USC Certificate Program
Leadership in Enrollment Management Program
Partnering for Your Success
EMA and USC Rossier School of Education have partnered to offer an online certificate program for independent school enrollment leaders. USC Rossier's Center for Enrollment Research, Policy and Practice (CERPP) offers The Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate program which is 30 weeks in length, with 26 weeks of instruction by enrollment management topic, and 4 weeks of understanding case studies and creating a robust case study with solutions, along with a professional development plan.
USC Certificate Program application deadline is September 11, 2023.
Balmer Scholarship deadline is September 1, 2023. Note: You will need to be accepted to the USC program to receive the scholarship, but the application does not need to be complete to apply for a Balmer Scholarship.
Program Dates
For the 2023-2024 academic year, the schedule will be:
- Sept. 25, 2023: Program start date
- November 20-26, 2023: Thanksgiving break
- December 18, 2023-January 7, 2024: Winter break
- April 15, 2024: Program end date
Program Highlights
The curriculum covers enrollment management in institutional and societal contexts, information and knowledge management, pricing and aid policy, college admission policy and practice, retention organization, leadership, and case studies.
The online program has been newly redesigned so that you will gain:
- Intensive training for insightful leadership
- Live sessions (optional) bringing together your peers, faculty and alumni
- Extensive content knowledge across the field
- An expansive view of enrollment management, policy and practice
- Practical case study experience
- A national network of dedicated professionals
- Opportunity to meet your peers and faculty in-person with complimentary registration to annual CERPP Conference
- Instruction and advising by recognized leaders in the field
Complimentary registration to the annual CERPP Conference held in February - A USC Certificate in Leadership in Enrollment Management to acknowledge your achievement
Tuition
Tuition for the full 26-week USC Leadership in Enrollment Management certificate program is $8,000. The tuition is payable by the first day of the course unless otherwise arranged. A three-part payment plan is available upon request. There may be a small fee for course materials (not to exceed $100).
Application Process for USC Certificate
Visit the CERPP website to learn more and to apply.
USC Certificate Program Application Deadline is September 11, 2023.
USC Program Contact
Dr. Emily Chung, Interim Executive Director
Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice
Balmer Scholarships
EMA offers five $4,000 Balmer Scholarships to members each year. In recognition of the exceptional contributions of the late Dr. Stephanie Balmer to the advancement of enrollment management, EMA's trustees named our scholarship to USC's Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate program in her honor.
Any independent school professional who is a current EMA member for at least two (2) years is eligible to apply to this scholarship after receiving admission into the USC program.
Balmer Scholarship Deadline is September 1, 2023.
Congratulations to the Certificate Scholars
