Education
is a service product produced by non-profit educational institutions. The
concept of marketing in education is not to pursue profit or be commercial in
nature. However, emphasizing efficiency, creativity, and increasing
productivity while maintaining quality. Marketing in educational
institutions such as Learning Centers is aimed more at providing excellent
services to education consumers, and producing quality graduates, so that the
benefits derived in the form of increased public interest in non-formal
education programs and SKB are better known in the community.
This
research at the SKB Bantul uses a qualitative research approach. This type of
research in this approach is a case study. Case studies are one type of
qualitative approach that examines a particular "case" in the context
or setting of contemporary real life. The subjects of this study were tutors,
educators, and students. Data collection techniques used were observation,
interviews , and documentation, as well as using data analysis
techniques with data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions.
The
results of this study, application of marketing strategies in SKB Bantul in
increasing public interest nonformal education promgrams through marketing mix
was considered appropriate, but still not optimal in some programs. thus making
the program less attractive to the public. Therefore, it is necessary to have
an appropriate marketing strategy to further increase public interest in
non-school education programs.
Keywords : Non-Formal
Education, Marketing Mix, Community Interest