What is An Educational Consultant

The Educational Consultant

Educational Consultants are professional advocates that assist families and children determine the appropriate educational services that are needed for a particular client.  There are three main classes of educational consultants, these include:  The Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA), The Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), and Independent Educational Consultants.

HECA Consultants work exclusively with college age students for enrollments into Secondary Schools throughout the world. 

IECA Consultants adhere to a close-knit community of professionals that are governed by a set of practices and standards which are meant to lend greater credibility to their cause.  IECA Consultants work with a myriad of different types of organizations which include:  college admissions, junior boarding schools, day boarding schools, therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness programs and residential treatment centers to name a few. 

Independent Educational Consultants work with the same clientele that IECA members do.  The main difference being that they do not belong to a National Association to represent their work.  As with any association, there are both pro's and con's to not belonging to IECA.