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From Day One: Nine Effective Onboarding Strategies to Retain New Families

Enrollment Catalyst

You can access the recording to learn about a comprehensive approach to onboarding new families: Beyond Enrollment–Onboarding K-12 Families for Retention Success. The following are nine critical first-year retention strategies for your new families. Late tuition payments. Disciplinary problems.

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36 Key Questions to Assess your School’s Enrollment Marketing Efforts

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Through my work with schools in my Enrollment Catalyst Program , I conduct a comprehensive assessment of admissions, retention, marketing, tuition and financial aid, and staffing. 2—Retention How do your retention stats overall and by grade level compare to the previous years? What worked? What didn’t work?

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Optimize the Off-Season: Planning for School Enrollment Success in 2024-25

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The right plan can make all the difference in your recruitment and retention efforts. This should encompass a review of admissions, retention, marketing, and tuition/financial aid strategies. Yet, the reality for many independent and faith-based schools is a lack of a coherent strategy.

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Ripon College Offers Free Tuition to Wisconsin Residents

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Ripon College announced a financial aid program offering Wisconsin residents free tuition. Students whose families fall above that threshold will be guaranteed tuition costs no higher than those at the state's flagship university. For students from families earning $75,000 or less, tuition will be free. And will it pay off?

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5 Steps to Develop Your School’s Enrollment Marketing Plan

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The right plan can make all the difference in your recruitment and retention efforts. This process should include an assessment of your processes and strategies in admissions, retention, marketing, and tuition/financial aid. Has retention dropped below the desired rate of 90%?

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8 Compelling Reasons to Continue Marketing When Your School is Thriving

Enrollment Catalyst

2—Foster Brand Loyalty and Retention Ongoing marketing efforts reinforce your school’s brand values and identity. By engaging with your existing parent and alumni base, you nurture loyalty and retention, keeping them connected and committed to your brand. Keep in mind, that you must recruit new families to your school every year.

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10 Factors that Affect Private School Enrollment Growth

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First, satisfied parents will lead to strong retention. A strong retention rate obviously leads to increased enrollment. 7—Demographics, Location, and Price – Your local community demographics, the location of your school and the tuition price will have a significant impact on enrollment.