"I believe all the major features that any higher education institution needs can be found in this system."

"The direction Ellucian is going in and their commitment to cloud strategy—and higher education in general—is pretty spectacular."

“While the word nimble has been used to death, hosting makes us more nimble, because we’ve been able to accomplish a lot more, a lot faster, than if we’d been doing it on our own.”

“Students can’t afford to spend more semesters in the university because they messed up on their course requirements. Colleague® Student Planning will help students track their requirements more closely and graduate in a timely manner.”

“It gives me a chance to advise the students and make sure they are taking the required courses. I think we’re stronger as an institution now that we’re using the software.”

“Students really like the ability to create a four-year plan, and the visuals are great. They can see the impact of moving courses around or picking up a minor with the safety of knowing they aren’t locking in a change. It puts the students in the driver’s seat and empowers …

"A big plus for Lee University is ease of use, and CRM Advise is device-agnostic. Prior to this, we didn’t have anything, and what we did use wasn’t mobile-friendly. So with CRM Advise being mobile-friendly and the student portal being mobile-friendly."

"Degree Works lets me be more independent instead of me being dependent on my advisor. It lets me choose my classes instead of letting someone else help me, making me be more responsible."

"I am an advocate for Degree Works. If a school wants to implement the concept of pathways, it’s almost a no-brainer."

"One of our top priorities is to always try to offer our students a chance to succeed on a daily basis."

"Colleague was just better for us. It can grow to fit our needs."

“Up to that point, most of our departments had been asking for more staff to keep up with the manual workload of the previous system. Now, with Colleague, a staff of 11 people could get down to 9, for example. That was a big selling point for the university’s CFO, …

“This is what they saw on the screens, and this is the answer that they gave them.”

"The turnaround time that we’re able to provide is the big win."

"I'm excited about this. I think it's going to be beneficial; I like where it's going."