Full Schedule

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT

Exhibitor Move-In & Setup

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM PT

Registration Open

Room: Premier Ballroom Hallway

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM PT

Allegiant Stadium Tour (invite only) hosted by Ambassador Education Solutions

Room: MGM Grand Lobby

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT

Pre-Convention Session | Being Selfish to Be Selfless: Maximizing Your Ability to Serve and Lead Others

Room: 364

Speaker: – Purscial - The Pursuit of Something Special

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT

Pre-Convention Session | Strategic Growth Through AI: Building Smarter Workforce Partnerships

Room: 363

Speaker: – Pima Medical Institute

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Info Desk

Room: Exhibit Hall

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PT

Convention Connection Meet Up

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Welcome Reception

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Old School Tavern

Room: Exhibit Hall

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Oxygen Bar - hosted by Generation Marketing

Room: Booth 409

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM PT

Reimagining Campus Management: The VIAS Innovation Showcase

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – VIAS Campus Management

Moderator: – VIAS Campus Management

Innovation Hub

5:00 PM - 5:20 PM PT

Career Team & Verified Credentials - Innovations in Background Checks, Drug Screens and Immunization Record Management

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Career Team

Speaker:

Innovation Hub

5:30 PM - 5:50 PM PT

Building Stronger Student Connections with AI

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Halda

Innovation Hub

6:00 PM - 6:20 PM PT

Automate Your College to Save Time on Enrollments & Curriculum

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Eduley

Innovation Hub

6:30 PM - 11:55 PM PT

Partner Events & Dinner | on your own

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM PT

Registration Open

Room: Premier Ballroom Hallway

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM PT

Info Desk

Room: Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM PT

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PT

Unlocking Insights: Highlights from Advance Education’s Second Annual Parent and Student Post-Secondary Survey

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Advance Education

Innovation Hub

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM PT

What if You Could Save up to 40% on Course Materials Costs?

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Ambassador Education Solutions

Innovation Hub

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM PT

Keynote Session: Convention Welcome, Remarks from Jason Altmire and Michael Sangster, and Keynote Address by Winn Claybaugh

Room: Chairman's Ballroom

Speaker:

Speaker: – National Association of Career Colleges

Speaker:

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

AI + Roleplay: Transforming Clinical Communication Skills

Room: 350

Speaker: – Education Affiliates

Business Operations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Amplifying Institutional Impact: Unifying SEO and Organic Social for Strategic Growth

Room: 363

Speaker: – EducationDynamics

Business Operations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Navigating Administrative Capability Regulations for Student Success

Room: 369

Speaker: – Fame

Speaker: – Keiser University

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

SEO VS. GEO: Mastering the Future of AI in Online Search in Education Marketing

Room: 353 - NACC Session

Speaker: – HEM - Education Marketing Solutions

Business Operations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Impact of AI and Technology on Enrollment Management. The CECU Marketing and Enrollment Management Taskforce's Marketing and Technology Committee discusses its newly released best practices guidance.

Room: 364

Speaker: – Duane Morris LLP

Moderator: – Southeastern College

Speaker: – Keiser University

Speaker: – IonTuition

Speaker: – Source For Training

Speaker: – Saul Ewing LLP

Business Operations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

The Looming Labor Shortage and Private Sector’s Opportunity: Skills-Based Readiness

Room: 367

Speaker: – Lightcast

Business Operations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Transforming Healthcare Careers: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Shaping the Future of Patient Care

Room: 370

Speaker: – Elsevier

Leadership and Professional Development

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Unpacking the Department's Key Policy Changes Since January

Room: 368

Speaker: – Thompson Coburn LLP

Regulatory and Government Relations

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT

Lunch - hosted by LeadSquared Inc

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT

Community Engagement Activity - hosted by Elsevier

Room: Exhibit Hall - Stage

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PT

Psychic Readings - hosted by Leadsquared

Room: Booth 301

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Oxygen Bar - hosted by Generation Marketing

