American DataBank
110 16th St Ste 800
Denver, CO 80202-5210
Contact:
Ms. Susan Bourdelais, Director, Business Development Phone: (800) 200-0853 Fax: (303) 565-5091 www.americandatabank.com cs@americandatabank.com
American DataBank ensures all requirements for background/drug screening, abuse registries and immunization compliance are met for your entire organization with our one-stop solution Applicant Management System. Designated personnel can access the students' information, run reports, and see compliance with the click of a button. We will work alongside each of your departments, to guarantee their specific standards are met and to accomplish a cost-effective solution for all your students' screenings.
CampusLogic, Inc.
1325 N Fiesta Blvd Ste 1
Gilbert, AZ 85233-1609
Contact:
Mr. Chris Creaney, President & COO Phone: (602) 643-1338 Fax: (602) 643-1221 www.campuslogic.com chris.creaney@campuslogic.com
CampusLogic provides interim staffing, project-based consulting, and business process outsourcing solutions across the entire financial aid lifecycle including student contact, document collection, verification services, award packaging, disbursement processing, refund management, and default prevention. CampusLogic has a track record of providing measurable results including faster processing times, higher compliance rates, and greater student satisfaction.
Case Sabatini CPAs
105 Bradford Rd Ste 300
Wexford, PA 15090-6920
Contact:
Mr. David J. Mesko, CPA, Director of the Career Colleges Group Phone: (412) 304-9045 Fax: (724) 940-9452 www.casesabatini.com mesko@casesabatini.com
Case Sabatini CPAs -- Title IV Compliance Audits and consulting, Financial Statement and OMB A-133 Audits, Acquisition Due Diligence for buyers and sellers, 401(k) audits, tax planning and preparation (C Corps, S Corps, LLCs, Partnerships) for clients nationwide. Our experienced auditors are well acquainted with the intricacies of auditing large school groups with varying program lengths and disbursement types (clock hour, credit hour, or modular) and well-rounded enough to be a resource to small schools who are new to the Title IV arena. Case | Sabatini is a proud member of APSCU and the American Association of Cosmetology Schools.
CertifiedBackground.com is the leading provider of background screening, drug testing and immunization record tracking and review solutions for colleges and universities nationwide. We work with more than 36% of schools and over 6,000 departments, including many of the country's largest private-sector colleges and universities who rely on us for standardized screening across multiple campuses.
CertifiedBackground.com provides screening solutions for employees, faculty, staff and students. By using CertifiedBackground.com, schools have the opportunity to secure collective buying power and avert clinical site risk by ensuring that all students studying within clinical facilities are screened consistently across campuses.
We are proud to support student advancement through our student-friendly website CertifiedProfile, designed to help students prepare for life beyond graduation, and through our Silver Level support of Imagine America.
CHAMPION COLLEGE SERVICES, a respected advocate for higher education since 1989, delivers unrivaled results. Our tenured clients' CDR rates dropped 7.1% from FY2008 to FY2009! Our diversified portfolio of results-driven services includes borrower education, financial literacy, debt management and default prevention; customizable surveys for Insight into students, alumni, employers, placement verification, and gainful employment measures; skip tracing; audits; appeals; and consulting. Our unique software-as-a-service, APEXsrm, offers transparency and technology for Independence (you do it all), Alliance (we do it together), and Assurance (we do it all) options to meet your needs and overcome your challenges. Champion, on behalf of school clients, upholds its mission to be a mentor for developing healthy life skills for our student customers that create and maintain self-esteem and self-worth.
Clickspark, LLC
1225 Jefferson Rd
Rochester, NY 14623-3163
Contact:
Mr. Thomas Tortora, COO Phone: (877) 282-1110 Fax: (585) 475-9828 www.degreematch.com tom@degreematch.com
Our mission is to help students reach their goals through quality education. We understand that prospective students can get lost in a sea of schools and information. We connect individuals with the best online accredited colleges and nearby campuses making it easy to find the right school for them.
CliftonLarsonAllen is a professional services firm that serves over 200 higher education clients on an annual basis. We also provide attestation services, internal audits, accounting outsourcing, tax preparation and tax planning, pension plan compliance and auditing, financial advisory services, and other consulting services. CliftonLarsonAllen has been serving the higher education industry for 35 years and has a dedicated staff of over 60 professionals nationwide serving higher education clients.
