Allied Members

The COALITION welcomes service providers and product suppliers that are outstanding friends of career schools as ALLIED MEMBERS. Please look at their websites and consider what they have to offer you!

Any organization interested in becoming an allied member can contact Terry Zaleski at tzaleski@sprynet.com.

Current Allied Members

American Medical Certification Association

Medical Certification Examinations Provide Credibility, Enhanced Placement Statistics, Portability, Career Advancement, Increased Enrollment, and Improved Marketability.

General Information According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the healthcare field continues to represent the fastest growing segment of our nation’s economy.

The American Medical Certification Association recognized the need for certifying these individuals. The AMCA is offering certification exams to the allied healthcare field.

Increasing numbers of trained, career-oriented professionals enter this promising field each year, sharing common goals, interests and needs. To help these healthcare professionals meet their goals, AMCA is offering a certification exam to increase a candidate’s marketability and enhance their career portfolio.

Andrew Pieri CPA, P.C.

A quality CPA firm specializing in career school accounting. Our financial statement audits and financial aid audits are prepared in accordance with U.S. Department of Education regulations. We ensure complete, accurate and timely reporting compliance. In addition, we also provide tax, school valuations, forensic accounting and general career school consulting.

Campus and Community Programs

Campus and Community Programs are available for high school presentations by career school admissions representatives. The topics and content are appropriate for a wide variety of student groups, church youth organizations and similar audiences. All programs are interactive with the use of Training Masters’ audience response system called KlickerZ®. Audience members use handheld remote controls to respond to questions or to provide other types of input.
Presentation topics include financial education, Internet safety, entrepreneurship, career choices and bullying prevention. Custom programs and school- branding allow you to differentiate your message. With the KlickerZ software, schools can create their own programs for orientation, career fairs, classroom instruction, and more.

Cyanna Education Services

With over 50 years of combined management experience within the private, postsecondary market, Cyanna Education Services is uniquely positioned to help schools make a profit while remaining compliant. Consulting, Software Services and Curriculum Licensing and just about everything else in between – let us help you and your students realize the dream.

Diamond D School Management Software

Diamond D, the Gem of School Management Software, is a comprehensive school management system that makes student management and reporting a breeze. The software keeps track of your students from the first call through their time in school, and past graduation.

Including Lead tracking, academics, financial aid, accounting, placement, accrediting reports and default management.

We know that every school works differently, this is why Diamond D is flexible to accommodate your specific needs.

Along with a user friendly system, Diamond D also offers excellent customer support and onsite training.

Diamond D: Simple. Versatile. Comprehensive. Affordable.

KlickerZ®

Engaging today’s students in classroom learning activities must involve technology. KlickerZ® by Training Masters is the easiest-to-use classroom response system designed by teachers. With the simple push of a button, KlickerZ provides real-time feedback on learning progress. Student enthusiasm for any content area is simple to create. The Training Masters support library is immense. PowerPoint® templates, games, assessment support materials, custom programs including our PIE and Campus and Community materials all support out-of-the box productivity. KlickerZ is unique with its patent-pending PowerPoint interface allowing the use of all its features in your interactive presentation.
As classroom technologies include eBooks and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), “KlickerZ Live” takes the interactive classroom experience to the cloud. Integrating KlickerZ or KlickerZ Live takes learning to new heights.

Web: http://trainingmasters.com/

McGraw-Hill

As the classroom changes, so is McGraw-Hill! McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions offers custom branded content, mapping content to your curriculum and delivering it the way you want it!

Curriculum areas include: Allied Health, Medical Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding, Nursing, Criminal Justice, General Education, Fashion Merchandising, Information Technology, Computer Applications, Business, Paralegal, Office Technology, Keyboarding, Student Success, Professional Development, Trade and Technology as well as developmental English and developmental Math.

We offer unique, custom online courses written by our content experts. We offer a variety of delivery options, including some without the huge licensing fees.

If you are interested in enhancing your student’s online experience or starting online courses, contact McGraw-Hill for our turn-key solutions.

Please contact Michelle Lopane to preview online courses, discuss learning solutions or discuss our Blackboard relationship!

MedCA (Medical Career Assessments)

MedCA recognizes the need to assist Allied Health graduates to excel in their chosen profession. We provide these graduates who successfully pass a MedCA exam with the credentials necessary to enhance their career.

We take pride in developing our exams with the most appropriate and up-to-date material. We have done extensive research with health professionals across the country to make sure that our competency tests are held to the highest standards.

The MedCA certificate is acknowledged throughout the healthcare setting, and is held with a great deal of respect. As a dedicated agency, MedCA has the advantage of providing our clients with the utmost service and support.

National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT)

National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) is a certifying agency that works in partnership with quality academic programs.

NCCT offers certifications in Medical Assisting, Medical Office Assisting, Phlebotomy Tech, Medical Insurance & Coding, ECG Tech, Surgical Tech, and Patient Care Tech.

These certifications provide credentials and help in job placement for your students.  They also meet varying state requirements for certification.

