Probably you are not the only one, who wants to take the first place in the higher education sector in your region, so the road to the top will be difficult, full of obstacles and competitors, but doable.

It is said that to make something supreme, you just have to love what you are doing. Although it is always good to get some tips./a>

To become number one college your area, first of all, you have to check your accreditation. It is important to be accredited by a reliable agency (like ITAA www.joinitaa.com). A constant mentoring from your accreditation institution will help you to obtain and keep proper educational standards and get a good reputation as a college that gives reliable and decent degree.

Yet, if you want to be not just good, but the best, you should think about paying more attention to the following factors:

– make sure your college has a good acceptance rate;

– determine high academic grades, therefore hire high quality professors with proper experience, great communication skills and a number of awards;

– try to make your college affordable to students, offer a range of scholarships and grants for the best students and the ones in need;

– put an afford for making the life on campus safe and comfortable, including good food service, decent housing and facilities;

– pay attention to the diversity of your students, ethnic composition of the student body, proportion of international students and out-of-state students;

– encourage active students’ life, support own athletic teams, organizations and clubs; support your alumni association;

– try to keep friendly and fun atmosphere on campus; most of students are searching for their life-time experience in college, so let them enjoy their youth;

– launch a good promotional campaign, using modern technologies and displaying the archived results.

These simple tips can help you to get an answer to the question of how to become no 1 college in your area. Though, maybe the best advice would be simply to go and ask your students. Conduct a survey, make a research or just have a walk along the campus and have talks. In informal conversation students will give you much more valuable comments about the real pros and cons of your college and the issues they face in everyday lives.

Also feel free to contact ITAA now for more useful information regarding the college you manage.