Education Recruitment Services

Blackboard can help you increase your enrollment while attaining a better return on your investment. Take a look at our offerings.

The Challenges of Student Recruitment

Boosting revenue by attracting new students is more complex than ever in this highly competitive space. Our research, marketing, and enrollment services can help you prioritize programs, define target students, differentiate your value, and make data-driven investments that generate successful enrollments.

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Research & Strategy Services

Position your institution for growth with a strategic marketing and enrollment plan. Our research and market analysis help you identify and prioritize ideal program offerings, target new groups of students, and understand your competition.

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Marketing Services

Increase the number of high-quality leads and application conversions for your institution. Our performance-focused marketing services ensure optimization of your media investment while customizing your outreach by audience, program and geography.

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Enrollment Services

Blackboard provides a high touch, student-centric approach to enrollment management that can help you boost enrollment yield. Leads are nurtured by our trained and dedicated advisors, freeing up your resources and providing students with the level of service they expect.

Own Your Online Story: Develop and Grow Custom, Dynamic Online Programs

See how the OPX fee-for-service model offers best-in-class support and expertise to ensure you develop, deliver and grow quality online programs.

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Insights from the Field

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Choose the Right Model to Develop and Grow Online Programs

Discover the different online program service models and key factors to consider when determining the right path for your school.

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Breaking Up With Your OPM

From creating content to mitigating enrollment declines, there are valid concerns to ending a rev-share contract—but don't continue to forfeit revenue for fear of what you may lose. Grab the ice cream, it's time for a breakup.

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Learn the Power of a Multimodal Marketing Strategy in Student Recruitment

In a competitive and noisy digital world, universities need comprehensive marketing strategies to be seen, heard, and chosen by prospective students. Learn about the pillars of a strong comprehensive marketing strategy.

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Rutgers Maximizes Online Enrollment and ROI in Move from OPM to Blackboard’s OPX Solutions

Rutgers University reverses declining enrollment and sees a 4.8x ROI after a transition away from a leading OPM to Blackboard's OPX solutions, gaining full access to data and allowing the university to continue to optimize its online efforts well into the future.

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Own Your Online Story

Blackboard’s Online Program Experience (OPX) solution offers an unbundled, flexible partnership approach that allows you to continue doing what you do best while leaning on the best-in-category services of an outsourced partner to provide guidance and support only where you need it. Unlike traditional OPM revenue-share models, our OPX lets you build customized online programs that optimize the student experience and increase your revenue and long-term profitability.

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Shifting Higher Ed Strategies in a Post-COVID World

Leaders in higher education discuss shifting trends with a focus on marketing, enrollment, student support and retention strategies.

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