CompliancePoint
4400 River Green Pkwy Ste 100
Duluth, GA 30096-8316
Contact:
Mr. Scott Frey, President & CEO Phone: (770) 255-1020 Fax: (770) 255-1025 www.compliancepointdm.com sfrey@possiblenow.com
CompliancePoint, a PossibleNOW company, offers a suite of Title IV and Program Integrity Rules compliance services for private sector colleges and universities including Admissions Enrollment Verification and Employment Placement Verification. CompliancePoint's services and solutions enable schools to effectively manage the risks associated with employment placement verification through real-time compliance with relevant consumer privacy preference regulations. Members of the CompliancePoint consulting team hold the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) designation award by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, the world's largest association of privacy professionals.
CUnet
461 From Rd Ste 200
Paramus, NJ 07652-3526
Contact:
Mr. Todd Eicher, President & CEO Phone: (201) 477-7801 Fax: (201) 477-7771 www.cunet.com todd.eicher@cunet.com
CUnet delivers industry-leading technology, media, and marketing services to higher education institutions to help recruit and enroll students. Driven by a commitment to technology leadership, compliance, and exceptional customer service, CUnet's higher education experts partner with schools to improve marketing performance and deliver qualified inquiries that meet enrollment and retention goals. CUnet is proud to be a founding sponsor of the Education Marketing Council and is dedicated to promoting ethical marketing practices in postsecondary education. CUnet, headquartered in Paramus, NJ, is part of Nelnet (NYSE: NNI), a leader in education planning and financing for more than 30 years.
Dickstein Shapiro's Education Practice focuses on representing clients in the education industry in legislation and negotiated rule-making, regulatory compliance and corporate finance, joint venture and merger and acquisitions transactions. Firm attorneys represent educational institutions and educational service providers in regulatory and accreditation matters; in investigations by State Attorneys General; in obtaining insurance coverage for a variety of losses; in intellectual property matters, such as copyright disputes and acquiring and licensing patents; in employment and employee benefit assignments; and in immigration matters. Firm attorneys also have significant experience in qui tam (whistleblower) actions.
Dunn & Davison, LLC
1100 Walnut St Ste 2900
Kansas City, MO 64106-2177
Contact:
Mr. Ronald L. Holt, Co-Leader, Higher Education Practice Phone: (816) 292-7604 Fax: (816) 292-7601 www.dunndavison.com rholt@dunndavison.com
With offices in Kansas City, North KC, and St. Joseph, MO; Leawood, KS; and Houston, TX, we provide legal services for higher education, immigration, dispute resolution, asset protection, banking, commercial litigation, employee benefits, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, and tax planning. Our higher education services include accreditation consulting, regulatory and student litigation, sale of institutions, and compliance consulting on key rules such as incentive compensation, gainful employment and distance learning.
Education Loan Source (ELS) provides customized loan, credit management and tuition receivables support to lenders and schools. ELS is your single source for managing payment plans, providing Reg Z compliant products to support your students' education financing needs, and assisting with solutions for portfolio servicing, sales and bad debt recovery. Our offerings include web based programs designed to help your institution ensure compliance with all Federal Truth- in- Lending disclosure requirements. From loan portfolio administration to education financing support services, ELS has a solution that is right for you. By utilizing a consultative and interactive approach, we can help facilitate and manage a customize program tailored to your needs all while delivering superior service.
Education Systems & Solutions LLC
5521 Greenville Ave Ste 104-268
Dallas, TX 75206-2925
Contact:
Dr. Stephen B. Friedheim, Strategic Coach Phone: (214) 587-5403 Fax: (214) 887-4810 www.essonline.biz sfriedheim@yahoo.com
Education Systems & Solutions provides management strategies relating to administration, admissions, accreditation, curriculum development, marketing, retention, placement, and public relations. The principals have over 60 years of combined experience on the front lines of career college operations, as well as having served in the major national leadership positions. References and proposals provided upon request.
Educational Advisors Inc.
111 W Ocean Blvd Ste 1940
Long Beach, CA 90802-4648
Contact:
Ms. Joanne Rose-Johnson, President Phone: (562) 436-3900 Fax: (562) 436-9300 www.edadvisors.com joanne@edadvisors.com
At Educational Advisors we focus on two areas: accreditation and compliance. Our solutions are tailored to meet your school's needs in areas such as regional and national accreditation, compliance with federal and state regulations, and Title IV. We provide assistance with SER development, preparing for on-site visits, responding to agencies' requests, and are available to conduct announced and unannounced visits to determine your school's compliance with State and accrediting agencies.
