Presented By: Dan ObregonVice President of Marketing and User Experience, Hobsons

January 9, 2015

An Introduction to Naviance

Connecting Learning and Life

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We look forward to discussing how Naviance can help your students

connect learning and life.

Today’s Conversation

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, Why We’re Here

The challenges facing schools and

students are widespread.

What is Naviance

How we connect learning and life.

Live Demo & Services

Dive in to our products and discuss how

we support schools and students.

Our Reach

We deliver real results for students and

educators around the globe.

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The challenges facing schools and studentstoday are widespread

Why We’re Here

Hobsons helps students maximize their return on education by matching them to their

ideal higher education and career options. We enable educators to engage students

throughout the student lifecycle to improve student outcomes and measure success.

About Hobsons

We maximize student success and

institutional effectiveness to create

the world-changers of tomorrow.

Our Mission:

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What’s going on?Nearly a third of students leave an institution after their first year.

First-to-second year retention rate at Private 4-Year

Institutions

69%

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Source: ACT Institutional Data File 2014

What’s going on?Half of all students fail to graduate within four years.

Persistence to Degree Rates for Four-Year Private

Institutions

50%

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Source: ACT Institutional Data File 2014

Bridging the gap…

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A large part of that solution is bridging the gap between college eligibility and college

readiness.

ELIGIBILITY READINESS

READINESSYet many students are not

ready for the next step, as

evidenced by remediation

ELIGIBILITYAny student with a high school

degree is technically eligible for

college

Why We’re HereStudent engagement is critical.

Percentage of students in

grades 5-12 who are not

engaged in school.

45%

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Source: Gallup Student Poll, 2013

471:1

STUDENT TO COUNSELOR RATIO

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Partners in SuccessHelp educate high school counselors on the value of a Lutheran college.

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How well do your

counselors know your

value?

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Connect Learning and Life

What is Naviance?

Quick view of solutions

Naviance for College & Career Readiness

Naviance is a college and career planning solution that helps students

align their strengths and interests to their long-term academic and

career goals.

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Four Pillars of Readiness

Self Discovery

Career Exploration

Academic Planning

College Admissions

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Four Pillars of Readiness•Who am I?• SET GOALS AND TRACK PROGRESS

• ASSESS STRENGTHS, LEARNING STYLE AND PERSONALITY TYPE

• USE GALLUP STRENGTHSEXPLORER® AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS, INCLUDING THE ACHIEVEWORKS BUNDLE

Self Discovery

Career Exploration

Academic Planning

College Admissions

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Four Pillars of Readiness• What Do I Want to Be?• TAKE CAREER INTEREST

ASSESSMENTS

• ALIGN COURSE SELECTION WITH CAREER INTERESTS WITH NAVIANCE COURSE PLANNER

• LEARN FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD (VIDEO ARCHIVE)

Self Discovery

Career Exploration

Academic Planning

College Admissions

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Four Pillars of Readiness

• How Will I Get There?•DEVELOP PERSONALIZED

LEARNING PLAN

• INCREASE COURSE RIGOR

•MANAGE ASSIGNMENTS

Self Discovery

Career Exploration

Academic Planning

College Admissions

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Four Pillars of Readiness

• Will I Be Successful?•DEVELOP COLLEGE

KNOWLEDGE

•TEST PREPARATION

• SEARCH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

• SEND TRANSCRIPTS

Self Discovery

Career Exploration

Academic Planning

College Admissions

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Building Blocks

for Success

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Students have strong aspirations, but there is a disconnect between what

students want to do with their lives and knowing how they will get there.

The Student’s Perspective

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How Will I Get There?

Once students figure out

what they want to do, they

have to determine how to

get there

Who Am I?

Many students struggle

to identify areas of

strength

What Do I Want To Be?

Those who recognize their

skills are often unsure

where to apply them

Will I Be Successful?

Students want to know if

they will have the

qualifications and skills

to reach their goals

Educators wish to help all students reach their full potential. But how?

The Educator’s Perspective

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Dive into our offerings

Live Demo

Naviance Family Connection Benefits

CONFIGURABLEEach school can configure the

solution based on its needs and

goals.

COLLABORATIVEStudents work with Counselors, as well as

Parents and Guardians, to develop

personalized college plans.

COMPREHENSIVEOne-stop shop for college and career

planning that links self-awareness,

career exploration, academic

planning and college search.

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School Counselor Workflow and Tools

COMMUNICATIONSend segmented email based on

student groups, conduct school-

wide surveys and report on results.

APPLICATION TRACKINGTrack student progress throughout the

college application process including

transcripts, letters of recommendation

and admissions status.

REPORTING & ANALYSISMeasure results and student

outcomes year-over-year to improve

results.

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We deliver real results for students and

educators around the globe

Our Reach

Naviance Quick StatsNaviance is the world’s most widely adopted college and career readiness platform

8,500+ SchoolsWith Naviance

6M+ StudentsUsing Naviance

22M+ DocumentsSent to Colleges (2013-2014)

30%+ U.S. High School SeniorsPercentage with a

Naviance account

(2013)

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Interesting facts…

4.7 million

college applications

tracked.

3.3

average number of

applications per student

21.7 million

forms sent via Naviance eDocs

12.3%

EA and EDMOST POPULAR EA COLLEGESUniversity of Michigan

Northeastern University

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

MOST POPULAR ED COLLEGESNew York University

Vanderbilt University

Emory University

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The Hobsons Eco-System

Reach millions of students world-wide

searching for their ideal higher

education opportunities through our

network, including Naviance Family

Connection and College Confidential.

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Thank You!

Primary Address

3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite

500

Arlington, VA 22201

www.naviance.com

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Community

RelationsKim Oppelt

kim.oppelt@hobsons.com