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  Customized Solutions for Small Colleges 

At Small College Consulting, we specialize in delivering customized solutions tailored to the unique needs of small colleges. By collaborating with a network of trusted affiliate consultants and strategic partners, we provide institutions with the best services to achieve their enrollment goals and address critical challenges. From targeted enrollment workshops and strategic planning to interim leadership and sustained advising, our comprehensive approach ensures that each college receives personalized support and expert guidance. We are committed to helping small colleges thrive by aligning innovative strategies with their mission, fostering growth, and driving measurable success.

Chris Coons

Partner

Enrollment Management

Alma mater: West Virginia Wesleyan College

 Chris brings 30 years of enrollment management experience to clients and has a proven track record of helping institutions increase new student and total enrollment. He has worked for five different small colleges and was chief enrollment officer for two of them.

After leaving the campus side, he joined Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company, as business development and enrollment consultant. After Underscore merged with Carnegie, Chris worked with several small colleges in helping them exceed new student enrollment goals.

Chris is an experienced facilitator for admissions trainings and workshops and brings to the team his unrivaled knowledge of enrollment best practices and enrollment strategy.

Scott Novak

Partner

Enrollment Marketing

Alma mater: Susquehanna University

For the last 30 years, Scott has been an authority on market trends in the industry, with an unrivaled ability to anticipate the marketing needs of small colleges and universities across the country.

Scott was the founder of Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company, which became part of Carnegie in 2021. As Chief Development Officer at Carnegie, Scott started the Carnegie "Small College Initiative" and serves as the MC of the National Small College Enrollment Conference, hosted by Carnegie. You can listen to his podcast, "Small College Movement" and follow him on social channels.

Scott has worked with more than 300 small colleges and universities in his career in helping them achieve their marketing and enrollment goals.