and Business Schools Across America
5420 South Quebec Street, Suite 100
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Contact: Mr. Tim Oswald, President
Phone: (303) 755-6885
Fax: (303) 755-7854
www.usefultraining.com
tim@usefultraining.com
Turn-key comprehensive and unique national bookkeeping program for the new or experienced school owner. Set up training within your existing institution or  create a separate facility. Offer includes proven programs, comprehensive start-up and operation manuals, training, on-going coaching, plus national marketing and buying power. New programs added periodically to provide multiple revenue streams.
 


Game Institute, Inc.
6253 Vista Verde Drive W
Gulfport, FL 33707
Contact: Joseph Meenaghan
President
Phone: 727-784-7497
Fax: 800-507-8185
www.gameinstitute.com
sfsa@gameinstitute.com
The video game industry is one of today's hottest markets. Schools that offer training for these highly sought after jobs are able to attract more students. Game Institute provides a turnkey solution for offering a comprehensive game design/development curriculum created by experts in the field. Our accredited online program includes printed textbooks, multimedia presentations, lesson plans, lab projects, optional faculty assistance, and more. Contact us now and begin offering courses within weeks.
 



Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc.
40 Tall Pine Drive
Sudbury, MA 01776
Contact: Jennifer Solomon
Phone: 1-800 832-0034 x.8118
Fax: 978-443-8000
www.jbpub.com
aweisman@jbpub.com
Planning a new curriculum or need to update your current learning materials? Jones and Bartlett Publishers offers current texts in the areas of allied health, computer science, criminal justice, emergency care, fire, health science, mathematics, medicine, nursing, and physical and biological sciences. J&B also offers materials if you are developing or upgrading programs in emergency medical services, electrical contracting, health administration, public health and more. Talk to us about curriculum development, instructor's manuals, distance education, and whatever else you may need to jumpstart a new program.
 


LAD Custom Publishing
5212 Belle Wood Ct., Suite 206
Buford, GA 30518-5854
Contact: Mr. Lance Liggin, President
Phone: (770) 831-8558
Fax: (770) 831-8556
www.ladcustompub.com
lliggin@ladcustompub.com
LAD Custom Publishing is the fastest growing copyright clearance and course pack company in the U.S. We offer a full suite of services to the career school and college market that will allow you to deliver course packs in print or digital format. LAD has been selected by Harvard Business School Publishing to deliver HBSP cases, Harvard Business Review, book chapters, and other content, to our partners. We know what we are doing!

Online Training


Academy of Learning
100 York Boulevard, Suite 400
Richmond Hill ON L4B 1J8
Phone: ((905)886 8973 Extension 303
Fax: (905)886 8591
http://www.academyoflearning.com
sfsa@academyoflearning.com
Academy of Learning makes it easy for schools of any size to add one computer course or several diploma programs, or create a distance education division. In business for over 20 years, Academy of Learning offers over 240 courses from just 20 clock hours in length to over 100. No minimum orders are required. You provide courses to students on an as-requested basis and pay a licensing fee for each course. The difference between what you pay Academy of Learning and the tuition paid by the student is your profit. Offerings range from keyboarding, introduction to personal computers and the Internet, Microsoft software applications, to database management, accounting, QuickBooks, business skills, and more. Ask for a current list.
 


EdTek Services, Inc.
30 Wascana Avenue
Toronto, Canada M5A 1V5
Contact: Paul Jacobelli,
President and Founder
Phone: 866-644-2450
www.edtekservices.com
sfsa@edtekservices.com

EdTek Services, Inc. caters exclusively to small career schools and colleges that want to set up on-line distance education programs. Turnkey services provided by EdTek include Learning and Course Management Systems, curriculum, online faculty and faculty training, 24x7x365 Help Desk, and enrollment marketing.

EdTek offers SFSA clients and prospects a complimentary 17-Point Online Opportunities Analysis, including recommendations about which on-line courses to offer. If you are already on-line, EdTek offers a free On-line Program Audit that can help you determine if you are overpaying and by how much.
 


Gatlin Education Services
109 East 3rd St., Suite 350
Ft. Worth, TX. 76102
Contact: Ms. Carmen Martinez, V.P. of Sales and Marketing
Phone: (817) -870-2870
Fax: (817) 870-2871
www.gatlineducation.com
turnkeysolutions@gatlineducation.com
Jump start your online career training division with ready-to-run online curriculum from Gatlin Education Services. Gatlin offers a range of programs and courses in healthcare, business, law, construction, automotive, computers and IT, video game design, casino gaming, and heavy industry training such as chemical and power plant operations, and more. These flexible programs allow students to work at their own pace under professional guidance. Everything is included - instructors, system administration, evaluations, and more - for a true turnkey solution. (Gatlin will even assist with approval from your regulatory agency and other appropriate bodies.) Contact us today to learn how you can quickly attract more students from a broader market base.

