When departments report different enrollment numbers, start by checking what they count. Admissions, the registrar and finance may use the same label for different events or populations. Adding …
When finance and student services show different balances, staff need to establish which record is current before answering a student’s question. Checking transactions, comparing update times and locating …
A school’s advertising costs and enrollment results do not necessarily fall in the same reporting period. Applications, deferrals, and actual starts need to remain connected to the recruitment …
Spreadsheets are useful until too many people depend on them. For career and postsecondary schools, the warning signs usually appear gradually. A registrar keeps one file for attendance. …
A lead comes in through a website form. Another arrives from a paid campaign. A third comes from an education portal. One recruiter adds notes to a spreadsheet. …
Choosing a Student Information System usually starts with a feature list. Grades. Attendance. Payments. Reporting. Student portal. Documents. Most established SIS platforms can check many of those boxes. …
