Partners
One of Hobsons' top priorities is to develop and maintain partnerships with respected partners that have an interest in serving higher education. We use the technology and resources from respected education organizations to provide information to students and schools around the world.
Marketing Solutions Partners
Association of International Educators (NAFSA)—NAFSA promotes the exchange of students and scholars to and from the United States, and provides professional education and training to strengthen international student programs and services.
beRecruited—beRecruited provides an online platform for student athletes to connect and interact with college coaches across the nation, giving them the tools to research and build profiles of verified athletic and academic information, and providing coaches with a searchable database of potential recruits.
College Parents of America—College Parents of America is the only national association dedicated to advocating and serving current and future college parents.
Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)—Over the last four decades, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has been the national voice for the graduate dean community. CGS is the only national organization in the United States that is dedicated solely to the advancement of graduate education and research.
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)—HACU represents more than 450 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.
IELTS—IELTS is the International English Language Testing System, the world's proven English language test. IELTS was one of the pioneers of English language skills testing more than 17 years ago, and continues to set the standard for English language testing today. More than 6,000 organizations and 1.4 million test takers around the world trust and recognize IELTS as a secure, valid, and reliable indicator of true-to-life ability to communicate in English for education, immigration, and professional accreditation.
Kaplan—As one of the world's leading providers of lifelong education with operations around the globe, Kaplan has evolved well beyond test preparation to serve students of all ages through a wide array of offerings. These include programs for kids and schools, post-secondary education, professional training, and more.
Method Test Prep—Method Test Prep is a New York-based test preparation and educational consulting company that has partnered with school districts around the world to provide high-quality, affordable SAT and ACT test prep to all students in the district. Method Test Prep's products utilize the latest web-based technology making the products effective, easy-to-use, and appealing to students.
National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)—Established in 1970, the National Black MBA Association is dedicated to developing partnerships that result in the creation of intellectual and economic wealth in the black community. In partnership with over 400 of the country's top business organizations; the association has inroads into a wide range of industries as well as the public and private sector.
National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA)—The National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) was created in 1988 as a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization. Widely known as the "Premier Hispanic Organization," NSHMBA serves 32 chapters and 8,000 members in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It exists to foster Hispanic leadership through graduate management education and professional development. NSHMBA works to prepare Hispanics for leadership positions throughout the U.S., so that they can provide the cultural awareness and sensitivity vital in the management of the nation's diverse workforce
National Scholarship Service (NSS)—NSS is an independent, not-for-profit agency designed to broaden educational opportunities and financial assistance for minority students pursuing higher education.
North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals (NACCAP)—NACCAP is an education organization that promotes career development, spiritual growth, and mutual cooperation between United States and Canadian institutions of Christian education.
TuitionCoach—TuitionCoach is a personalized internet-based program created by The College Company that guides families step-by-step through the college financial aid process, offering: expert tips for completing financial aid applications; guidance to maximize financial aid eligibility; suggestions to avoid common mistakes on financial aid forms; a personalized assessment of a student's financial aid award; and suggestions for negotiating a better award, as necessary. TuitionCoach.com's tools are based on experience derived from Dr. Paul Wrubel, a college funding advisor who has spent 35 years in public education at the secondary school level arming families with the knowledge and guidance to dramatically upgrade their college choices.
Walmart.com—Founded in January 2000, Walmart.com is a subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. From modest beginnings in northwestern Arkansas, Wal-Mart has grown to become a worldwide household name.
YMCA—The nation's 2,686 YMCAs respond to critical social needs by drawing on its collective strength as one of the largest not-for-profit community service organizations in the United States. Today's YMCAs serve thousands of U.S. communities, uniting 21 million children and adults of all ages, races, faiths, backgrounds, abilities, and income levels.
Technology Partners
ACT—ACT is an independent, not-for-profit education organization that provides more than a hundred assessment, research, information, and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development.
Altius Education, Inc.—Altius Education, Inc., partners with academic institutions to help them unlock the potential of their existing curricula. The company’s strategy is to identify gaps in the postsecondary education market and leverage its partnerships, capital, online learning capacity, and marketing experience to create focused college programs to serve market needs. Altius Education, Inc. has had proven success with its first college, Ivy Bridge College, which provides innovative online associate degree programs with unparalleled access to mentoring and support and transferability to four-year colleges and universities.
Educational Testing Service (ETS)—ETS is the world's largest private education testing and measurement organization, administering more than 12 million tests worldwide to provide interpretative information for test takers and educational institutions.
Metzgers—Metzgers Printing & Mailing is a best-in-class printing and mailing partner, providing solutions in commercial and digital print, variable-data printing, Web-to-print solutions, as well as full-service mailing and fulfillment.
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)—NASPA, student affairs administrators in higher education, is the leading voice for student affairs administration, policy and practice and affirms the commitment of student affairs to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. NASPA members are committed to serving college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, collaboration, access, service, fellowship, and the spirit of inquiry.
Noel-Levitz—A trusted partner to higher education, Noel-Levitz helps campuses and systems reach and exceed their goals for student recruitment, financial aid, student retention, and strategic enrollment management. Since 1973, more than 2,600 public and private institutions have invited Noel-Levitz to collaborate with them. Noel-Levitz offers customized services including market research, side-by-side plan development, communications support, Web site strategies, professional development opportunities, assessment tools, and new enrollment technologies.
Nolij—Nolij Corporation is the leading provider of higher education-focused document imaging and workflow solutions and is the recognized leader in providing forms processing and data integration middle-ware technology to the higher education customer. Nolij has literally changed the document imaging and data integration landscape with its powerful, yet affordably-priced products built exclusively for higher education. Hundreds of colleges and universities worldwide rely on Nolij solutions to improve the capture, input, availability, and flow of information within and throughout their enterprise. Utilizing the latest Web-based technology, and integrating a host of higher education best practices, Nolij delivers best-of-breed solutions with unbeatable value.
OmniUpdate—For more than 25 years, OmniUpdate, Inc. has been a leader in desktop, client-server, and Software-as-a-Service applications. Today, OmniUpdate’s web content management products are used to manage more than 500 college and university websites.
Teresa Farnum and Associates—Teresa Farnum & Associates assists campuses in improving the quality of the student experience by working directly with institution's staff and faculty regarding any processes, procedures, functions, and services that have an impact on prospective and continuing students.
Vantage Point—Vantage Point helps colleges and universities develop cross-departmental student recruiting, student support, and retention strategies for military, veteran, and adult learners earning their degrees through a variety of learning modalities (on-line, commuters to campus, and hybrid modalities). Vantage Point facilitates a student lifecycle engagement workshop to build coordinated strategies for supporting these growing student segments and then provides project leadership and change management services to speed the adoption of recommendations that emerge from the workshop.

