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Professional Development 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
(TBA)

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
(Check back for the next scheduled course offering.)

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
( September 13 – October 13, 2010 )

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
( October 18 – November 13, 2010 )

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: