Evaluating Universities and Colleges in Your State
We have spent years auditing the best universities for each graduate education program in every state.
We dig in to the details in a way that’s hard for anyone to do on their own and compile all the necessary data complete with a thorough review of all aspects of a program and the university. If they meet the necessary criteria, we will give designate them “KTA Approved!”.
We go through an in-depth process of evaluating all of the graduate education providers in the state, so you don’t have to. We evaluate each university, programs, prices and formats.
But that’s not all…we also dive deep into a university’s ability to offer special discount pricing for a group of teachers. This is the “secret sauce” of the cohort model. By gathering teachers looking for the same type of program, we are able to negotiate with a university to provide a heavy discount over what they would normally be willing to offer, or advertise.
When Evaluating a University, We Look at Three Primary Criteria:
1. Programs
KTA audits each university’s program to understand the following:
- Admissions criteria and expectations
- Transfer credits accepted
- Total credit hours – some schools have more credit hours
- Completion time for each program
- State certification and endorsements available for each
- Degree requirements
- What programs does the university offer that meet the needs of the teachers in the state
2. Quality
How does the university compare on the following criteria:
- State and National accreditations
- Teacher specific accreditations
- Enrollment by program compared to other state providers
- Customer ratings and feedback from area teachers
- Percentage of students that graduate
- State standardized tests scores of graduates
3. Price
We review each universities price to determine three things:
- Stated rates they charge everyone
- Discounts available to teaches in the state
- Special KTA pricing for groups of 20 or more
We Make it Simple!
- We identify a group of teachers looking for a particular program and the price they are willing to pay.
- When we get 20 teachers interested in a program, we contact the universities to find the most competitive tuition rate with the best provider for that program.
- One we have confirmation the group is a “Go” you reserve your seat, which is just an application and tuition deposit.
- Seats will be limited in each cohort group, by the university to maintain quality, so complete the seat reservation process as soon as possible.