Room: Booth 409

12:05 PM - 12:25 PM PT

Meet FloStack: The Secret Weapon for Enrollment Teams

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – LeadSquared

Innovation Hub

12:35 PM - 12:55 PM PT

Clicks To Credibility: Tech-Enabled Branding Boosts Student Starts

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Great Exposure

Innovation Hub

1:05 PM - 1:25 PM PT

Don't Waste Your Space...Brand It

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Celsius Marketing

Innovation Hub

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

ED OIG Non-Federal Audit Team Update

Room: 369

Speaker: – ED OIG

Speaker: – Department of Education, Office of Inspector General

Regulatory and Government Relations

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Integrating Departments for Comprehensive Compliance and Enrollment Management

Room: 353

Speaker: – Association for the Advancement of the College Admissions Profession

Speaker: – ATA College

Speaker: – Herzing University

Speaker: – National Association of System Heads (NASH)

Business Operations

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

It's Show Time: Highlighting Skilled Trades Careers through Cinematic Storytelling

Room: 363

Speaker: – Centura College/Aviation Institute of Maintenance

Speaker: – Auroris Media

Business Operations

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Key Considerations when Nonprofit Institution Acquires Proprietary Institution

Room: 368

Moderator: – McClintock & Associates

Speaker: – Lindenwood Education System

Speaker: – Thompson Coburn LLP

Speaker: – Thompson Coburn

Regulatory and Government Relations

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Proactive Strategies: Designing and Implementing At-Risk Interventions for Learner Success

Room: 350

Speaker: – Nightingale College

Business Operations

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

Stay Compliant & Improve the Student Experience

Room: 364

Moderator: – Mendelsohn Solutions LLC

Speaker: – Norton Norris

Speaker: – American Career College

Speaker: – The College of Health Care Professions

Business Operations

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

The Glass is Half Full: Embracing the Most Difficult Changes in Your Organization (teach outs, selling, change in ownership, etc.) Lessons learned what NOT to do

Room: 370

Speaker: – CECU Research and Foundation Board, Chair

Speaker: – BCC Advisory

Leadership and Professional Development

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM PT

The New E-App – or, How to Lose a Financial Aid Director in 10 Days!

Room: 367

Speaker: – Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

Regulatory and Government Relations

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT

Coffee Break - hosted by Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

Room: Chairman's Ballroom Hallway

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

AI for Better Student Engagement - Practical Use Cases

Room: 370

Speaker: – ECPI University

Speaker: – Macmillan Learning

Speaker: – Eastern Kentucky University

Business Operations

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Breaking Silos: Leveraging Technology for Seamless School-Wide Collaboration

Room: 353 - NACC Session

Speaker: – Great Exposure / Campuslogin

Speaker: – Computek College

Business Operations

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Creating a Cohesive Marketing Vision Across Social, PPC, and SEO

Room: 350

Speaker: – Gragg Advertising

Leadership and Professional Development

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Ensuring Compliance: Consumer Information Requirements for Title IV Schools

Room: 367

Speaker: – DJA Financial Aid Services Inc

Regulatory and Government Relations

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Partnering with the Regulatory Triad for Sustained Success

Room: 368

Speaker: – BCC Advisory

Speaker: – Cooley LLP

Regulatory and Government Relations

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Rocking Leadership - Side B

Room: 369

Speaker: – NETTTS

Leadership and Professional Development

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

Strategies to Combat Enrollment Decline and Rising Competition

Room: 364

Speaker: – Anthology

Leadership and Professional Development

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PT

The AI-Powered Enrollment Engine: A Performance Roadmap for Higher Education

Room: 363

Speaker: – Level Agency

Speaker: – StrataTech

Business Operations

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PT

Keynote Session: Address from James Bergeron, Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Education

Room: Chairman's Ballroom

Speaker:

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PT

NACC Meeting of the Members – Future of the Sector in Canada

Room: 353 - NACC Session

Speaker: – National Association of Career Colleges

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Networking Reception

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Old School Tavern

Room: Exhibit Hall

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Airbrush Tattoos hosted by Leadsquared

Room: Booth 301

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Oxygen Bar - hosted by Generation Marketing

Room: Booth 409

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM PT

Interview with Sean Evans, host of Hot Ones

Room: Exhibit Hall - Stage

Speaker:

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT

Hot Sauce Tastings

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

6:30 PM - 11:55 PM PT

Partner Events & Dinner | on your own

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Registration Open

Room: Premier Ballroom Hallway

7:45 AM - 8:45 AM PT

CECU PAC Fundraiser Breakfast

Room: 352

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT

Info Desk

Room: Exhibit Hall

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM PT

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM PT

Make the Most of Your Financial Aid Team by Adding Fame’s Virtual Financial Aid Office

