Stop-out Re-Enrollment Services: Cost per Record vs. Tuition Revenue Sharing
Universities do not need to give up a substantial share of tuition revenue to bring former students back. Education Connex offers stop-out re-enrollment services through a single cost per record and annual contract terms, helping institutions retain tuition revenue and control their investment.
Stop-outs are former students who left college before completing a credential. Since 2008, Education Connex has helped universities grow enrollment by combining strategy, personalized outreach, and execution.
For university leaders, the question goes beyond how many students return: How much revenue does the university retain—and how transparent, collaborative, and flexible is the partnership?
How does Education Connex compare with tuition-sharing providers?
The comparison below reflects Education Connex’s model and selected publicly documented competitor arrangements. Actual competitor pricing and obligations vary by agreement.
| Comparison | Education Connex | Selected tuition-sharing arrangements |
| Pricing model | Single cost per record | Percentage of eligible tuition revenue |
| Pricing examples | Agreed cost based on campaign records | Selected agreements charge 30%–35% of tuition |
| Contract commitment | Annual terms | Multiyear agreements |
| Additional tuition generated | Does not increase the agreed record charge | Payments depend on covered tuition and contract provisions |
| Scholarships and discounts | No vendor tuition share to recalculate | Treatment depends on the agreement |
| Accounting | Record-based service billing | Tuition-based reconciliation |
Why does re-enrollment pricing matter?
A 30% share of $1 million in eligible tuition means $300,000 in vendor payments. At 35%, that becomes $350,000. Universities should determine which students and semesters generate charges and how long payment obligations continue.
Education Connex charges a single cost per record for outreach and re-enrollment support. Service costs do not increase as returning students generate additional tuition. Institutions can measure their investment against actual re-enrollments, cost per enrollment, and retained revenue.
How does this support scholarships and discounts?
Scholarships, tuition discounts, and completion incentives can make returning more affordable.
Education Connex’s model allows universities to offer that assistance without calculating a vendor’s percentage of the resulting tuition revenue. Institutions can base awards on student need, enrollment goals, and financial requirements.
Universities retain the flexibility to support returning students while preserving more revenue to serve them.
What do transparency and collaboration look like?
Education Connex works with university teams to define campaign populations, align messaging, establish responsibilities, and coordinate handoffs to admissions, advising, and financial support.
Transparent reporting provides visibility into outreach activity, student engagement, barriers to returning, and re-enrollment results. Together, we use those findings to improve performance.
Your team stays informed, involved, and in control of institutional decisions.
How does Education Connex simplify accounting?
Tuition-sharing arrangements can require reconciliation of eligible students, tuition collections, scholarships, discounts, refunds, and covered semesters.
A single cost per record removes the need to calculate an ongoing vendor share of tuition. Annual terms provide regular opportunities to review results and adjust services.
How does the Enrollment Elevation™ Framework guide re-enrollment?
Our framework connects strategy, execution, and continuous improvement:
- Assess: Identify stop-out populations, barriers, and opportunities.
- Design: Collaborate on messaging and clear pathways back.
- Implement: Establish campaigns, workflows, reporting, and campus handoffs.
- Operate: Deliver persistent, personalized phone, text, and email outreach.
- Optimize: Review results together and refine performance.
Keep more revenue working for your students
Education Connex offers an economical alternative to ongoing tuition sharing: a single cost per record, annual terms, simpler accounting, and a transparent, collaborative partnership.
Re-enroll students. Keep your tuition revenue. Invest in their success.
Contact Education Connex to discuss your stop-out population and develop a focused re-enrollment strategy.