Student Services


Collegiate Housing Services
5175 E. 65th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46220-4816
Contact: Theresa Horning, Director of Marketing.
Phone: (410) 459-6163
Fax: (317) 920-2608
www.housingservices.com
thorning@housingservices.com 
We provide customized and comprehensive student housing solutions to Career Schools and Colleges and other postsecondary colleges and universities. Our goal is to maximize your student start potential and offer an affordable and positive living experience for your students – all managed by Collegiate Housing Services. We are experts in property development and management, as well as University Resident Life and Student Services.
 


GadBall
1400 Quail Street, Suite 260
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Contact: Keith Duarte
Phone: (949) 833-7755
www.datafrenzy.com
sfsa@datafrenzy.com
Free career and placement services for your school. GadBall.com is the world’s largest and most comprehensive career portal in partnership with hundreds of job boards and thousands of employers. The GadBall Career Center has everything schools need to offer the entire process of career discovery, job search, resume writing, resume posting, interviewing, and salary negotiations. GadBall is perfect for all your grads who want free resume distribution, access to free salary surveys, interview tips, cover letter advice, networking tips, and even occupational research from over 400 professionally made career videos on the site. Just add a link in the careers section of your website pointing your students to GadBall. Then visit our web site  to request a free listing for your school on GadBall.com.
 


National Healthcareer Association
NHA - National Headquarters
7 Ridgedale Ave., Suite 203
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Contact: Danielle Sadighi, Marketing
Phone: 973-605-1881
Toll Free: 800-499-9092
FAX: 973-644-4797
www.nhanow.com
sfsa@nhanow.com
Since 1989 NHA National Certification Exams have been offered in all 50 states. More than 150,000 national certifications have been earned by allied health care graduates in over 1000 testing locations, making the NHA the largest Allied Healthcare Certification Agency in the country. Through certification NHA continually strives to ensure a high level of performance among allied healthcare professionals. The NHA establishes educational requirements, sets guidelines for national certification, and develops curriculum for allied healthcare programs.
 


JIST Publishing, America's Career Publisher
875 Montreal Way
St. Paul MN 55102
Contact: Barry Newborn, Vice President, Sales
Phone: 1-(800) 648 5478 Ext. 245
www.jist.com
bnewborn@jist.com
To enhance students' and grads' job search knowledge and career exploration, check out JIST Publishing, America's Career Publisher. JIST's outstanding, self-directed products empower individuals to take control of their future and achieve long-term success. For more than 25 years, JIST has published award-winning materials on job search, career exploration, occupational information, life skills, and character education. Visit www.jist.com today to learn more about the materials right for the people you work with, request a complimentary catalog, or check out our special offers.

Operations


Muno, Summers & Associates
Post Office Box 882
Oldsmar, FL 34677
Contact: Debbie Muno,
Managing Partner
Phone: 813-925-8410  1-866-JOB-FITS
sfsa@munosummers.com
www.munosummers.com

Muno, Summers & Associates is a Job Matching and Assessment Firm focusing on optimizing staff performance in career schools. Our proven Assessment Program, coupled with our experienced Career School Service Team, brings great results: Improved hiring strategies to attract top talent, Reduction in employee turnover, Retention of top performers, and Coaching and Developing the performance of your Current Employees. Our Assessment Program uses Assessments that are reliable, valid, and compliant. Assessments are offered on-line so results are immediate. And, they are available in several languages. We have extensive experience in the Career School Sector, working with schools of all sizes throughout the United States and Canada. If "People Problems" are plaguing your school contact us.
 


Corporate Educational Resources, Inc.(CER)
255 Gulf Shore Boulevard North
Naples, FL 34103
Contact: John Huston, President
Phone: 239-263-1200 or 239-784-1794
Fax: 561-841-0820
www.cerpm.com
sfsa@cerpm.com
Managing personnel, prospect lists, and school-wide information is a challenge for any sized school. CER offers Prospect Manager (PMx) and Document Retrieval System (DRS) software and applications to improve conversion rates and increase efficiency. Imagine software that improves your ability to track leads and follow-up prospects. Find out how software can help you build and maintain student records that are easy to access.
 


Deborah John & Associates, Inc.
108 West Main Street
Mulvane, Kansas 67110-1763
Contact: Deborah John
Phone: 800-242-0977
Fax: 316-777-1703
www.gotodja.com
sfsa@gotodja.com
Deborah John & Associates (DJA) offers comprehensive financial aid servicing and consulting to Title IV institutions in the post-secondary sector. Since the founding of DJA in 1988, we have seen our clientele increase substantially, as a result of our years of experience and commitment to quality. Our growing staff of financial aid professionals is dedicated to providing personalized service with professional results. Additionally, DJA utilized EFAS (Electronic Financial Aid Servicing from DJA), which is a streamlined approach to administering the Title IV programs. The services offered by DJA are both comprehensive and cost effective, in addition to serving as an invaluable check and balance on your financial aid administration.
 


