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NRCCUA, NAIA CONTINUE PROGRAM TO HELP COLLEGES RECRUIT STUDENT-ATHLETES, PROMOTE CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER

(Lee’s Summit, Mo.)—The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) continues its successful partnership with the National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA) since creating the NAIA Enrollment Advantage™ program last year. The program, which is the first of its kind for the NAIA, assists NAIA coaches and administrators in driving athletic enrollment and recruitment at their respective institutions.

"With the highly competitive nature of recruiting top student-athletes on the collegiate level, this is a program that will impact our members tremendously," said Steve Baker, NAIA CEO. "Many of our institutions have utilized NRCCUA’s programs for their general student population for a number of years. The fact that a program has been developed to identify student-athletes directly for NAIA institutions is a great benefit to our member colleges and universities."

NRCCUA President Don Munce adds, "For over 30 years NRCCUA has been working with admissions offices to identify high school students who fit the distinct academic and social environments of our member institutions.

"Well over half of the NAIA’s affiliated colleges and universities have joint membership with NRCCUA. We are excited about the opportunity to continue upon this association by assisting NAIA schools specifically with the recruitment of qualified student-athletes, and additionally, by helping to promote its Champions of Character initiative."

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The National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA) is a non-profit educational research organization based in Lee’s Summit, Mo. For over 30 years, NRCCUA has conducted the largest nationwide survey of high school students, which serves as a communications link between college-bound high school students and public and private colleges and universities. For more information, visit www.nrccua.org