Choosing a consultant to help your institution with compliance is not a simple choice because every consultant is unique. They differ in their combinations of education earned, applicable work experience, the type of institution(s) they served, the programs that were offered, and if applicable, their experience with accreditation or Title IV participation, and many other possible qualifiers.
Compliance is an organizational-wide application that requires training, experience, and knowledge typically accrued by a Campus President, Campus Director, or an active Owner, and includes:
Most consultants are “niche consultants.” They may have served as a Dean, Program Director, volunteered as an onsite visitor for an accreditor, or fulfilled a similar role. Accordingly, their scope of practice should be limited to those functions.
Before you hire a consultant, ask the following questions:
We can answer “yes” to all of these questions and many more just like them. If you are not finding the help that you deserve, call us, we can help.
We provide ongoing compliance services; unfortunately, opportunities to procure this service is limited.
Compliance is an organizational-wide application that requires training, experience, and knowledge typically accrued by a Campus President, Campus Director, or an active Owner, and includes:
- Competency and understanding of the rules and regulations of the State and Federal Departments of Education, how to implement them in practice, and remain compliant.
- Familiarity with the accreditation process of several providers, maintenance of the grant once earned, reporting requirements, minimum thresholds, etc.
- Knowledge of, or at least experience with, the application process for Title IV; experience with reporting requirements, disbursements, refunds, R2T4, etc.
Most consultants are “niche consultants.” They may have served as a Dean, Program Director, volunteered as an onsite visitor for an accreditor, or fulfilled a similar role. Accordingly, their scope of practice should be limited to those functions.
Before you hire a consultant, ask the following questions:
- Are they a full-time consultant, or are they working full-time elsewhere?
- Only accept “full-time consulting” as an answer.
- Were they a Campus Director or a President of an institution like yours?
- Do not accept a lower tiered position.
- Did their former institution have programs like yours?
- Ask them to elaborate.
- Do they have experience with accreditation like yours?
- Ask them to elaborate.
- Have they ever had an on-site visit from CIE or an accreditor with no findings to respond to?
- Ask them to elaborate.
We can answer “yes” to all of these questions and many more just like them. If you are not finding the help that you deserve, call us, we can help.
We provide ongoing compliance services; unfortunately, opportunities to procure this service is limited.