Educational Compliance Management
190 Margaretta Ave
Massapequa, NY 11758-5574
Contact:
Mr. Randy Rock, President Phone: (516) 679-1616 Fax: (516) 679-1662 www.ecmfinaid.com randyr@ecmfinaid.com
Education Compliance Management (ECM), a Federal Third Party Service has provided fast, cost-effective and dependable financial aid processing of Title IV funds for over thirty years to all types of post-secondary institutions. ECM is more than just a Financial Aid Processing company. We also provide timely, unlimited answers to compliance questions and financial aid staff straining with no additional fees. We are your financial aid office.
FAME
6451 N Federal Hwy Ste 501
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-1488
Contact:
Ms. Julia Brown, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing Phone: (954) 772-5883 Fax: (954) 772-6257 www.fameinc.com info@fameinc.com
FAME has been a trusted partner to higher education for over 30 years. Our reputation as experts in Financial Aid Services and Student Information Systems is proven every day at over 1,000 institutions across the U.S.
At FAME, our focus is on delivering value to our customers by providing effective yet affordable solutions. As one of the only providers in the higher education market that offers both Financial Aid and Student Information systems, we are uniquely capable of delivering a complete solution that will: Increase Enrollment, Ensure Compliance, Reduce Costs and Improve Retention.
Gallegos Legal Group, in Albuquerque, New Mexico serves the higher education community all around the country and in Puerto Rico. Yolanda Gallegos, the principal of the firm, has 20 years experience representing postsecondary schools in matters affecting student financial aid including federal program reviews/audits, accreditation actions, school policy review and revision, student complaints, and State regulatory compliance. The firm distinguishes itself in its ability to provide highly skilled representation at unusually competitive rates. Fluent in Spanish.
Global Financial Aid Services, Inc.
12268 Intraplex Pkwy
Gulfport, MS 39503-4642
Contact:
Mrs. Chesa Stanfield, Executive Director of Solutions Phone: (228) 324-6962 Fax: (214) 279-0805 www.globalfas.com cstanfield@globalfas.com
Since 1996, Global has become the largest financial aid servicer in the country. Global provides front and back office financial aid administration services and hosted financial aid software to Colleges and Universities. Global optimizes financial aid, maximizes enrollment, improves student services, reduces administrative costs, and ensures compliance.
Gragg Advertising
450 E 4th St Ste 100
Kansas City, MO 64106-1171
Contact:
Ms. Lisa Olmedo, Business Development Director Phone: (877) 464-7244 Fax: (816) 931-0051 www.graggadv.com lolmedo@graggadv.com
Gragg has a reputation of generating results-oriented marketing programs for career schools. Gragg specializes in lead and enrollment flow and admission strategies through integrated recruitment campaigns, media analysis, Web development, admission training, and strategic direct-mail programs. Working with clients around the globe, Gragg Advertising focuses on providing a quantifiable return on investment for the marketing dollars of their clients. The agency combines traditional branding strategy with proven direct response marketing tactics in order to create advertising that is both memorable and measurable.
HomerBonner
1441 Brickell Ave Ste 1200
Miami, FL 33131-3445
Contact:
Mr. Peter W. Homer, Esq., Managing Member Phone: (305) 350-5100 Fax: (305) 372-2738 www.homerbonner.com phomer@homerbonner.com
HomerBonner is a boutique litigation firm offering comprehensive legal services across the country. Our attorneys are well-versed in nearly every aspect of law pertinent to higher education. We counsel institutions on a wide-range of matters including administrative issues, employment law, regulatory compliance, licensing and accreditation. We also handle student and employee disputes in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration.
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iDatafy
425 W Capitol Ave Ste 3175
Little Rock, AR 72201-3419
Contact:
Mr. David M. Wengel, Founder & CEO Phone: (855) IDATAFY Fax: (855) 432-8239 www.idatafy.com sales@idatafy.com
iDatafy is a new company with a groundbreaking approach towards solving two of the greatest problems plaguing the APSCU Member Community-- decreasing online student inquiry/lead quality and identifying the increasing amount of "straw students" that only wish to enroll in order to scam the financial aid system. Learn more about our patent pending contributory database solutions by calling or emailing us.
IntegriShield
510 W 5th St
Kansas City, MO 64105-1132
Contact:
Ms. Jennifer Flood, Managing Director Phone: (816) 994-1314 Fax: (816) 994-1398 www.integrishield.com jflood@integrishield.com
IntegriShield's robust product line provides expertise in compliance monitoring, tracking and enforcement, offering you piece of mind for your online advertising. Our proprietary software and team of trained experts work on your behalf to scour the web for brand references and monitor sales staff to ensure adherence to best practices and compliance standards. Transparent reporting, analysis and infraction remediation make certain that you portray compliant messaging for your brand across third party marketing.
