A s s o c i a t i o n
Col lege Admission & the Independent Educat ional Consultant I E CA M E M B E R S H I P G R O W T H 1200 1000
IECA’s membership has doubled since 2005
800 600
200 0
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Year
Only 4 in 10 high school students reported receiving ANY college-related information from their school counselor
% 40 use a school
#4
guidance counselor
(source: IQS Research)
IECs now on list of influencers of high school students (Replacing public school counselors)
E d u c a t i o n a l
C o n s u l t a n t s
400
(source: Inside Higher Ed)
U.S. public high school students minutes receive an average of of personal advising on College Admission
38
(For IECA Members: 12 hours)
In public schools there is a ratio of
(source: U.S. Dept. of Education)
26% of high-achieving seniors hired an IEC in their college search/application process
%
26
(source: Lipman Hearne/NRCCUA)
476:1
student:counselor
(Among IECA Members it’s 30:1) (source: U.S. Dept. of Education)
83% of IECA members
are College Placement Experts
Average number of campus visits per year by IECA members:
22
The average IECA member charges about 1/8 of the amount often cited in the press
Students who work with an IECA member are 4x more likely to attend private college and are 3x more likely to attend an out-of-state college
IECA members are the most thoroughly vetted and ethical professionals
The fastest growing segment of IECs is international college consultants
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