Allied Member Directory
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Allied Champion Members
Advance 360
485 Route 1 S, BLDG E, STE 300
Iselin, NJ 08830
Contact: Anthony Espinoza, Vice President of Digital Strategy
(310) 704-5369
aespinoza@advance360.com
https://www.a360education.com/
Service Categories: Advertising, Marketing
Advance 360 is a data focused marketing consultancy providing end to end campaign strategy and execution. We connect data to strategy. With our experience and your insight, we can target the right audiences with the most current and impactful data available that will translate to your success. Advance 360 is a division of Advance Local, one of the largest media groups in the United States.
Becker Media
2633 Telegraph Ave, Ste 110
Oakland, CA 94612-1744
Contact: Roger Becker, President
(510) 465-6200
rbecker@beckermedia.net
www.beckermedia.net
Service Categories: Advertising, Marketing, Media
Becker Media was founded in 1995 by Chairman Roger Becker. Becker Media is a full service marketing and advertising agency specializing in private colleges and universities with offices in Oakland, California and Baltimore, Maryland. Roger has published articles and spoken on the importance of brand development for schools since joining the industry. From initial market research including Focus Groups and perceptual studies to creative production and media strategy, Becker Media finds out what motivates students and creates advertising that gets results. Becker creates full service traditional campaigns including TV, Radio, Print and Outdoor in addition to digital campaigns including pay-per-lead, pay-per-click SEO and remarketing. Becker oversees all aspects of campaigns and optimizes for results in real-time. Becker Media's interactive division, Becker Interactive, generates high-quality inquiries for online and campus schools through search channels and an affiliate network.
Strada Education Network
9998 Crosspoint Blvd Ste 400
Indianapolis, IN 46256-3307
(317) 806-1200
http://www.stradaeducation.org/
Strada Education Network, formerly USA Funds, is a nonprofit organization that takes a fresh approach to improving the college-to-career pathway. Through a unique combination of strategic philanthropy, research and insights, and innovative solutions, Strada Education Network advances Completion With a Purpose, building a more purposeful path for America’s students to rewarding careers and fulfilling lives.
Allied Advocate Members
CampusLogin & Great Exposure
940 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5V 1P5
Contact: Saj Butt, Managing Partner, VP Sales and Marketing
saj@greatexposure.com
http://www.greatexposure.com/
Service Categories: Marketing
Great Exposure is a full-service Marketing Agency solely dedicated to clients within the post-secondary education sector of Canada. Every service offered, from web design to email campaigns to lead management, has been developed organically in-house to meet the needs of both client and student users everywhere. Assisting schools in everything from lead generation and brand building to hiring and training recruiters, Great Exposure has become synonymous with education and are widely regarded as experts in the field of lead management technology.
Cobbs Allen
115 Office Park Dr Ste 200
Birmingham, AL 35223-2423
Contact: Bruce Denson, President and COO
(205) 874-1212
bruce.denson@cobbsallen.com
www.cobbsallen.com
Service Categories: Insurance
CECU has teamed up with AIG Insurance Company and Cobbs Allen to offer an insurance program that protects against traditional risks associated most of which are excluded by the major insurance carriers. This program is exclusive to CECU and Cobbs Allen and includes explicit coverage unavailable from other carriers including coverage for the return of tuition and fees, breach of a student contract, and coverage for deceptive trade practices. The CECU/CA insurance program also gives schools the right to use certain prominent law firms with expertise in the sector. In addition, Cobbs Allen has negotiated steep discounts through Travelers Insurance Company for traditional property and casualty and workers’ compensation coverage.
Collegiate Housing Services
5175 E 65th St
Indianapolis, IN 46220-4816
Contact: David Neal, President
(317) 920-2600
dneal@housingservices.com
www.housingservices.com
Service Categories: Student Housing/Campus Housing
Collegiate Housing Services provides Career Colleges, Community Colleges, and Universities a customized housing service, focused on the necessary components of providing an affordable and positive living experience for their students. With expertise in Property Development and Management, as well as University Resident Life and Student Services, we are focused on developing the most comprehensive student housing solutions.
Cygnus Education, Inc.
1100 E Hector St, Suite 245
Conshohocken PA 19428
Contact: Marcelo Parravicini, CEO
marcelo@cygnuseducation.com
https://www.cygnuseducation.com/
Service Categories: Marketing
Cygnus Education is a leader in performance marketing and enrollment management solutions. From performance social media and search management to email marketing, we provide a broad range of services to achieve challenging marketing objectives and drive scalable, sustainable enrollment growth for higher education institutions. Using metrics-driven insights, our team of education experts formulates strategies designed to reach and engage high-intent prospective students, while minimizing audience overlap. We develop meaningful metrics that are aligned with overall institutional objectives, while optimizing individual channel performance. Rest assured, with Cygnus as your partner, your institutions’ brand integrity will be protected. We stand behind a commitment to exclusive, high-intent demand capture, while providing 100 percent transparency into the prospective student journey through ComplyED.
DJA Financial Aid Services, Inc.
3000 W Kellogg Dr
Wichita, KS 67213-2204
Contact: Kristi Cole, Director of Client Services
1 (800) 242-0977
kcole@gotodja.com
www.gotodja.com
Service Categories: Financial Aid
DJA Financial Aid Services, Inc. (DJA) offers comprehensive financial aid servicing and consulting to Title IV institutions nationwide. We provide institutions a stream-lined approach to administering the Title IV programs. DJA clients receive live toll-free phone support, detailed client memos, a procedures manual and access to DJA's monthly webinars at no additional cost. With over 25 years providing personalized service with professional results, DJA can offer your institution numerous benefits including: " Accurate calculations and clean audits. " Promptly receive needed cash flow. " Long term reduction in costs. " "Peace of Mind."
EdwardsSchoen
7500 College Blvd, 5th Floor
Overland Park, KS 66210-4035
Contact: Aaron Edwards, Founder
(785) 550-0610
aarone@edwardsstrategies.com
https://edwardsstrategies.com/
Service Categories: Admissions, Advertising, Consulting, Marketing, Media, Recruitment, Research
EdwardsSchoen specializes in marketing, enrollment management and research/consulting services for higher education. We develop individual plans to help identify, create and execute your enrollment plans. With decades of experience in higher education, you can be confident we will deliver the right solutions to deliver qualified students. Our approach starts by understanding your unique objectives and building a plan around them.
Elsevier
3251 Riverport Ln
Maryland Heights, MO 63043-4816
Contact: Customer Support
(800) 222-9570
sales.inquiry@elsevier.com
http://elsevieradvantage.com/
Service Categories: Educational Training Materials, eLearning/Distance Education, Training Providers, Consulting
Let Elsevier help you achieve your desired program outcomes and ensure your graduates are ready to practice! As the world's leading provider of health information, Elsevier combines the expertise of world-renowned content experts with innovative teaching and learning tools to provide curriculum solutions that deliver unparalleled results. Plus, we offer valuable services and consultations to assist you with every aspect of program development and improvement. When you partner with Elsevier, you get the individualized attention and expert guidance you need to increase retention, improve outcomes, and boost job placement rates.
Enrollment Resources
611 Brookside Road , Suite 216
Victoria, BC V9C 0C3
Contact: Gregg Meiklejohn, Co-Founder and CEO
(250) 391-9494
gregg@enrollmentresources.com
www.enrollmentresources.com
Service Categories: Marketing, Admissions
Enrollment Resources is a leader in helping Career Schools increase enrollment without having to buy advertising or hire additional staff. Using principles within Enrollment Management engagement, we will help you make subtle positive changes in how you do business. These small impactful changes build on one another, creating permanent lifts in enrollment. Once you have worked through our conversion rate optimization process and made it your own, you won’t have to rely on consultants and media companies peddling the latest big idea. You work hard, there's a lot riding on your efforts. You need factual, reproducible systems that you control, will improve the financial health of your organization and, in turn, your students' lives. We guarantee our work.
Gragg Advertising
450 E 4th St Ste 202
Kansas City, MO 64106-1170
Contact: Darryl Mattox, President/COO
(816) 931-0050
dmattox@graggadv.com
www.graggadv.com
Service Categories: Marketing, Administrative Services, Advertising, Information Technology Solutions, Compliance & Ethics, Consulting, Training Providers, Media
Gragg Advertising is a full service, direct response agency focused in marketing technology. Recognized as one of the top agencies in the world for search engine and social media strategy, they create a fluid and compliant admission process and develop holistic marketing strategies. This is done through integrated recruitment campaigns, media analysis, admission training, interactive geo-targeting, onboarding, lead aggregation and compliance monitoring and management. Working with schools across the nation, Gragg Advertising combines traditional branding strategy with proven direct response marketing tactics in order to provide a quantifiable return on investment for the marketing dollars of their clients.
MaxKnowledge, Inc.
3943 Irvine Blvd Ste 262
Irvine, CA 92602-2400
Contact: Theresa Colby, Managing Director
(888) 626-2407
theresac@maxknowledge.com
www.maxknowledge.com
Service Categories: Educational Training Materials, eLearning/Distance Education, Training Providers, Administrative Services, Financial Aid, Retention, Compliance & Ethics, Default Management
MaxKnowledge is the leading provider of online employee training solutions for career education institutions. From faculty development to management and staff training, MaxKnowledge has become the continuing education hub for college and university personnel. Thousands of institutions use MaxKnowledge to meet the professional development needs of their academic and administrative staff.
McClintock & Associates, P.C.
1370 Washington Pike Ste 201
Bridgeville, PA 15017-2839
Contact: David B. McClintock, CPA, President
(412) 257-5980
dmcclintock@mcclintockcpa.com
www.mcclintockcpa.com
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants, Consulting, Financial Aid, Mergers & Acquisitions, Compliance & Ethics
McClintock & Associates is a certified public accounting firm offering a wide range of financial services for career schools and their owners. As a recognized leader in the post-secondary education industry for 40 years, the firm serves the accounting needs of more than 80 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.
McGraw-Hill Education
8787 Orion Pl
Columbus, OH 43240-4027
www.mheducation.com
Service Categories: Educational Training Materials, eLearning/Distance Education, Consulting, Information Technology Solutions, Retention, Software, Training Providers
Education has changed. So have we. Teaching and learning are part art, part science. Every day, educators bring a wealth of passion, dedication and expertise to help students achieve success. At McGraw-Hill Education, we help them drive results by delivering technology that harnesses an understanding of how the mind works to make each learning moment more engaging, efficient and effective. Learning has the power to change the world. We inspire that change, one person at a time, by making the science of learning work for you. Simply.
MDT Marketing
805 E Broward Blvd Ste 301
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-2046
Contact: Gary Thorup, VP Operations
(954) 764-2630
gary@mdtdirect.com
www.mdtmarketing.com
Service Categories: Advertising, Marketing, Media, Admissions, Recruitment
MDT Marketing is a cutting edge digital marketing agency that specializes in servicing postsecondary schools and colleges across the United States. We provide the tools, services and know-how to improve inquiry volume and convert those inquiries into enrollments. Our systems are top-of-the-line, providing smooth integrations with any other web-based system. Our products and services streamline the way schools manage prospective student inquiries, reducing the overall costs associated with online inquiry management. We create advertising that GRABS ATTENTION and GETS RESULTS.
Norton Norris, Inc.
55 E Jackson Blvd Ste 950
Chicago, IL 60604-4800
Contact: Kimberly Tonelli, Project Manager, Training & Development
(312) 262-7400
kim@nortonnorris.com
www.nortonnorris.com
Service Categories: Advertising, Compliance & Ethics, Marketing, Training Providers, Admissions
Norton|Norris, Inc. (Nn) works solely with educational institutions and provides assessment services, (mystery shopping) admissions training and marketing/advertising/inquiry generation. Nn has worked with schools, colleges and universities since 1998. The principals are well known for conference presentations and are regarded as thought leaders in the private college sector. In 2011 Nn introduced a revolutionary approach to admissions training: EnrollMatch® - The Ethical Enrollment Process. NortonNorris.com || EnrollMatch.com
TFC Tuition Financing
2010 Crow Canyon Place Suite 300
San Ramon, CA 94583
Contact: Sean Steinmarc, CEO
(800) 832-2733
sean.steinmarc@TFCtuition.com
www.TFCtuition.com
Service Categories: Tuition Financing, Administrative Services, Collection Services, Financial Aid, Receivables Management
TFC Tuition Financing has been providing tuition financing solutions to schools and students since 1970. Our clients range from the small family-run schools to international multi-campus educational organizations. Any portion of tuition (up to 100%) that is not covered by financial aid programs may be financed through TFC. We can also finance tuition for courses or students that do not qualify for financial aid. Our extremely competitive interest rates will help enroll and retain more students. Financing is also available to schools not yet accredited.
Tuition Options LLC
14000 Horizon Way Ste 400
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-4342
Contact: Craig LaBrot, Senior Vice President, National Sales
(303) 770-0700
craig.labrot@tuitionoptions.com
www.tuitionoptions.com
Service Categories: Collection Services, Financial Aid, Administrative Services, Receivables Management, Tuition Financing
Tuition Options delivers institutional loan servicing and tuition financing solutions to schools nationwide. Through our compliant origination system, tailored servicing strategies, comprehensive reporting and flexible borrower repayment options, we relieve the administrative burden for schools and allow you to remain focused on providing the best educational experience for your students.
Verity IQ
980 N Federal Hwy Ste 110
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Contact: Cornelia Anderson, CEO
(877) 788-1541
cornelia@verityiq.com
www.verityiq.com
Service Categories: Admissions, Consulting, Information Technology Solutions, Software
Verity IQ provides software-as-a-service solutions for the higher education market. The lead management an omni-channel communication platform offers schools an efficient and effective way of capturing and engaging prospective students.
Allied Partner Members
Almich & Associates
26463 Rancho Parkway S.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Contact: Robin Almich
robin@almichcpa.com
https://almichcpa.com/
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountant, Consulting, Financial Aid, Mergers & Acquisitions
Almich & Associates is a Certified Public Accounting and Business Services firm that specializes in the education, healthcare and not-for-profit industries. We offer valuable professional accounting and business solutions nationally in this highly regulated market. Some of our services include Financial Statement Analysis and Financial Statement Audits; Title IV Planning and Audits; Income Tax Planning and Preparation Services; Acquisition, Divestiture and Change of Ownership Planning and Implementation.
American Medical Certification Association
194 US Highway 46
Fairfield, NJ 07004-2323
Contact: Danielle Sadighi, VP of Sales & Marketing
(888) 960-2622
marketing@amcaexams.com
www.AMCAexams.com
Service Categories: Certification
AMCA creates and distributes certification exams to the allied healthcare industry through approved schools and organizations. The purpose of our certification exams are to verify that each successful exam candidate has proven that they are knowledgeable in their specific subject matter. Certification by definition means, "to attest as being true or as represented as meeting a standard." It is through a set of standards that the American Medical Certification Association has developed each of its exams.
American Medical Technologists
10700 W. Higgins Road, Suite 150
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 823-5169
Contact: Christopher A. Damon, JD, Executive Director
accountcare@americanmedtech.org
www.americanmedtech.org
Service Categories: Certification, eLearning/Distance Education, Educational Training Materials
For respected credentials in allied health, employers trust American Medical Technologists (AMT), a not-for-profit association of more than 100,000 professionals working in medical or dental offices and laboratories. For NCCA-accredited national certification and an affordable and simple process, contact accountcare@americanmedtech.org.
Armstrong Teasdale, LLP
4643 S. Ulstes Street Suite #800
Denver, CO 80237
Contact: Bill Ojile, Partner
303-575-4000
bojile@armstrongteasdale.com
http://www.armstrongteasdale.com/
With lawyers in offices across the United States and in China, Armstrong Teasdale has a demonstrable track record of delivering sophisticated legal advice and exceptional service to Higher Education clients. Our Higher Education industry team recognizes the distinctive experience necessary to serve clients in the sector and possesses a deep understanding of college and university legal, regulatory and business needs. Our attorneys are experienced in a broad range of legal areas including student affairs and compliance issues, intellectual property counseling and litigation, faculty issues, employment, labor, immigration and employee benefits issues, real estate transactions, contract review and drafting, construction contract review, drafting and litigation, commercial litigation, facility clearance processing and communications.
Alston & Bird
560 Mission Street, Suite 2100
San Francisco, CA 94105
Contact: Chaka Patterson, Partner
(412) 243-1025
chaka.patterson@alston.com
www.alston.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Alston & Bird is a leading international law firm whose core practice areas are intellectual property, complex litigation, corporate, and tax, with focuses that include financial services and health care. The firm has been ranked on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list for 22 consecutive years.
Baran Strategy & Communications
Contact: Brooke Baran, President
(860) 597-4850
Brooke@Baranstrategy.com
http://www.baranstrategy.com/
Service Categories: Consulting
The combination of public relations efforts and marketing approaches is where a company’s true brand is identified, and its revenue can increase. Baran Strategy & Communications will produce results, and has a proven track record of making each client feel that they truly are part of their internal communications team. We learn their business inside and out, we sit at their executive table to assist with decision making and planning, we guide them on strategy, we make connections for them, and together we get results!
Case | Sabatini
105 Bradford Rd Ste 300
Wexford, PA 15090-6920
Contact: David Mesko, Director of Career Colleges Group
(412) 304-9045
mesko@casesabatini.com
www.casesabatini.com
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants, Compliance & Ethics, Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Aid
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. Experienced with auditing large school groups with varying program lengths and disbursement types (clock, credit hour or modular) and small schools new to Title IV arena. Proud members of CECU, AACS and several state professional societies for career schools.
CBRE
2100 McKinney Ave, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75201
Contact: Jerry Cobb Jr., Senior Vice President
(214) 979-6138
jerry.cobb@cbre.com
www.cbre.us
Service Categories: Interior Design Architecture, Project Management, Real Estate Investment and Management
CBRE specializes in providing real estate and facilities solutions to educational institutions. Providing advisory services in the initial stages of the planning process when identifying a location for a new campus or expanding, remodelling or moving an existing educational facility including sale-lease back solutions for owned real estate.
Celsius Marketing | Interactive
13379 McGregor Blvd., Suite 1
Fort Myers, FL 3319
Contact: Nancy Monteith, Director
(239) 245-8674
info@celsiusmarketing.com
Celsiusmarketing.com
Service Categories: Advertising, Marketing
For each and every client we serve, for every project we take on, we bring nothing short of a new mindset to the work that needs to be done to accomplish your goals. Celsius Marketing Interactive is a complete marketing and advertising agency. We have years of combined experience in helping businesses grow. Through innovative advertising and creative genius, we build marketing campaigns that fit organizations both large and small. Every person, every lead, and every business is different. Our philosophy is built on this understanding. We believe in creativity, solutions, and most importantly results. A different degree of thinking - that's what works!
Collegiate Admission & Retention Solutions
3553 Cahaba Beach Road
Birmingham, AL 35242
Contact: Kenneth Horne, CEO & Chairman of the Board
(205) 313-2086
kchorne@collegiatersvp.com
www.collegiatersvp.com
Service Categories: Admissions Support, Student Contact Center, Retention & Placement Verification
Collegiate Admission & Retention Solutions works for higher education to improve student outcomes and enhance administrative efficiency. We offer higher education services in key areas from enrollment to graduation geared to help achieve your institution’s strategic vision. CARS provides contact center services to support the complete student lifecycle. Our custom solutions include Admissions Support, Financial Aid Helpdesk, Student Retention Management and 3rd Party Placement Verification.
Cooley LLP
1299 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Ste 700
Washington, DC 20004-2400
Contact: Cheryl Onley, Administrative Assistant
(202) 776-2932
conley@cooley.com
www.cooley.com
Service Categories: Consulting, Financial Aid, Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions
Cooley LLP is a global law firm that offers comprehensive legal services to all segments of the education industry. Services for career colleges include advice on student financial aid, accreditation, licensure, acquisitions, finance, telecommunications, and information technology.
CourseKey
401B Street, Suite 2060
San Diego, CA 92101
Contact: Luke Sophinos, Founder
lukesophinos@thecoursekey.com
https://coursekey.com/
Service Categories: Software
Boost retention, maintain compliance, and deliver exceptional learning outcomes through the industry leading career college management software.
Education Loan Source, Inc.
11526 Sorrento Valley Rd Ste G
San Diego, CA 92121-1314
Contact: Fabrizio Balestri, CEO
fabrizio.balestri@edloansource.com
https://www.educationloansource.com/
Service Categories: Tuition Financing
Education Loan Source (ELS) helps to create customized loan, credit management and tuition receivables support for lenders, schools and fintechs. We are dedicated to giving families peace of mind, individuals an opportunity to grow, and school and lending partners a reliable partner focused on your success.
Utilizing a comprehensive suite of services, you can ensure that your financing solutions are compliant, easy for students and families to understand and efficient to manage.
Educational Advisors Inc.
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 170
Sacramento, CA 95833
Contact: Joanne Johnson, CEO/President
(562) 436-3900
joanne@educationaladvisors.com
www.educationaladvisors.com
Service Categories: Compliance & Ethics, Admissions, Consulting, Education Management, Research
Educational Advisors specializes in regional and national accreditation preparation for post-secondary educational institutions, as well as guidance for creating a compliant culture in today's complex regulatory environment. Our customizable suite of services includes placement verification; policy and procedure development; critical documents review (catalog, enrollment agreement, school performance fact sheet); responses to deficiency letters, deferral notices, and show cause orders; and preparation for announced and unannounced BPPE and accreditor visits.
Encoura (Formerly ACT/NRCCUA)
701 Brazos Street
5th Floor
Austin, TX 78701
Contact: Jim Crick, Vice President
(800) 862-7759
jimc@encoura.org
www.encoura.org
Service Categories: Admissions, Advertising, Marketing, Recruitment, Training Providers
Encoura combines data-driven and direct-to-student outreach with digital marketing to support expanded reach at lower cost. In addition to operating the nation’s largest college planning program (My College Options), providing reach in more than 22,000 high school classrooms and serving 5-6M students annually, Encoura serves 1800 colleges and universities nationwide; offering research, data analytics, student search and engagement services on a single platform. With free college and career planning tools for students, Encoura helps millions of students reach their educational and career goals while supporting recruitment and marketing outcomes for college and university partners.
Esyoh, LLC
2647 Gateway Road, 105-409
Carlsbad, CA 93009
Contact: Bryce Hall, Owner
bryce@esyoh.com
Service Categories: Marketing, Media
Esyoh, LLC is a leading online media and marketing company specializing in 100& organic and exclusive lead generation programs for both campus and online college partners. We focus on nursing, healthcare, trade, and vocational niches primarily.
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
700 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-3980
Contact: Stanley Freeman
(202) 383-0851
stanfreeman@eversheds-sutherland.com
www.eversheds-sutherland.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Eversheds Sutherland is a top 10 global law firm with a preeminent education practice capable of serving college and university clients across the United States in matters involving federal student aid, accreditation, state authorization, student loan issues, litigation, transactions, tax, civil rights, labor and employment, real estate, investigations, finance, governance and privacy. eversheds-sutherland.com.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
1500 K St NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-8858
www.drinkerbiddle.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Faegre Drinker Biddle is a national, full-service law firm with more than 600 lawyers across 12 offices. The firm's education group provides clients with a full range of legal, regulatory and legislative services. As a coordinated, multidisciplinary team, our lawyers offer broad legal experience along with focused knowledge of the postsecondary and career education industry. Our attorneys help clients with a wide range of education legal needs, including U.S. Department of Education regulatory compliance, accreditation, state authorization, merger and acquisition transactions, financing matters, data privacy and security, employment and labor matters, intellectual property, litigation and internal investigations, health care regulatory compliance, and real estate.
FAME
1200 SW 145th Ave
Pembroke Pines, FL 33027
Contact: Julia Brown
jbrown@fameinc.com
(954) 772-5883
Service Categories: Compliance & Ethics, Consulting, Financial Aid, Software, Training Providers
Founded in 1978, FAME is uniquely qualified to provide both Financial Aid Services and Student Information Systems combining mobile communications, predictive assessment and efficient, compliant processing of Federal Title IV funding. We offer a complete solution that will, Increase Enrollment, Ensure Compliance, Reduce Costs and Improve Retention.
Gavin
325 W. Market Street
York, PA 17401
Contact: Mandy Arnold, CEO
(717) 848-8155
marnold@gavinadv.com
https://www.evolving-influence.com
Service Categories: Advertising, Marketing
Gavin was founded in 2011 and headquartered PA, is a boutique communications and branding agency. As a WBENC, SBA-WSOB and DBE certified company, it serves regional and national mission-focused organizations focused on having an impact on their communities. It offers a complete suite of services, allowing it to be a fully integrated communications and marketing partner. It works with organizations in health and wellness, education, community development, workforce development, fundraising, and more.
GEMCOR, Inc.
400 Quadrangle Dr Ste D
Bolingbrook, IL 60440-3457
Contact: Donald Grybas, President
(888) GEMCOR-8
don@gemcorinc.com
www.gemcorinc.com
Service Categories: Financial Aid, Admissions, Consulting, Software
GEMCOR, Inc. is one of the largest third-party servicers in the country administering federal aid for nearly 200 institutions. Our Service Division and state of the art, web-based, TEAM Software offer daily award origination, COD reporting, cash management, account reconciliation, training and consulting. Many institutions experienced with federal aid administration who don’t require the technical assistance of a servicer have eliminated their use of complex EDExpress and EDConnect software, and have their federal aid managed more completely and accurately by GEMCOR’s Web-based TEAM Software. Visit our web site for more information.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 S Grand Ave Ste 4600
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1512
Contact: Timothy J. Hatch, Partner
(213) 229-7368
thatch@gibsondunn.com
www.gibsondunn.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a full-service global law firm, with over 1,200 lawyers in 18 offices worldwide, including nine offices in major cities throughout the United States and over 100 lawyers in our London, Paris, Munich, Brussels, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and São Paulo offices. We are recognized for excellent legal service, and our lawyers routinely represent clients in some of the most complex and high-profile transactions in the world.
Global Financial Aid Services, Inc.
10467 Corporate Dr
Gulfport, MS 39503
( 214) 208-0436
www.globalfas.com/
Service Categories: Financial Aid, Information Technology Solutions, Admissions, Consulting
Our clients choose us because of our commitment to valued services. Our clients focus on their core strengths: curriculum, faculty, access and education. They can do this because we deliver high quality file review and back office services, strategic consulting recommendations, and intuitive technology solutions. Global's solutions work for institutions of all types and sizes. From single-campus technical colleges to multi campus community college districts, to university systems and online universities we have tailored solutions to fit the unique environments, challenges and strategic goals of our clients.
Gombos Leyton, P.C.
11350 Random Hills Rd Ste 400
Fairfax, VA 22030-7421
Contact: Peter S. Leyton, Founder/Attorney at Law
(703) 934-2660
pleyton@ritzert-leyton.com
www.glpclaw.com/
Service Categories: Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Compliance & Ethics, Financial Aid, Consulting
Gombos Leyton has over 20 year's experience representing and counseling institutions of higher education in the highly specialized and regulated areas of federal student financial assistance, accreditation, licensure and certification before federal and state agencies, national and regional accrediting agencies and in federal and state court and with respect to mergers, acquisitions and related corporate and tax matters involving private career schools.
Goodheart-Willcox Publisher
18604 West Creek Dr
Tinley Park, IL 60477
Contact: Jim Walsh, Director of Sales
(800) 323-0440
jwalsh@g-w.com
https://www.g-w.com/
Service Categories: Educational Training Materials, eLearning/Distance Education
Experts in Career and Technical Education, Goodheart-Willcox delivers authoritative content for teaching and learning success. Learn more about new digital learning solutions, textbooks, and instructor resources at www.g-w.com. Together, We Build Careers!
Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd.
321 N Clark St Ste 1301
Chicago, IL 60654
Contact: Dennis Cariello, Shareholder
dennis.cariello@hmbr.com
www.hmbr.com
Service Categories: Compliance & Ethics, Consulting, Financial Aid, Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions
Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose, Ltd. is a full service law firm that specializes in serving the needs of education and healthcare clients. Our Education group utilizes the firm's extensive knowledge and experience to provide a full range of transactional, regulatory, government relations, litigation, tax, technology transfer, and real estate services allowing industry participants to invest, operate and expand educational institutions and related businesses with confidence.
Lead Advantage Advertising
1519 South Bowman Road, Suite A
Little Rock, AR 72211
Contact: Julianne Sublette, Managing Partner
(501) 687-5323
julianne@leadadvantage.us
www.leadadvantage.us
Service Categories: Advertising, Consulting, Marketing, Media
Lead Advantage creates effective campaigns that generate leads. We start by developing a creative strategy, effective media placement that gets results, so that your media dollars perform for you! Lead Advantage specializes in a creative approach that looks great and gets results. Branding campaigns work best when they get the most leads and the lowest cost-per-start as long as the creative employs proven direct response technique that have worked since the beginning of television.
LeadScorz
10 Harrison St, Suite 311
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Pat Murphy, President and CEO
(206) 899-4669
Service Categories: Recruitment, Marketing, Information Technology Solutions, Administrative Services, Advertising
LeadScorz® “Your best leads revealed” - A Cloud Service providing the new standard in lead scoring accuracy. Our easy-to-deploy and manage application integrates with your CRM and Marketing Automation systems to leverage the power of BIG DATA and MACHINE-LEARNING
- Powerful Predictive Lead Scoring enables your Admissions team to prioritize your lead funnel and optimize your lead generation program to drive higher conversion rates and lower marketing costs
- Stop wasting time and money on bad leads
- Our Self-learning Intelligent Optimization technology automatically updates your scoring accuracy
- Direct your marketing spend towards generating more of what’s working and less of what’s not!
- 90-DayNo-Risk Trial
Level Agency
235 Fort Pitt Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Contact: Patrick Patterson, Managing Partner and President
(877) 733 - 8625 x 206
ppatterson@level.agency
www.level.agency/
Service Categories: Advertising, Marketing
Level Agency is a digital and direct marketing agency specializing in student and customer generation. Across all viable marketing channels, and optimizing every essential activity from the first impression to the last enrollment nurturing campaign before a start, level agency is the most data driven, ROI-focused marketing partner in higher education. Born from marketing, technology, and admissions professionals in 2010, we built the agency we know universities need to thrive.
Loan Science
2111 Kramer Ln Ste B Ste 200
Austin, TX 78758-4032
Contact: Ben Carey, Business Development Manager
(704) 987-4443
www.loanscience.com
Service Categories: Default Management, Financial Aid
Loan Science provides Federal Loan data management and analytics solutions to assist schools in reproducing and proactively managing default and gainful employment metrics. We also offer comprehensive early intervention and delinquency remediation services to improve borrower repayment performance. Our Private Student Lending Division purchases existing institutional loan portfolios, provides new private loan programs, and offers complete portfolio management solutions. In addition to providing “Best in Class” default management, our Student Connections’ financial literacy tool, WhichWay, assists students with the financial education and life skills needed both during and after their college experience.
MacMillan Learning
7419 Rony Creek
Missouri City, Texas 77459
Contact: Meredith DelaRosa
(214) 794-2756
meredith.delarosa@macmillan.com
macmillanlearning.com
Service Categories: Educational Training Materials, e-Learning/Distance Education, Information Technology Solutions, Software, Testing/Tools/Equipment, Training Providers
Macmillan Learning is a privately-held, family-owned education publishing and services company that improves lives through learning. We develop pioneering products and learning materials for students that are highly effective and drive improved incomes. To learn more, please visit macmillanlearning.com.
Maynard Cooper & Gale PC
1901 6th Ave N Ste 2400
Birmingham, AL 35203-4604
Contact: Tres Cleveland, Attorney
(205) 254-1183
Tcleveland@maynardcooper.com
www.maynardcooper.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Maynard Cooper regularly represents clients across the country, offering services encompassing nearly the entire spectrum of legal practice, including experienced and full-service representation of institutions of higher education in the for-profit sector. With vast experience in litigation, labor and employment, real estate, tax, and government regulation, Maynard Cooper is able to offer a complete range of services and the firm's higher education practice is national in scope.
McGuireWoods LLP
888 16th Street N . W ., Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20006
Contact: Farnaz Farkish Thompson, Partner
(202) 857-2488
fthompson@mcguirewoods.com
www.mcguirewoods.com
Service Categories: Compliance & Ethics, Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate Services
McGuireWoods LLP is a full service law firm and nationally recognized leader in representing and serving as a trusted advisor to proprietary colleges. Our interdisciplinary education team represents educational institutions in traditional education law matters concerning Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended; borrower defense to repayment; gainful employment; financial responsibility standards; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; FERPA and other privacy laws; the Clery Act; and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). https://www.mcguirewoods.com/
Meritize
5757 Main Street, Suite 207
Frisco, TX 75034
Contact: Beck Pryor, Chief Strategy Officer
beck@meritize.com
www.meritize.com/
Service Categories: Financial Aid
Meritize provides merit-based funding options for students gaining on-demand skills through career training programs. We believe a student's past achievements are an important indicator of their potential. We look beyond FICO and use a student's previous academic or military achievements to enhance credit evaluation and loan options.
National Center for Competency Testing
7007 College Blvd Ste 385
Overland Park, KS 66211-2440
Contact: Scott Novorr, VP Sales
(913) 498-1000
scott@ncctinc.com
www.ncctinc.com
Service Categories: Certification
The National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) is an independent certification organization that has tested more than 380,000 candidates since 1989. Its medical assistant and phlebotomist certification programs hold accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. NCCT also certifies surgical technologists, patient care technicians, medical office assistants, insurance biller and coders, ECG technicians and postsecondary instructors through a variety of academic and experiential paths of qualification.
National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
11161 Overbrook Rd
Leawood, KS 66211-2299
Contact: Chad Sherron, Vice President of Sales
(913) 661-6179
chad.sherron@nhanow.com
www.nhanow.com
Service Categories: Certification, Educational Training Materials, eLearning/Distance Education
Prepare your students for a meaningful career. When your students succeed, you succeed. Earning a certification through NHA demonstrates a passion for the allied health field and can assist your students along their journeys toward meaningful careers. NHA’s interactive study materials and remediation tools guide your students’ progress, while exam reporting and insights empower you to identify opportunities for program optimization. By partnering with NHA, you are working to elevate your health career programs and empowering students to access to a better future.
New Century Government Affairs
1500 Massachusetts Ave #840
Washington, DC 20005
Contact: TC Wolfe
tc@newcenturyga.com
newcenturyga.com
Service Categories: Consulting
Founded in 2016, NCGA is a bi-partisan, results-driven government relations and consulting firm. We are committed to helping our clients navigate the legislative environment in order to more effectively advance their priorities and goals.
NCGA specializes in executing strategic legislative plans with integrity and honesty. Our areas of expertise include primary and secondary education, higher education, healthcare, information technology, immigration reform, appropriations and budget processes, political appointments and customized grassroots efforts.
Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville, P.C.
1501 M St NW Ste 800, Seventh Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1713
Contact: Sherry Gray, Principal
(202) 872-6778
Sherry.Gray@PowersLaw.com
www.ppsv.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
PPS&V is a group of education lawyers representing both privately owned and publicly traded career colleges across the country. The company provides advice on federal regulatory compliance, program review and audit resolution, state licensure, accreditation, acquisitions, and more.
Rouse Frets Gentile & Rhodes, LLC
1100 Walnut St Ste 2900
Kansas City, MO 64106-2177
Contact: Ronald Holt, Group Leader, Higher Education Practice
(816) 292-7604
rholt@rousefrets.com
https://rousefrets.com/
Service Categories: Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Compliance & Ethics
With offices in Kansas City; Leawood, KS; and Denver, CO, we provide legal services for higher education, dispute resolution, asset protection, banking, commercial litigation, employee benefits, estate planning, and mergers and acquisitions. 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.
Salmon Sims Thomas & Associates, PLLC
12720 Hillcrest Road, Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75230
Contact: Eileen Keller, CPA, Partner
(972) 739-1265
ekeller@sstcpa.com
sstcpa.com
Service Categories: Legal Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Compliance & Ethics
SST is dedicated primarily to serving the audit, tax, accounting and financial needs of our clientsin the education and nonprofit sectors on a regional and national level. We help clients realizetheir vision, advance their mission and achieve their goals. Many years of experience benefitour clients by providing accounting and business expertise, suggesting viable solutions andfulfilling the role as trusted advisor and advocate.
STARS Campus Solutions
51 Central Blvd
Camp Hill, PA 17011-4212
Contact: Rita Girondi
docrita@trainingmasters.com
https://starscampus.com/
Service Categories: Education Management
TextAim
Contact: David Goodwin
david@textaim.com
(877) 659-8398
Service Categories: Admissions, Placement, Retention
TextAim is a communications company that allows back and forth conversations with students by text. Since students prefer to use text instead of phones and email, TextAim helps schools to communicate with hundreds or thousands of students through a system as easy to use as email. It is cloud-based, so no IT department needed. TextAim is different than any other text program available and helps streamline and simplify communications with students for different departments.
The Pacific Institute
1230 S Southlake Dr
Hollywood, FL 33019-1825
Contact: Dr. Joe Pace, Chairman
(954) 401-7647
drjpace@msn.com
http://educationinitiative.thepacificinstitute.com
Service Categories: Admissions, Administrative Services, Educational Training Materials, Training Providers, Consulting, Retention, Education Management, eLearning/Distance Education, Recruitment, Employment
The Pacific Institute’s Education Initiative, a world leader in high achievement, peak performance, and change management training, has designed a process for career schools. The Mental Technology of Peak Performance is a staff and student program that creates a culture of student success and increased enrollment and retention rates.
Thompson Coburn LLP
1909 K St NW Ste 600
Washington, DC 20006-1167
Contact: Aaron Lacey, Esq., Partner
(314) 552-6405
alacey@thompsoncoburn.com
www.thompsoncoburn.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Thompson Coburn is privileged to serve the people and institutions whose work is the foundation of a democratic society, and we are proud of the fact that relationships with some of our education clients go back more than 30 years. Our attorneys have particular skill handling litigation, lobbying and policy, labor and employment, public finance, intellectual property, capital projects, and tax concerns for higher education clients.
TJS Deemer Dana
118 Park of Commerce Dr Ste 200
Savannah, GA 31405-1586
Contact: Kenneth P. Wood, Partner
(877) 238-1008
Ken.wood@tjsdd.com
www.tjsdd.com
Service categories: Certified Public Accountants, Mergers & Acquisitions
TJS Deemer Dana LLP's mission is to create value in each relationship by delivering the most professional service possible in a timely manner without compromising our responsibilities to those who rely on our independence. Our Education Services Group has extensive experience in providing student financial aid audit services, consulting to institutions attempting to gain accreditation, resolving compliance issues and enhancing student financial aid staff training. We offer the expertise you need to support your institution's success.
TrueAccord
303 2nd Street South, Tower Suite 750
San Francisco, CA, 94107
Contact: Matthew Buffalini, Sr. Director, Enterprise Accounts
(724) 513-3226
mbuffalini@trueaccord.com
trueaccord.com
Service Categories: Collection Services, Default Management, Information Technology Solutions, Receivable Services, Receivabes Management
Meeting students on digital channels where they communicate has proven to be the most effective way of resolving outstanding balances. Our machine-learning platform provides consistent treatment to students, while the AI constantly adapts and optimizes from their behavior. Our empathetic, digital approach provides confidence that your accounts are being handled in a virtually complaint free environment, ensuring a positive experience for your students to take control of their financial future
UNISA INC.
7400 East Arapahoe Road, Suite 10
Englewood, CO 80112-1279
Contact: Matt Chinn, COO
matt.chinn@unisainc.com
www.unisainc.com
Service Categories: Tuition Financing
UNISA is a loan servicing company dedicated to the Higher Education marketplace. Serving the needs of Public, Private, Non-Profit, and For-Profit Colleges and their alumni borrowers has been the focus of their business for over 35 years. Campus based loan receivables including the Federal Perkins Loan Program have been UNISA’s primary business. However, as the needs of their customers have expanded they have met that demand by designing and servicing Private Education Loans, Institutional Loan Programs, Tuition Payment Plans, and Managing Student Account Receivables. Private education lending shouldn't be an intimidating nightmare. UNISA can provide a comprehensive solution to the higher education financing dilemma and show you how to create compliant, enforceable, financing contracts between you and your students. Private Education Loan disclosures and requirements can be electronically signed through a web based portal. UNISA can manage that contract from inception through payoff, economically and efficiently. UNISA has a unique dedication to customer service rarely found in the financial services industry.
van Rijn & Associates, P.C.
543 Country Club Drive, B124
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Contact: Donna van Rijn, CPA/Partner
(800) 713-7411
donna@vanrijncpas.com
www.vanRijnCPAs.com
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants
Specializing in auditing/review/compilation services for private postsecondary schools, van Rijn & Associates is a full-service Certified Public Accounting firm representing schools nationwide. The firm understands that postsecondary schools face a myriad of unique challenges with compliance and reporting and offer comprehensive services including Financial Statement Audits, Financial Aid Audits, Composite Score and 90/10 Planning, Tax Preparation, Management Consulting, development of Internal Control Policies and Procedures and other regulatory, financial, and tax support services.
Vocational Recovery Solutions, LLC
1401 N Central Expy, Suite 225
Richardson, TX 75080
Contact: Zack Shlachtman, Director of Client Relations
(855) 584-5392
zack@vrscollects.com
www.vrscollects.com
Service Categories: Collection Services, Receivables Management
Vocational Recovery Solutions is a third-party collection agency and debt buyer offering services nationwide. Specializing in the collection and purchase of challenging receivables predominately originating through the educational finance sector and associated markets. Our team is devoted to facilitating a positive and productive experience for every consumer, regardless of circumstance. Delivering a collection process unlike conventional agencies where cutting-edge communication and database management technology is combined with principled consumer engagement practices, resulting is in an unmatched level of results and retained goodwill for every client we serve.
Vogel Law Firm PLLC
6000 Fairview Rd Suite 1200
Charlotte, NC 28210
Contact: Jonathan Vogel, Managing Attorney
(704) 552-3750
jonathan.vogel@vogelpllc.com
www.vogelpllc.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
We are a boutique education law firm led by Jonathan Vogel, a former Deputy General Counsel for higher education at the Department of Education and a former civil rights attorney and federal prosecutor with the Department of Justice. Our sole focus is on the issues that impact students, families, schools, service organizations, and financial institutions. We deliver cost-effective legal services to institutions of higher education, including proprietary institutions, to ensure full legal compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and sub-regulatory guidance. We also respond to program reviews and other regulatory inquiries, and, when necessary, we litigate to defend our clients’ interests in court.
VoiceOps
680 8th St Ste 202
San Francisco, CA 94103
Contact: Shay Etches, Strategic Marketing Manager
shay@voiceops.com
https://voiceops.com/
Service Categories: Consulting, Testing/Tools/Equipment
Make call center coaching your superpower. VoiceOps is the first and only coaching enablement software that helps you turn data into measurable outcomes for your teams on the phone. With better coaching, conversion rates increase, team ramp time and attrition go down, and you get more value from every customer conversation.
West & Company
2000 E 15th St Ste 450A
Edmond, OK 73013-6670
Contact: William J. West, Jr., President
(405) 949-9730
westandcompany@aol.com
www.westcpa.com
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants
West & Company, a certified public accounting firm specializing in the educational industry, provides services in the fields of financial aid audits and attestation engagements, financial statement audits, tax planning and compliance, systems consulting services, and compliance consulting services.
Weworski & Associates
4660 La Jolla Village Dr. Ste 825
San Diego, CA 92122
Contact: Brett Ingle
bingle@weworski.com
(858) 546-1505
weworski.com
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants, Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions
Weworski & Associates is a Certified Public Accounting firm that was formed specifically to service the proprietary school industry. Our firm has built a solid reputation for providing quality and timely services to our clients. We provide a wide array of services, including financial statement audits, student financial aid audits, income tax planning and preparation, acquisition due diligence, and other management advisory services to over 200 proprietary schools.
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, LLP
1025 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 400
Washington, DC 20036-5423
Contact: Julianne E. Dymowski, Esp., Partner
(202) 659-6795
jdymowski@wtplaw.com
www.wtplaw.com
Service Categories: Legal Services
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston represents a number of private non-profit Accrediting Agencies, including ACICS, ABHES, ACCET, MEAC and CSWE.
Wilke & Associates, LLP
1721 Cochran Rd, Ste 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-1000
Contact: Peter Fleming, Partner
(412) 278-2200
pfleming@wilkecpa.com
https://wilkecpa.com/
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants, Compliance & Ethics, Consulting, Financial Aid, Mergers & Acquisitions
Wilke &Associates, LLP is a CPA firm whose members have more than 40 years of experience with consulting and auditing services for post-secondary educational institutions, both proprietary as well as non-profit. The consulting and audit services are primarily related to Title IV compliance and financial statement audits submitted to the Dept. of Education. Further, we are versed in taxation, retirement plans, business valuations, mergers & acquisitions and succession planning.
Wipfli
100 Tri-State International, Suite 300
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
wipfli.com
Service Categories: Certified Public Accountants
Wipfli LLP specializes in providing accounting, auditing , tax, and business consulting services to career colleges nationwide. We serve both for-profit and not-for profit schools that participate in Title IV programs. The firm's career school team has experience with financial and compliance audits, the student financial aid process and Department of Education regulations and requirements.
Wright International Student Services
6405 Metcalf Ave Ste 504
Shawnee Mission, KS 66202-3928
Contact: Diana Rodriguez, Director of Client Relations
(800) 257-4757
diana@studentservicesint.com
www.wiss.info
Service Categories: Default management
700 schools like yours have turned to us for their default management needs. The average 3YR Cohort Default rate for these schools is now 10.2%. It is important to note that these same schools would have rates that averaged well above 30% without our service. In over 20 years of service we have never had a school sanctioned while using our service. No other default management service can come close to this record of success.