MaxKnowledge, Inc.
3943 Irvine Blvd Ste 262
Irvine, CA 92602-2400
Contact:
Mr. Robert Starks Jr., Vice President of Learning Initiatives Phone: (888) 626-2407 Fax: (888) 626-0367 www.maxknowledge.com info@maxknowledge.com
In partnership with APSCU, MaxKnowledge offers a variety of training programs to enhance the knowledge and skills of career college personnel. Our ultimate objective is to increase the efficiency, quality and profitability of career college operations. Training subject areas include: Admissions, Career Services, Compliance, Education (Faculty Training), eLearning (Training for Online Faculty), Financial Aid, Management (Supervision & Leadership), Marketing, Operations, and Retention. Online courses are facilitated by subject matter experts from the career education sector, and enrollment can happen at any time. Participants receive certificates and continuing education credit upon completion of training. MaxKnowledge also offers a wide range of free resources, including social learning opportunities through The Career College Lounge - an online learning community of career college professionals.
McClintock & Associates, P.C.
1370 Washington Pike Ste 201
Bridgeville, PA 15017-2839
Contact:
Bruce M. McClintock, CPA, President Phone: (412) 257-5982 Fax: (412) 257-2549 www.mcclintockcpa.com bmcclintock@mcclintockcpa.com
McClintock & Associates is a certified public accounting firm offering a wide range of financial services for businesses and individuals. As a recognized leader in the career school/post-secondary education marketplace for 35 years, the firm serves the accounting needs of more than 100 career schools nationwide. McClintock & Associates is a strategic industry partner that specializes in financial statement audits, financial aid audits, acquisition due diligence, tax planning and preparation, and compliance consulting.
National Student Clearinghouse
2300 Dulles Station Blvd Ste 300
Herndon, VA 20171-6350
Contact:
Mr. Robert Haushalter, Managing Director Phone: (703) 742-4800 Fax: (703) 742-4236 www.nslc.org haushalter@nslc.org
The National Student Clearinghouse's free education reporting, verification and transcript services are used by over 3,400 institutions. We proved a TOTAL ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPT SOLUTION through Electronic Transcript Exchange (batch exchanges with trading partners) and Transcript Ordering (including electronic delivery, digital signature and rights management). Our free verification solutions, DegreeVerify and EnrollmentVerify, help institutions save time and money. StudentTracker lets institutions track postsecondary enrollment and graduation by querying our national database.
Norton Norris, Inc.
55 E Jackson Blvd Ste 950
Chicago, IL 60604-4800
Contact:
Dr. Jean Norris, Managing Partner Phone: (312) 262-7400 Fax: (312) 262-7450 www.nortonnorris.com jean@nortonnorris.com
Norton|Norris, Inc. (Nn) is a full-service marketing, training and communications firm dedicated to the education vertical. Founded in 1998, Nn provides consulting and innovative approaches to all facets of enrollment, including: direct mail (Print on Demand), creative services, radio/television production and placement, high school presentations, mystery shopping, eLearning, public relations, and training, featuring EnrollMatch® - the ethical enrollment process.
Placement Verifiers, an industry leader in specialized placement verification, provides our clients peace of mind when filing accreditation reports by certifying graduates placed in their field of study, gainfully employed and truly benefiting from their education. Our associates verify placement data including; job title, date of hire, rate of pay and current employment status. Clients receive an unbiased, comprehensive and detailed report to ensure compliance with regulatory and accrediting bodies.
RDAssociates, Inc.
822 Montgomery Ave Ste 202
Narberth, PA 19072-1946
Contact:
Mr. Richard Douglass, President Phone: (610) 667-5566 Fax: (610) 667-5661 www.rdassociates.com rdouglass@rdassociates.com
RDAssociates, Inc. is the leading mystery shopping company for private sector colleges and universities. Our team of dedicated shoppers and analysts track your admissions process and monitor your staff's adherence to protocol and Title IV compliance standards. Additionally, we evaluate the overall student experience and benchmark campuses in relation to one another. Through in-person, phone and Web shops, RDAssociates helps private sector colleges and universities improve the skills of admissions representatives, measure lead responsiveness, increase student enrollment and gain a competitive edge.