Diamond D., Inc.-213198
PO Box 235
Kingsburg, CA 93631-0235
Contact: Dianna Atwood, CEO
Phone: (559) 897-7872
Fax: (559) 897-6011
www.diamondd.biz
sfsa@diamondd.biz
Easy-to-use software that manages students from leads through graduation. Includes admissions, registration, financial aid, accounting, placement default management, administration, and reports. Our high-quality customer-service oriented staff helps to assure that set up, training, and implementation are seamless. Support is just a phone call away.
 


Horizon Educational Resources, Inc.
Contact: Mr. Ron Parker, President
Phone: (888) 532-9216
Fax: (512) 291-1590
www.horizoned.com
sfsa@horizoned.com
Horizon has been providing a full range of default prevention services for universities, colleges, and career colleges participating in the Title IV programs since 1992.

Our services include default prevention, skip tracing, and debt recovery, which consists of a full-service call center, student loan counseling, collections, phone campaigns, letter campaigns, loan exit counseling documentation, and default prevention web based software.
 


Lazard Dana LLP
24 Drayton Street, Suite 800
Savannah, GA 31401
Contact: Jeffrey Froehle, CPA, CPE, Partner
Phone: 912.238.1001
Fax: 912.232-6098
www.lazarddana.com
sfsa@lazarddana.com
We are a CPA firm specializing in services to career schools and colleges, providing audits of Title IV, state financial aid programs, audits of financial statements, consultation and compliance reviews.
 


Knight Educational Products
10557 Metric Drive
Dallas, TX 75243
Phone (800) 323-2439
(214) 340-0265
Fax: (214) 340-5870
www.knightedu.com
Contact: David Luna
sales@knightonline.com

Knight Educational Products, a division of Knight Electronics, Inc., supplies career schools with a range of products needed for the medical, massage therapy, culinary arts, personal training, electronics and skilled trade industries. High quality, lower cost products include apparel, test equipment, tool kits, nurse's kits, uniforms/scrubs, massage tables, chairs and much more! We make ordering easy with a one-stop shopping experience for schools with multiple programs. Check our website for the latest equipment and special offers at discount prices.
 


MaxKnowledge, Inc.
3943 Irvine Blvd. #262
Irvine, California 92602
Contact: Mr. Amir Moghadam, Ph.D.,
Executive Director
Phone: 714-505-0901
Fax: 714-505-1517
www.maxknowledge.com
sfsa@maxknowledge.com
MaxKnowledge offers a wide variety of online and blended training programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of career college personnel. Subject areas include: Admissions, Education, Faculty Training, eLearning, Financial Aid, Marketing, Operations, Placement, and Retention. Courses are facilitated by leading career education experts. Participants receive Continuing Education Units upon completion of training. MaxKnowledge is an approved provider by the Florida Commission for Independent Education. Look for our large selection of free soft-skills courses including communications, management, leadership, creativity, and innovation. Enroll your staff to increase the efficiency, quality, and profitability of your operations.
 


Scrubs123.com Medline Industries
One Medline Place
Mundelein, IL 60060
Contact: Mr. Gale Brauchie, Textile Specialist
Phone: (918) 284-1081
Fax: (866) 914-3462
www.scrubs123.com
Gbrauchie@medline.com
Buy directly from Medline from our new retail website, www.scrubs123.com . We are leading manufacturers and distributors of medical uniforms and supplies and make ordering and inventory control easy. All products are factory-direct to you (no middlemen). We offer great quality at significant cost savings without cutting corners, offer embroidery, carry a huge inventory, and have over 29 distribution centers and 700 representatives to serve you. Medline manufactures and distributes more than 100,000 medical products including medical-surgical items and one of the largest textile lines in the industry to meet the needs of any allied health program you offer. Benefit from prices well below your local uniform shop. For 10% off used Code GOLD08-00462. Free shipping for orders over $75.00.
 


Oasis Outsourcing, Inc.
2255 Glades Rd, Suite 305 E
Boca Raton, FL 33431-7382
Contact: Rachel Brenner
Phone: (888) 328-2463
Fax: (866) 709-9391
www.oasisadvantage.com
rbrenner@oasisadvantage.com
Schools of every size need professionals in their human resources, payroll and benefits departments. Oasis Outsourcing is a professional employer organization that provides a vast array of integrated human resource, payroll and benefit services to career schools and colleges on an outsourced basis. Outsourcing your employee related administrative burden enables you to focus on your core business, allowing you to spend more time on student enrollment and success. In addition, substantial cost savings have often been realized by many institutions. Find out how Oasis can help reduce turnover, improve morale, and increase the bottom line.
  

We are specialists at working at a distance!

Susan F. Schulz & Associates, Inc.

 

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