StrataTech Education Group
StrataTech Education Group focuses on the acquisition, growth and development of specialized career education schools, particularly skilled-trade programs designed to address the nation’s growing infrastructure needs.The company’s Tulsa Welding School subsidiary was founded in 1949 with campuses in Tulsa, Okla., Jacksonville, Fla., Houston, and Dallas (Irving) Texas. Tulsa Welding School is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and is a member of the American Welding Society and the Association of Private Schools, Colleges, and Universities.
TWS-Jacksonville is a branch campus of Tulsa Welding School, located at 2545 E. 11th St., Tulsa, OK 74104. Licensed by OBPVS and ASBPCE. Licensed by the Florida Commission for Independent Education, License No. 2331. Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center (TWSTC), a branch campus of Tulsa Welding School, opened and started training students in 2014. TWSTC is located at 243A Greens Road in Houston, Texas.The Refrigeration School, Inc (RSI) was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1965. RSI trains students in the technical services that are needed today and challenges the student to reach their highest level of academic knowledge and leadership capabilities.
Accredited School, ACCSC. Licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Post-Secondary Education.
StrataTech Education - Core Values
At StrataTech, we are zealous advocates of positive and sustainable life change through skilled trades education. We are laser focused on student success by focusing on organizational and operational improvements, a dedication to excellence in training programs, innovation and technology aligning industry transformations, and a culture built on human compassion, care, and service. Together, we are on fire to inspire and collectively strive to make a true impact in the lives of others. Collectively, our organizational core values are focused on promoting an incredible work environment, with genuine and authentic people, which is both challenging and fun, while focused on serving the needs of others.
Together, we are united with the desire to make a positive impact in the lives we touch and in the communities we serve.
Challenging and Fun:
Challenging and fun describes our culture at StrataTech. We cultivate an environment in which our faculty, staff, and students feel joy in asking questions, challenging the status quo, and always innovating and exploring new horizons. With a forward-thinking mentality and an energizing spirit, together we find fun in every challenge.
Creating an Incredible Work Environment:
StrataTech Education Group and our schools, Tulsa Welding School, and The Refrigeration School Inc, exist to change people's lives and create opportunities that empower them to build a life they're proud of – for themselves, their families, and their communities. This applies as much to students as it does to faculty and staff. We are unified in our commitment to change lives through a collaborative, inclusive community that encourages excellence within each and every one of us.We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB), recognizing the importance of creating a culture that embraces and celebrates individuals from all backgrounds and perspectives.
This commitment further strengthens our mission to change lives and build a vibrant community.
Genuine People:
We are all, individually, genuine people. As a unifying value, this means StrataTech is a space that actively encourages and celebrates each individual's authentic self. We care about each other's growth, both personally and professionally, and celebrate it, fostering genuine, authentic relationships based on honesty, accountability, respect, and being of service to one another.We hire genuine people and encourage them to bring their whole selves to work or the classroom every day. We have built a culture of kindness and support that helps people feel comfortable being themselves, confident about what they contribute, championed in taking risks or trying new things, and joyful about showing up.
Force for Good:
StrataTech is a force for good in the world by creating opportunities for people to find meaning, purpose, creativity, and financial stability. We espouse a conscious capitalist ethos that exists within our economic system but balances it with an ethical framework and the belief that life—and business—is about making a positive impact. We strive to make a positive and sustainable impact on the lives and communities (and world) we serve by creating employment opportunities both internally and in the trades that we train students for.
Everyone has the potential to positively impact the world and we communicate that to our faculty, staff, and students.We are laser focused on student success by focusing on organizational and operational improvements, a dedication to excellence in training programs, innovation and technology aligning industry transformations, and a culture built on human compassion, care, and service. Together, we are on fire to inspire and collectively strive to make a true impact in the lives of others.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as informational resource to current and potential students regarding policies and procedures involved in applying for scholarships/awards; provide counseling regarding the tuition planning application processes and the requirements necessary to maintain financial assistance
- Develop and update departmental procedures and recommend necessary changes to related STEG practices
- Monitor scholarship programs to propose changes to and/or implementation of scholarship policies and procedures; participate and assist in developing and monitoring scholarship budgets; including awarding and reconciling of student accounts
- In collaboration with Marketing, develops and maintains the scholarships web page for students resources
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships by initiating and responding to individual donors, corporations and businesses, community organizations and private foundations offering outside scholarship opportunities
- Reviews financial aid applications and forms, with the applicant and/or family(virtually), for completeness and accuracy
- Interprets, applies and complies with federal, state and institutional regulations governing federal student aid
- Maintains a current working knowledge of guidelines/regulations related to state, agency, institutional and federal funding
- Maintains a close working relationship with Student Financial Services, Admissions, as well as all other institutional departments
- Participates in all Student Financial Services meetings, trainings and events as assigned
- Provides exemplary customer service by responding to all prospective student inquiries in a timely manner
Required Knowledge, Education and Experience:
- Good listening, and communication skills.
- Pleasant and clear phone communication.
- Customer service experience.
- Financial Aid experience preferred.
- Good time management and organization skills.
- Knowledge of PC based word processing and spreadsheet programs, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
- When working remote, a dedicated, private environment with high -speed internet connectivity is required.
*All employees are bound by applicable privacy laws and policies, including but not limited to The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99).
