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On the recordMay 19, 2011
I am delighted to yield to my friend from Illinois, who has been a strong fighter for students and also, I would say, over the last several years has focused a lot of attention on these abuses of the for-profit schools. Exhibit 1 Excerpts from KHE 267362 Kaplan Military University Agenda Objectives Our Military Value Proposition The Pricing Pilot The phases of the military strategy plan Field team deployment Staffing Plan Appendix A. Pricing Analysis B. Marketing Elements C. Public Relations Marketing D Web Strategy E. American Military University Objectives Grow our military enrollments to 9K per year by 2011 2009 increase from 2.2.K to 6K enrollments 2010 8.8K enrollments 2011 10.5 K enrollments Over 3 years: Bring retention rate on par with traditional students (28 to 34) Improve 90/10 by 5% Provide incremental revenue of $XYZ in year 3 Objectives Transition Kaplan into a ``top of mind'' educator within the active duty & veteran military segments, penetrating the key decision maker and influence (education service officers) Evolve our product offering to attract, retain, and better educate military students Transition current low converting lead & poor retaining student base into highly profitable segment Engage DOD/DHS in custom development of Kaplan Inc.…
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