Salmon Sims Thomas & Associates PLLC
12720 Hillcrest Rd Ste 900
Dallas, TX 75230-2047
Contact:
Mr. Ronald W. Salmon, President & CEO Phone: (972) 392-1143 Fax: (972) 934-1269 www.sstcpa.com rsalmon@sstcpa.com
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Salmon Sims Thomas & Associates PLLC is one of the nation's leading accounting firms specializing in tax, audit and consulting services for the career school sector. Salmon Sims Thomas provides the support, advice, and assurance to help schools manage regulatory risks. The firm's career school team, tapped from the career sector, has seasoned experience in all areas of compliance management and career school financial consulting, student financial aid process, Department of Education regulations, accrediting and licensing requirements, and dealing with the Internal Revenue Service.
SchoolDocs LLC
5944 Luther Ln Ste 600
Dallas, TX 75225-5918
Contact:
Mr. James C. Beach, President Phone: (469) 375-3800 Fax: (214) 363-2416 www.schooldocs.com jbeach@schooldocsllc.com
SchoolDocs is a document management and tracking solution designed specifically for post-secondary educational institutions and is based on the auditing of records and electronic files pertaining to specific compliance requirements. The solution combines a paperless environment for creating online electronic forms and/or scanned document images. It provides a monitoring system for tracking missing documents and other records-based scenarios which comprise a compliance requirement or best practice implementation.
SAA provides 3rd party federal student aid servicing and consulting services for schools participating in the Title IV programs. Our specialty is small vocational/technical and private career schools. Owner has over 25 years' experience in administering federal student aid in schools and also guaranty agency experience with responsibility for monitoring compliance of schools and lenders in the FFELP program.
Student Aid Services
8465 Keystone Xing Ste 210
Indianapolis, IN 46240-4354
Contact:
Mr. Brad F. Baker, Jr., Chief Operating Officer Phone: (866) 943-5254 Fax: (916) 629-7519 www.studentaidservices.com bbaker@studentaidservices.com
Student Aid Services has built customized net price calculator technology for private sector institutions across the nation. Our team has the most experience handling variable cost structures, multiple program offerings, non-term packaging techniques, and multiple campus locations. We invite you to compare the superior features and functionality that we offer to any other NPC solution.
UNISA INC.
7400 E Arapahoe Rd Ste 10
Englewood, CO 80112-1282
Contact:
Mr. Matthew S. Chinn, Director of Operations and Sales Phone: (800) 875-8910 Fax: (303) 221-5606 www.unisainc.com matt.chinn@unisainc.com
UNISA specializes in compliant Private Education Loan and tuition payment plan origination with servicing from inception to payoff. Satisfy Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Self-Certification, and Regulation Z requirements with electronic signature. Administer 90/10 compliance. Offer flexible repayment and accommodating interest options to your students. UNISA provides a comprehensive solution to the higher education financing dilemma while ensuring regulatory compliance. Monetize debt economically and efficiently with UNISA and provide enforceable financing contracts tailored to your student demographic.
USA Funds
9998 Crosspoint Blvd Ste 400
Indianapolis, IN 46256-3307
Contact:
Ms. Denise Feser, Senior Vice President, School and Student Services Phone: (317) 806-1280 Fax: (317) 806-0151 www.usafunds.org denise.feser@usafunds.org
USA Funds is a nonprofit corporation that offers you expertise gained through more than 50 years of service to thousands of higher education institutions to promote the success of your institution and your students. We offer tools and solutions to improve student loan repayment rates, lower cohort default rates, and increase program completion rates, while also keeping your staff current on the latest federal student aid policies and best practices.
Xerox
2277 E 220th St
Long Beach, CA 90810-1639
Contact:
Mr. John L. Lambert, Education Sales Executive Phone: (703) 310-7943 Fax: (310) 847-5052 www.esm-sls.com john.lambert@xerox.com
Xerox provides services to reduce the cost of operations and to help students enroll, graduate and succeed. Leveraging our highly trained people, performance-driven processes and advanced technology, Xerox complements an institution's in-house teams. We operate the largest education-only contact center in the country, offer enrollment services that deliver rapid, cost-effective lead processing, high contact and strong conversion rates. Our student lifecycle solutions include retention services to improve graduation rates, and help desk resources that offer personalized support services and convenient access. Xerox helps administrators control and manage default aversion, reconciliation, verification and student call center, as well as infuse efficiencies into administration and financial aid operations. Too good to be true? Xerox has been providing turn-key campus based higher education solutions for over 40 years.
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