The latest trends, news, and solutions in Higher Education
Academic advisors play a vital role in helping students stay on track toward graduation. But as enrollment grows and degree requirements become more complex, advisors often spend too much time searching for information instead of working directly with students.
That's why colleges are increasingly turning to academic advising software like FlightPath to streamline their processes and improve student outcomes.
Many colleges and universities face a difficult challenge: improving student retention and graduation rates while working within increasingly tight budgets.
Institutions often discover that powerful advising and student success solutions come with six-figure price tags and lengthy implementations. For many schools, these barriers make it difficult to invest in the tools students and advisors need most. That's where FlightPath comes in.
Salesforce is one of the most powerful and widely used CRMs in the world. But it was designed as a general-purpose business CRM, not specifically for higher education. That means colleges and universities often spend significant time and money customizing Salesforce to support admissions, recruitment, and enrollment workflows.
Jetstream takes a different approach. Built specifically for higher education, Jetstream provides the tools enrollment teams need right out of the box.
Student retention remains one of the biggest challenges facing colleges and universities. While there is no single solution, proactive advising has emerged as one of the most effective strategies for helping students stay on track and reach graduation.
Rather than waiting for students to ask for help (or until the end of the term during advising season), proactive advising focuses on identifying problems early and intervening before the student falls behind.
Tracking faculty credentials can become complicated as institutions grow. Records may be stored across multiple systems, expiration dates may be tracked manually, and reporting often takes longer than expected when information is needed quickly.
Faculty Atlas helps institutions manage faculty credential compliance in one system. It tracks qualifications, sends alerts for expiring certifications, and generates reports which demonstrate how your faculty are qualified to teach assigned courses. Let's look at some of the headaches commonly faced by institutions of all sizes:
