Press Release
June 28, 2005
MaxKnowledge and CCA Launch New Online Course:
Orientation and First Week Activities to Increase Retention
Santa Ana, CA, June 28, 2005 - MaxKnowledge and Career College Association today announced the availability of a new online training course for career college personnel.
Orientation and First Week Activities to Increase Retention is facilitated by MaxKnowledge faculty, Susan Backofen. Susan serves as the President of Integrated Enrollment Solutions, a consulting company devoted to increasing student retention rates in career colleges and universities.
"This online course provides practical ideas on designing an orientation program that connects the students with the faculty, the college and each other to help you retain and graduate more students,” said Susan Backofen.
"Building a program to ensure a smooth hand off from admissions to faculty is a critical component of student retention. This course covers many aspects of an effective orientation program, including first-week-of-class activities and orientation for late enrollments,” said Dr. Amir Moghadam, Executive Director of MaxKnowledge.
The online course is delivered in an asynchronous fashion and participants receive 0.4 Continuing Education Units upon successful completion of the training. The course is available on a continuous enrollment basis on the MaxKnowledge training portal: www.maxknowledge.com/RT102.php.
About MaxKnowledge
MaxKnowledge is a leading employee training provider for higher education institutions. We offer a wide range of online professional development and continuing education opportunities for the faculty, staff and administrators of postsecondary colleges and universities. Our mission is to maximize performance of educational operations through effective employee development solutions. For more information, visit: www.maxknowledge.com.
About CCA
The Career College Association (CCA) is the premier national association in Washington, D.C. representing accredited, private, postsecondary schools, institutes, colleges and universities that provide career-specific educational programs. CCA has over 1,400 institutional members that educate and support almost two million students each year for employment in over 200 occupational fields. For more information, please visit: www.career.org.