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – fame

Speaker:

Innovation Hub

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM PT

Enrollment Resources - Quick Tips to Boost Website Conversions and Attract Higher-Quality Leads to Support Admissions

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Enrollment Resources

Innovation Hub

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT

Keynote Session: Convention Award Ceremony and Address by Heather McGowan

Room: Chairman's Ballroom

Speaker:

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Coffee Break - hosted by Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

Room: Chairman's Ballroom Hallway

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Return of Cohort Default Rates – Risks and Opportunities Discussion

Room: 364

Moderator: – IonTuition

Speaker: – IonTuition

Regulatory and Government Relations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Ensuring Accountability & Internal Customer Service At Your Institution

Room: 363

Speaker: – Global Financial Aid Services

Speaker: – ATA College

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

The Impact of AI and Technology on Marketing. The CECU Marketing and Enrollment Management Taskforce's Marketing and Technology Committee and Third Party Inquiry Generation Committee discuss their newly released best practices guidance document.

Room: 353

Moderator: – ECPI University

Speaker: – Western Technical College

Speaker: – Saul Ewing LLP

Speaker: – Bellus Academy

Speaker: – Duane Morris LLP

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Turning Employers Into Sponsors

Room: 350

Speaker:

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

The Digital Pivot

Room: 370

Speaker: – CollegeAPP

Speaker: – Lumion

Business Operations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

The Overlooked Middle: Unlocking the Potential of C Students

Room: 369

Speaker: – VIAS Campus Management

Speaker: – ATA College

Leadership and Professional Development

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Washington Update on the Turning Tide: The New Administration’s Regulatory Reform Initiatives

Room: 367

Speaker: – Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Speaker: – ECPI University

Speaker: – Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Regulatory and Government Relations

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PT

Where’s the Financial Responsibility Pendulum Now? Perspectives on the Current State of ED’s Fiscal Oversight and Related Title IV Compliance Matters

Room: 368

Speaker: – Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Speaker: – McClintock & Associates, P.C.

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

From Stress to Strength: The Role of Financial Literacy in Student Loan Repayment and Mental Health

Room: 353 - NACC Session

Speaker: – Enriched Academy

Speaker: – National Association of Career Colleges

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

From Curious to Committed: How AI is Transforming Enrollment Marketing

Room: 363

Speaker: – Halda

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

How to Prepare Your Students to Get Hired

Room: 369

Speaker: – BlueRecruit

Speaker: – National Technical Honor Society

Speaker: – CareerSafe

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Leveraging CECU Advocacy Tools to Bolster Relationships with Policymakers

Room: 364

Speaker: – Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Meeting your Future-Students' Digital Expectations

Room: 370

Speaker: – Lumion (Formerly Mia Share)

Speaker: – Career-Bond

Business Operations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, A Long-Term Solution to Regulatory Whiplash

Room: 367

Speaker: – Duane Morris LLP

Speaker: – West Coast University

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

So Where Do Things Stand with Title IX?

Room: 368

Speaker: – Rouse Frets White Goss Gentile Rhodes, P.C.

Regulatory and Government Relations

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PT

The Power of Immersive Learning

Room: 350

Speaker: – Forklift Simulator Inc

Business Operations

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT

Oxygen Bar - hosted by Generation Marketing

Room: Booth 409

12:30 PM - 1:45 PM PT

Lunch - hosted by McGuireWoods

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM PT

Book Signing with Heather McGowan hosted by Cengage

Room: Booth 125

12:45 PM - 1:05 PM PT

Come see how Orbund helped schools in heavily regulated market grow without having to add extra resources

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – Orbund Student Information Systems

Innovation Hub

1:15 PM - 1:35 PM PT

AI Radar 2025: Tools, Trends & Untapped Opportunities

Room: Exhibit Hall - Innovation Hub

Speaker: – RocketLearn AI

Speaker:

Innovation Hub

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PT

Keynote Session: Convention Closing Keynote: Live Podcast with Robert Irvine

Room: Chairman's Ballroom

Speaker:

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT

Exhibitor Breakdown & Move-Out

Room: Exhibit Hall (Premier Ballroom)

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT

CECU Regulatory & Legislative Committee Meeting (invite only)

Room: 352