"Today, it is the ability to attract talent that creates regional advantage.
Those that have talent win; those that don't lose."

Prof. Richard Florida, Author, The Rise of The Creative Class
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The Collegia Approach

Collegia's work for new client regions typically begins with a student-centered research project to insure that future recommendations are based on up-to-date, accurate perceptions and data points...This "discovery" phase also serves as the first stage in our four-step process as outlined below.




 

» Community Leaders Team Up to Keep College Grads in Central Ohio
Last summer CompeteColumbus, the economic development effort organized by the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce and The Columbus Partnership, created a plan to make the most of the temporary presence of the enormous pool of the best and the brightest who visit or region every year.

Collegia, a consulting firm from Wellesley, Massachusetts, managed the research, conducting face-to-face interviews with just under 50 students enrolled at Capital University, Columbus College of Art and Design, Denison University, Kenyon College, The Ohio State University, Ohio Wesleyan University, and Otterbein College. Collegia also acquired over 1,700 data points with an online survey mechanism. Click the title above to download a pdf version of the research findings presented in Columbus by Todd Hoffman, president of Collegia, in May 2008.

» The 2007-08 College Destinations Index
A ranking of 75 top US higher education destinations based on key indices that identify factors most important in a prospective college student's destination decision.

» Making Massachusetts a World-Class Talent Destination
Collegia's coauthored study, developed in partnership with the Mass Insight Corporation, reports steep declines in the number of foreign students at Massachusetts colleges and universities. The report cites the factors behind these trends and strategies for ensuring that the Commonwealth is poised to compete in this global competition for talent.
Click title above to download the pdf version. For a copy of the full report, please contact Collegia directly at 781-431-7755.

» Should I Stay or Should I Go?
A Survey of Recent College Graduates
A Knowledge Industry Partnership Report
June 2004


The following studies are proprietary and have been conducted for our clients. For more information, please contact us directly.

2005Graduated Student SurveyLancaster County, PA
2004Parent Satisfaction StudyMarymount International School, Rome, Italy
2004Enrolled Student SurveyNortheast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE)
2003Enrolled Student SurveyLehigh Valley, PA
2002Enrolled Student SurveyBaltimore College Town Network

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