Educational Advisor- Enrollment

Job Description:

DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV) is the parent organization of DeVry University, Advanced Academics, Ross University, Chamberlain College of Nursing and Becker Professional Review. DeVry University, which includes Keller Graduate School of Management, offers associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs in technology, healthcare technology, business and management. Advanced Academics provides online secondary education to school districts throughout the U.S. Ross University offers doctoral degree programs through its schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Chamberlain College of Nursing offers associate and bachelor's degree programs in nursing. Becker Professional Review, which includes Becker CPA Review and Stalla Review for the CFA Exams, provides professional education and exam review for accounting and finance professionals. For more information, visit http://www.devryinc.com

Position Summary
Works out of the home or campus under limited supervision, responsible for generating prospective students for enrollment in DeVry’s academic programs; obtains leads through school visits, contacts students to obtain their approval to start the enrollment process; responsible for all phases of the student admissions process from marketing the program with students to qualifying them for enrollment in a DeVry education.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Obtains expressions of interest from prospective students and arranges for
interviews with them and their parents in-home for the purpose of gaining their commitment to matriculate at DeVry University.
2. Conducts telephone interviews to screen initial questions from potential student applicants and to set up campus interviews with them.
3. Conducts personal interviews to qualify candidates and to explain DeVry’s
academic programs and advises what they need to do in order to meet DeVry’s admission requirements.
4. Uses all marketing and recruiting tools to get the DeVry story in front of all
prospects.
5. Effectively addresses students’ concerns to ensure that all prospects receive the full DeVry story and are aware of their career opportunities.
6. Carefully assesses all prospective students to ensure that they have the student potential, traits, characteristics, and financial wherewithal to stay-the-course and remain enrolled until graduation.
7. Studies course prerequisites, degree equivalents and accreditation of schools and computes grade point averages to establish students’ qualifications for admission.
8. Completes the student enrollment process by obtaining the application fee, the completed student application form and, provided that the student qualifies, accepts the student for enrollment at DeVry University.
9. Ensures that satisfactory enrollment agreements are completed with each
enrolled student in respect to proof of education, test scores, transferable
courses and other enrollment variables that may prohibit the students’
enrollments.
10. Fully understands DeVry’s financing sources to be able to convey basic program eligibility requirements; refers students to financial aid department so that financial aid can be considered and be available when needed.
11. Solicits referrals from prospective candidates to provide a positive flow of student applicants; diligently follows all leads in order to fill PD quotas and lead workage percentages.
12. Knows the importance of the student start rate goals for each term and uses effort, ingenuity and resourcefulness in meeting the Department of Enrollment Management’s student enrollment objectives.
13. Utilizes competent administrative skills by getting enrollment tasks done on time and within budget; maintains Department of Enrollment Management records and completes all standard reports and adhoc reports, when needed, on time.
14. Commits the time, work effort and job skills to achieve the enrollment goals and objectives for each school term (semester).
15. Handles related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills
Bachelor’s degree preferred and sales experience helpful but not required. Must be a self-starter with the ability to work independently out of the home. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are required. Must be intelligent and must have persuasive skills and must understand and properly interpret human behavior. Must have quality voice and pronunciation skills to be able to speak well and be clearly understood. Must be a competent administrator and a self-starter and have the ability to work with little supervision. Must be a team player, willing to share and exchange. Must have the ability to make ethical decisions, doing what is always best for the students as well as the Company.


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