USC Certificate Program

About the Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate Program

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 three 10-week sessions over the span of an academic year.

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.

You will gain:

• Extensive content knowledge across the field
• A detailed professional portfolio to showcase your work and guide your practice
• Practical case study experience
• A national network of dedicated professionals, with an optional opportunity to meet your peers in person at the USC CERPP conference (held annually in Los Angeles in January)
• Instruction by recognized leaders in the field
• Advising by two enrollment management veterans from the independent school community
• An expansive view of enrollment management, policy, and practice
• A USC Certificate in Leadership in Enrollment Management to acknowledge your achievement

Session Dates for the 2020-21 Academic Year:

• Session 1: Sep 28-Dec 13, 2020 (Thanksgiving break: Nov 23-27)
• Session 2: Jan 4-Mar 14, 2021
• Session 3: Mar 15-May 23, 2021

Tuition

Tuition for the full 30-week USC Leadership in Enrollment Management certificate program is $10,000. 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.

APPLY FOR THE PROGRAM

VIEW COURSE CURRICULUM

USC Program Contact

Dr. Emily Chung, Associate Director
Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice
chun446@rossier.usc.edu

Balmer Scholarships

In recognition of the exceptional contributions of the late Dr. Stephanie Balmer to the advancement of enrollment management, EMA's trustees named our scholarships to USC's Leadership in Enrollment Management Certificate program in her honor.

Ten $5,000 Balmer Scholarships are offered by EMA each year to our members.

If your participation in the program is dependent upon a Balmer Scholarship, please indicate that requirement on your application. If your application is accepted by USC, you will then be eligible to apply for a Balmer Scholarship. When you receive your admission decision from USC, please contact Jennifer Davis to express your interest in the EMA Balmer Scholarship. All scholarship applications will be reviewed and recipients notified prior to the start of the program, so that candidates can complete the enrollment process with USC before their deadlines.

LEARN MORE ABOUT BALMER SCHOLARSHIPS.

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Balmer Scholarship Deadline is August 31, 2020

We will review applications at that time and awards will be granted September 15, 2020.

Congratulations to the Certificate Scholars

2019-2020:‍

• Casey Awad, Director of Admissions, St. Andrew’s School (GA)
• Joanna Craik, Senior Associate Director of Admission, Pine Crest School (FL)
• David Darby, Assistant Head, Community Relations, Lakefield College School (ON)
• Asha Sundae Dean, Associate Director of Admission, University Prep (WA)
• Jenna Frost, Director of Admission, Oakwood School (CA)
• Harriet Klumper, Admission Coordinator, Crofton House (BC)
• Cindy Kluttz, Director of Admission, Summit School (NC)
• Darrin Knox, Director of Admission, Army and Navy Academy (CA)
• Gretchen Lurie, Director of Admission, Chandler School (CA)
• Kathleen Rutty-Fey, Director of Enrollment, Derryfield (SC)

2018-2019:

• Claire Bunting, Director of Middle and Upper School Enrollment, The Baldwin School (PA)
• Joanne Carruthers, Director of Admissions, Stanstead College (QC)
• Tom Hamilton, Associate Director of Admissions, The Winchendon School (MA)
• Francisco Hernandez, Assistant Dean of Admission, The Buckley School (CA)
• Matt Kessler, Co-Director of Secondary School Counseling, The Park School (MA)
• Marjorie Mitchell, Director of Admissions and Enrollment Services, The Westminster Schools (GA)
• Jennifer Pease, Director of Financial Aid K-12 & Asst Director of Admissions 4-12, The Dalton School (NY)
• Kelly Tedrow, Associate Director of Lower School Admissions, Francis Parker School (CA)
• Emily Wagner, Assistant Dean of Admission, Lake Forest Academy (IL)
• Amy Walia-Fazio, Associate Director of Secondary Admissions, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences (CA)

2017-18:

• Julie Cameron, Director of Admission and Financial Assistance, Ridley College (ON)
• Kate Auger-Campbell, Director of Outreach, The Enrollment Management Association (NJ)
• Tricia Xavier, Communications/Development Associate Director/Registrar, Kadima Day School (CA)
• Sara Gillis, Assistant Director of Admissions, Lawrence Academy (MA)
• Xiomara Hall, Director of Middle and Upper School Admissions, The Chapin School (NJ)
• Margaret Marks, Assistant Director of Admission, The Overlake School (WA)
• Kathleen Ngkaion, Director of Admissions, Jakarta Intercultural School (Indonesia)

2016-17:

• Elizabeth Calderon, Director of Admissions, Marketing & Communications, Mulgrave School (BC, Canada)
• Dr. Susan Chen, Assistant Head of School for Enrollment Management, American University Preparatory School (CA)
• Mark Copestake, Assistant Dean of Admission, Lake Forest Academy (IL)
• Katelyn Forero, Associate Director of Admission, Viewpoint School (CA)
• Amy Harriman, Director of Admission and Financial Aid, Randolph-Macon Academy (VA)
• Dayna Hollins, Admission Associate & Assistant Preschool Director, Westside Neighborhood School (CA)
• Matthew Neeb, Director of Admission and Marketing, St. Stanislaus College (MS)
• Sarah Scandrett, Director, Admissions, Appleby College (ON, Canada)
• Stacy Wang, Admissions Manager, Beijing City International School (China)
• Beth-Sarah Wright, Director of Enrollment Management, Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School (GA)

2015-16:

• Victoria Adamo, Director, Upper School Admission, Dwight-Englewood School (NJ)
• Alyson Waldman, Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Montclair Kimberley Academy (NJ)
• Reto Camenzind, Head of Admissions, Senior School, St. George's School (BC, Canada)
• Sarah Jallo , Director of Enrollment Management, The St. Andrews Schools (HI)
• Tanya Lucas, Associate Director of Admissions, Cary Academy (NC)
• Elise Morgan, Associate Director of Admission, St. Mark's School (MA)
• Elena Castellanos, Director of Admission, Grades PreK3 – 8, Gulliver Schools (FL)
• Anne Halupka, Student Recruiting Association, The Bishop Strachan School (ON, Canada)
• Jennifer Neely, Admissions Director, Grier School (PA)
• Clayton Smith, Associate Director of Admissions, St. Stephen's Episcopal School (TX)