NCCT certifications provide accountability and credibility for your programs while helping to ensure your students a more professional stature in their work community.

National Healthcareer Association

The National Healthcareer Association’s (NHA) primary goal is to increase the quality of care and make the healthcare industry better one healthcare worker at a time via our partnership with Allied Health schools.

Offering national certification as part of a school’s program(s) helps recruit, retain and place students as well as provides students with a competitive edge when seeking gainful employment.

We welcome organizations who share our goals to become a part of the growing list of those who wish to make the healthcare industry better one healthcare worker at a time.

NHA offers 10 allied health certifications and has helped more than 280,000 individuals earn a national certification.

Please check out www.nhanow.com for more information.

PIE

PIE” – Pursuing Instructional Excellence is a faculty development program designed specifically for career school instructors covering topics that build their instructional delivery skills, enhance their understanding of the learning process and provide teaching strategies that motivate students.
The “PIE” program offers multiple delivery options to accommodate various career school preferences and procedures. A CD library is available allowing individual, self-directed use ideal for new instructors or group in-service sessions for ongoing professional development as a faculty team. “PIE” courses are also offered online through maxknowledge.com.
Topics include active learning strategies, motivating students, questioning techniques, soft skills in the classroom, classroom management and more.

Planet GRAD®

Planet GRAD® is the premier Virtual Private Network (VPN) for colleges and schools to engage and communicate with their alumni. It is a closed network meeting space between graduates, students, employers and administrators. Students and graduates can easily build and maintain their career search profiles while they connect with your school employer network and virtual job board.
Planet GRAD supports student retention, externship communication, default prevention, job referrals, and more. Customized with your schools logo, this resource will become your strongest communication link with graduates.

STARS Campus Solutions

STARS is a complete campus management software system that stands apart from all other systems in security, reliability and affordability. It delivers all the features a school needs to effectively manage its enrollment process, student scheduling, grading, attendance, financial aid and placement. Rich features include mass emailing, attendance time clock, point-of-sale terminal, student portal, instructor grade book, student ID badges, executive dashboard, custom letters, contact manager, a full accounting package and end-user query system. STARS continues to evolve with changing management and regulatory requirements. As a SaaS (Software as a Service) subscription on the “cloud,” there is never a need to upgrade hardware or software. It is available 24/7 on any Internet-enabled device. STARS scales to accommodate any size school or school groups.

Training Masters PRO

Schools and colleges across the country request faculty in-service sessions developed and delivered by Training Masters. As former career school owners, the Training Masters team brings great insight into the role of instructors as they deliver dynamic instruction and impact all campus goals. Teaching strategies are demonstrated that spark student motivation and strengthen their desire to complete their career training programs.
Three frequently requested topics for faculty sessions include “Building a High Retention Classroom,” “Take a Fresh Look at Learning,” and “Engaging Students with Today’s Technology.” Numerous other topics are available.
Other professional development sessions for campus directors, program directors and entire school staffs focus on various organizational areas including “Building a Campus Employment Culture,” Leading for Peak Performance,” “The 3 C’s of Customer Care,” and “Creating a Campus Culture of Greatness.”
Training Masters is an approved provider of the DiSC Profile System. Training Masters presenters also speak at association and business events.

TFC Tuition Financing

We have been actively supporting and advising The Coalition of New York State Career Schools since the day they started, over 10 years ago. In that time, they have dramaticaly grown and we are pleased to be a part of that growth.

We have partnered with many schools in the Coalition to provide tuition financing for their students. Our clients range from the small family run school to large multi-school organizations.

We finance students physically attending a school and those learning through distance education. Our school clients are both accredited and non-accredited and provide degree programs, certificate programs, and continuing education programs with courses ranging from 1 day to 4 years.

We finance or manage any part of the student’s tuition, up to $48,000, which is left unpaid after applying financial aid or other student funds. Our approval requirements are minimal and we do not require a student credit check. Interest rates are very competitive with government financial aid programs. We are currently managing the in school institutional loans for over 950 schools throughout the country.

USA Funds

USA Funds® is a nonprofit corporation that works to enhance postsecondary education preparedness, access and success by providing and supporting financial and other valued services. Since 1960, USA Funds has served more than 22 million students and parents, as well as thousands of educational institutions. USA Funds provides tools and solutions to postsecondary institutions to enhance the success of their students. These solutions include financial literacy programs for college students, student loan debt management and default prevention consultation and support, training for financial aid administrators, and student aid policy compliance support. For additional information, visit www.usafunds.org.

V-Med Supply, Inc.

For over two decades, allied health schools from all over North America have turned to V-Med Supply for their medical equipment and supply needs.

Our courteous, professional staff of salespeople and technicians are among the finest in the world. With their help and the help of our customers, we have grown into one of the largest medical supply companies in the USA.

We at V-Med Supply are ready to help you with all your medical equipment and supply needs. We sell new and refurbished medical equipment as well as a complete line of disposable items. We would like to thank our loyal customers for being the best part of V-Med Supply.