SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greenwood Hall, Inc. (OTCQB:ELRN), an education technology company that helps colleges and universities increase revenue and improve student engagement and outcomes, today announced the Company has entered into an agreement with 20,000 student Oklahoma City Community College ("OCCC"), to offer enhanced student support services to assist students with gaining better access to college services.
Greenwood Hall will provide a comprehensive student services solution designed to provide students with improved access to fundamental information about OCCC and the array of support and student success services available to students. Services will be provided via phone, web chat, and email, specifically tailored to offer students additional lines of communication as well as to make student services staff on campus even more accessible so they can have more in-depth and productive interactions with students face-to-face.
The Company will assist the OCCC in enhancing student success and experience through support in the areas of financial aid, admissions, registration and other enrollment, student service and campus-related inquiries.
“OCCC’s partnership with Greenwood Hall represents a unique opportunity for us to better serve each of our prospective, new and current students as they interact with OCCC staff,” said OCCC Executive Vice President Steven Bloomberg. “We expect Greenwood Hall’s expertise in student lifecycle management to enable us to spend more quality, one-on-one time with students as they address topics pertaining to their college and career goals.”
“It’s a win-win for our students and staff,” says Dr. Lisa Fisher, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at OCCC. “Students will receive the quality meetings they deserve with staff regarding their future, and our staff gets the opportunity to do what they are most passionate about – helping students make the best choices in their education so they can succeed in life beyond college.”
“There is a growing recognition in today’s higher education landscape that improving the student experience is critical to student success,” said Chris Burton, Vice President of Business Development at Greenwood Hall. “Our counselors receive extensive training on how to create a culture of service to help foster student success. This emphasis on service has proven to reduce wait times, improve student satisfaction, and most importantly, remove barriers to student success. It is our privilege to provide OCCC and its students with forward thinking solutions as we have done for many other community colleges across the U.S.”
About Oklahoma City Community College
OCCC enrolls more than 20,000 students and has more than 90,000 participants in its various community programs annually. The college is currently the largest adult basic education provider in the state. OCCC offers a full range of associate degree programs that prepare students to transfer to baccalaureate institutions while other degree and certificate programs prepare students for immediate employment. At OCCC, students receive a quality education with small class sizes, dedicated professors and leadership opportunities. Students can choose from more than 80 major fields of study and participate in any of the 40+ clubs and organizations. For more information about OCCC, visit www.occc.edu.
Contact: Jill Robertson
Public Relations Specialist
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Email: jill.e.robertson@occc.edu
About Greenwood Hall
Greenwood Hall is an education technology company that helps colleges and universities manage the student journey. Every Greenwood Hall solution is designed to increase revenue and improve student engagement as well as learning outcomes. Since 2006, Greenwood Hall has developed customized turnkey solutions that touch the entire student lifecycle – combining strategy, people, proven processes and robust technology to help schools effectively and efficiently improve student experience and student outcomes, as well as increase revenues and expand into new marketing channels, such as online learning. Greenwood Hall has served more than 60 education clients and over 75 degree programs.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release, including, but not limited to, predictions and projections that may be considered forward-looking statements under securities law, involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to, lack of consumer acceptance and demand for Greenwood Hall ("the Company," "our," "we") products and solution offerings developed with strategic partners, insufficient working capital to expand the Company's technology and engage in product marketing, intense competition from larger and more well-established companies, and other economic, competitive and technological factors involving the Company's operations, markets, services, products and prices, and other factors, as described in "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as well as in our other filings with the SEC. In addition, actual results may differ as a result of additional risks and uncertainties of which we are currently unaware or which we do not currently view as material to our business. For these reasons, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements we make speak only as of the date on which they are made. Greenwood Hall expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our opinions or expectations, except as required by applicable law. If we do update or correct any forward-looking statements, investors should not conclude that we will make additional updates or corrections.
Media and Investor Relations:
David Ruderman
Greenwood Hall
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