Expert Guidance in
School Mergers & Acquisitions
Schulz School Advisors brings together decades of experience in postsecondary education, institutional operations, accreditation, compliance, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions.
Dr. Susan Schulz
Dr. Susan F. Schulz is a distinguished leader and consultant in the postsecondary education sector. As the founder of Schulz School Advisors, she has dedicated more than 30 years to guiding career schools and colleges through the complexities of licensing, accreditation, strategic development, and mergers.
Holding a doctorate in Educational Leadership, Dr. Schulz combines her academic knowledge with extensive industry experience to help educational institutions in the United States and internationally achieve their strategic objectives.
In May 2000, she completed her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership at Florida Atlantic University. Her dissertation focused on program completion in proprietary schools and was among the relatively few dissertations to use career schools as a research setting.
Ashley Wallace, MBA, MPP, M.Ed.
Ashley Wallace has successfully navigated the mergers and acquisitions process involving both large universities and smaller educational institutions. He is a former owner of a COE-accredited college, where he oversaw all facets of institutional operations.
His professional background includes educational compliance, business development, organizational development, and strategic planning. He was appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly to the North Carolina Board of Proprietary Education, where he served a six-year term.
Ashley previously served as Director of Organizational Development at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He holds a Master of Public Policy from Duke University, a Master of Education from the University of Nebraska, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Dr. James “Jim” Vernon
Dr. Jim Vernon is a C-level leader with 40 years of experience in higher education, specializing in the management of schools, colleges, and universities.
Experience serving as both a campus president and interim president.
Served as a senior vice president with oversight of twenty college campuses and as a vice president/managing director for a public company, leading a division of ten colleges.
Served as vice president for academic affairs at two universities and as dean of a BS/BA program, with significant experience involving regional, national, and programmatic accreditors.
Jim holds an MBA from Murray State University and an Ed.D. from Spalding University.
Education Experience at Every Stage of the Transaction.
Our team understands that education transactions involve more than financial performance. Institutional operations, accreditation, regulatory compliance, program mix, enrollment, student outcomes, and ownership requirements can all influence a successful transaction.
Put Our Experience to Work for You.
Whether you are considering selling a school, evaluating an acquisition, or planning for the future, start with a confidential conversation with Schulz School Advisors.
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