--- title: Mutara Inc | Admissions (2) description: Admissions | Higher Education Admissions and Student Success Software (2) --- [![www.mutarainc.com](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mutara_H_Web.png?width=864&height=325&name=Mutara_H_Web.png "www.mutarainc.com")](http://mutarainc.com) Open main menu Close main menu # Blog Select Category Trends Best practices Higher Education Admissions In the news Institutional value User experience News Nontraditional Community College 2020 HEUG Enabling Technology Examples Our Journey Lead generation 2019 2025 Customer Success Holistic admissions Mobility Video 2023 Article Competency-based education Continuing Education NACAC Quote Student Success Posts about: ## Admissions (2) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/sunrise.jpeg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) ### [Success through Shifting Sands: A Recap of the 2022 FACRAO Annual Summit](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-facrao-conference-wrap-up-0) After participating virtually in 2021, it was refreshing to reconnect with old colleagues and make new connections at the 2022 FACRAO Annual Summit in Daytona Beach last week.  [Emily Grace Denhart](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/emily-grace-denhart) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-facrao-conference-wrap-up-0) ![Image of money on fire](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Burning%20Money.png) [Admissions](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) ### [Are you wasting money on a CRM for Admissions? Avoid these pitfalls](https://blog.mutarainc.com/you-could-be-wasting-money-on-a-crm-for-admissions.-find-out-why) You want to improve the enrollment numbers at your institution.  What's the best way to do this?  Industry best practice is to adopt a CRM for engaging with your prospective students, right?  Not so fast.  What you don't know could definitely hurt you. [Larry Grey](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/larry-grey) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/you-could-be-wasting-money-on-a-crm-for-admissions.-find-out-why) ![3 Ways to Avoid Summer Melt](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/May%202022%20Blog%20Post%202.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) ### [3 Ways to Avoid Summer Melt](https://blog.mutarainc.com/3-ways-to-avoid-summer-melt) It’s that time in the admissions cycle again - summer melt. As a former admissions counselor, I fully understand the anxiety, stress, and frustration that comes with this part of the admissions process. You have nurtured fantastic relationships and gained commitment from your candidate pool. You are riding high as the spring semester ends. Then, as it happens with every admissions cycle, commitments start getting softer, and your candidate pool starts to shrink.  [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/3-ways-to-avoid-summer-melt) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/CC%20Month_BlogHeader.jpg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [Community College](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/community-college) ### [Highlights From National Community College Month](https://blog.mutarainc.com/highlights-from-national-community-college-month) This past April many community colleges across the county joined in celebrating Community College Month (#ccmonth). The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) coordinated a grassroots campaign to “increase awareness and understanding of the value of community colleges both locally and nationally.”  As we followed the celebration around the country, we wanted to share some highlights and takeaways from the great work these two-year institutions are doing. [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/highlights-from-national-community-college-month) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Image%20from%20iOS%20(1).jpg) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [HEUG](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/heug) ### [2022 Alliance Conference Wrap Up](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-alliance-conference-wrap-up) After two years of being virtual, it was great to reconnect with HEUG colleagues in-person at Alliance. [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-alliance-conference-wrap-up) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/students%20group%20working%20on%20school%20%20project%20%20together%20on%20tablet%20computer%20%20at%20modern%20university.jpeg) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [Nontraditional,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) [Community College](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/community-college) ### [Stealth Applicants - What You Should Know](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-stealth-applicants) Stealth applicants have always been a challenge for institutions. However, the pandemic amplified those challenges as institutions had to adapt processes, like going test-optional, and college fair and campus visit opportunities were limited due to pandemic-related restrictions and safety concerns. Although pandemic-related restrictions are being lifted, allowing more open on- and off-campus events, many institutions are not changing their test-optional policies.   [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-stealth-applicants) ![College students smiling](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/Mutara%20Students%20no%20logo.png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Trends,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/trends) [Nontraditional](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) ### [Embracing Change: The Next Wave of Higher Education](https://blog.mutarainc.com/embracing-change-the-next-wave-of-higher-education) Spending nearly a decade as an enrollment management professional until recently, I experienced the challenge that the impending traditional enrollment cliff presents for universities and colleges. I was often faced trying to find solutions to the same recurring questions:  [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/embracing-change-the-next-wave-of-higher-education) ![](https://blog.mutarainc.com/hubfs/SACRAO%20-%20Blog%20Post%20Image%20(800%20%C3%97%20466%20px).png) [Higher Education,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/higher-education) [Admissions,](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions) [Nontraditional](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/nontraditional) ### [2022 SACRAO Conference highlights the nontraditional student](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-sacrao-conference-recap) It’s a wrap. We just finished our first event of 2022 – the SACRAO conference in Little Rock, AR.  [Joseph Miller](https://blog.mutarainc.com/author/joseph-miller) [Read More](https://blog.mutarainc.com/2022-sacrao-conference-recap) [1](https://blog.mutarainc.com) [2](https://blog.mutarainc.com/tag/admissions/page/2) ### Schedule a Demo #### Company - [About Mutara](https://info.mutarainc.com/about-mutara) - [Blog](https://blog.mutarainc.com) - [Privacy Policy](https://info.mutarainc.com/privacy-terms) #### Products - [Admissions Candidate Application](https://info.mutarainc.com/product-application-for-admissions) - [Non-Degree Registration and Enrollment](https://info.mutarainc.com/product-continuing-education) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/mutarainc/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/mutarainc) [Follow us on Facebook](mailto:info@mutarainc.com)