Online Training and Continuing Education

MAPCS Online Training Center
http://www.mapcstraining.org

Featured eCourse for the
Month of July
2008

Developing an Efficient Financial Aid Office

http://www.mapcstraining.org/FA110.php

 

 

 

 
   
 

This course provides a blueprint for running an effective financial aid office in the career college setting. You will learn to optimize the
performance of your financial aid office with a minimum of waste, expense, and unnecessary effort. The course covers the cornerstones of
an efficient financial aid office: timeliness, accuracy and customer service. You will also be advised of pitfalls to avoid in the realm of
Title IV compliance. You will learn the key points to building an effective business office processing procedure. Reports and
notifications required by the Department of Education are also explained. In addition, you will be given pointers on preparation for
the annual Student Financial Aid audit and alerted to the most common triggers for Department of Education Program Reviews.

This is a facilitated online course providing 4 hours of continuing education credit. Please feel free to forward this message to your staff
and colleagues.

Featured EFeatured eCourse for the Month of June 2008
Student Retention Methods for Career College Instructors

http://www.mapcstraining.org/ED102.php


The instructor is the real key to student retention at career colleges. Instructors must keep focused on student motivation and retention each and every day of class. Developing strategies for retaining students throughout the entire training sequence is both complex and rewarding. All instructors should have the goal of seeing all of their students successfully complete their class. This course helps you reach that goal by helping you to understand your students and use proven motivation and retention techniques to keep them enrolled and engaged in the learning process.

This is a facilitated online course providing 4 hours of continuing education credit. Please feel free to forward this message to your staff and colleagues.

Check out CCA's State Legislative and Regulatory Activity Report

June CCA Report

MAPCS Allied Health Task Force Submits Teacher Approval Proposal

The MAPCS Allied Health Task Force recently submitted a teacher approval proposal to the Office of Propietary Schools. The goal of the proposal is to negotiate changes in the teacher approval process so that schools are better equipped to recruit and retain qualified faculty. To review the proposal click on the link below. The issues addressed in the proposal include:

Certificate or Degree Requirement
Certification
Occupational Experience After Training
Teacher Approval Per School Vs. Course
Administration of Guidelines
Proof of Trade Letter
School Input into Proposed Guidelines

Massachusetts Teacher Approval Proposal