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Study rates Cowley College as having the
best admissions web site
Cowley
College was recognized as having the best admissions web site among all
community colleges in a study conducted by the National Research Center
for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA).
Along with having the top-ranked community college admissions web site, Cowley
was also the only school in Kansas to have its admissions web site ranked among
the top-10 institutions in the Midwest.
“For me it’s a validation that we are on the right path in providing
an admissions web site that is functional for students, easy to navigate and
has the information on there that they need,” Cowley College director of
admissions Ben Schears said.
Schears along with Cowley College director of web services Diana Dicken, web
master Janet Kennedy and graphic designer Kris Ripley, created the admissions
web site.
The NRCCUA, the leading organization connecting young people and their families
with colleges and universities around the country, released its annual rankings
of the admissions web sites of more than 3,000 postsecondary institutions.
The ninth annual Enrollment Power Index® (EPI), a research-based analysis,
rates how well the functionality and design of college and university web sites
provide information to potential students to take them from prospect to applicant.
“Today’s technically savvy generation of students has extremely
high expectations when it comes to the amount and type of admissions information
they find on university web sites,” said Don Munce, President of NRCCUA. “Meeting
these expectations with quality, up-to-date web sites will help students better
navigate the admissions process and ensure that colleges and universities are
attracting students in the Internet generation.”
EPI measures the ability of a college or university admissions web site to take
students from a prospect to an applicant. It provides a detailed analysis of
trends and clear indicators of what institutions can do to improve the effectiveness
of their sites.
To identify the site features that have the most significant impact of
a potential student’s perception of the site, an email survey was sent
to more than 100,000 college-bound high school students asking them to rate two
admissions web sites. Next, over 3,000 sites were evaluated to identify functional
features present on each site. Statistical tests were then used to identify the
functional features that were important to students and their relative importance.
To view Cowley’s admissions web site go to: www.cowley.edu/admissions/index.html
Top 10 Community Colleges
1. Cowley County Community College, KS
2. Louisburg College, NC
3. Middle Georgia College, GA
4. Briarwood College, CT
5. Southern College, FL
6. Jamestown Community College, NY
7. Kilgore College, TX
8. Northwest College, WY
9. Iowa Western Community College, IA
10. Metropolitan Community College, MO
Top 10 Institutions in the Midwest
1. Lawrence University, WI
2. Wayne State University, MI
3. Lakeland College, WI
4. Emmaus Bible College, IA
5. Mount Mercy College, IA
6. College of Mount St Joseph, OH
7. Ohio Northern University, OH
8. Central College, IA
9. Dominican University, IL
10. Cowley County Community College, KS
