Online Courses

AACRAO offers several distance education courses, taught by experienced AACRAO professionals. The courses offer four weeks of intensive interaction between participants and instructors. These online course offerings provide an affordable, convenient and accessible method for continued professional development.

Course offerings appear below.

Admissions Counselor / Recruiter 101 Online: Get Your New Professionals Off to the Right Start
April 23 - May 20, 2012

Your counselors and recruiters will learn to:

  • Sell their institution in 30 seconds flat
  • Fine tune their presentation skills
  • Develop recruitment initiatives that work
  • Interact more effectively with high school guidance counselors
  • Get the most out of campus visits and road trips
  • Jumpstart their career as admissions professionals

Details and registration online

Managing the Admissions Office: For New and Aspiring Admissions Managers
February 6 - March 4, 2012

AACRAO admissions managers have created a course to help you get on your way, whether you are a new admissions manager, or hope to be. This course provides essential knowledge to help you:

  • Make the transition to management
  • Build and retain your office team
  • Use the best practices in marketing and recruiting
  • Streamline operations and processing

Details and registration online

Essentials of Strategic Enrollment Management
February 20 - March 18, 2012

Participants in this course will:

  • Become conversant with the core concepts of SEM
  • Gain familiarity with leading SEM literature and practice
  • Understand primary tools of SEM and guidelines for effective deployment
  • Test the implementation of SEM concepts with experts and with peers
  • Develop knowledge and skills to promote professional advancement

Details and registration online

Registrar 101 Online – Great news for new Registrars
June 4 - July 1, 2012

Now you can gain a thorough grounding in the basics of your profession from seasoned veterans – without having to leave your office. This course deals with such fundamental issues as:

  • The role of the registrar
  • Information resources for registrars
  • Nuts and bolts
  • Being in compliance with FERPA and the Solomon Amendment

Details and registration online

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