What Collegis Education does

Collegis Education is a privately held, U.S.-based professional and managed services company dedicated exclusively to the higher education sector, supporting colleges and universities across private, public, and community-college segments (current named clients include Arizona State University, University of Colorado, Spelman College, Cleveland State University, Concordia University Texas, and others). The company operates from Oak Brook, Illinois, and serves a base spanning more than 155,000 students across client institutions. Its stated positioning centers on the intersection of data, technology, and talent for institutions navigating enrollment pressure, legacy systems, and digital transformation needs.

The core technology asset is Connected Core®, a proprietary data integration and analytics platform built on Google Cloud that unifies institutional data from the dominant student information systems (Banner/Ellucian, PeopleSoft/Oracle), learning management systems (Canvas/Instructure, Blackboard), and CRM platforms (Slate, Salesforce, Ellucian Recruit). On top of this data layer, the company delivers a modular service portfolio split into Service + Delivery (Managed IT, Data Analytics, Enrollment & Recruitment, Retention, Marketing, Cybersecurity, Instructional Design) and Strategy + Consulting (Market Research, Data & AI Strategy, Portfolio Development, Revenue & Finance, Process Design & Innovation, Technology & IT Strategy, and Fractional Leadership & Staff Support, including fractional CIO/CFO/CMO/CDO/CSO/CAO access).

Collegis monetizes via professional-services engagements and recurring managed-services contracts on multi-year cycles, with pricing bundled per client and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting institutional decision-makers (presidents, provosts, CIOs, enrollment leaders). The firm holds SOC 3 certification from the AICPA and operates within FERPA-aligned data governance, and it acquired Education Management Solutions in August 2020, signaling a build-and-buy approach to extending service capabilities.

Name

Collegis Education

Legal name

Collegis Education

Website

https://collegiseducation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Collegis Education is a privately held U.S. firm that provides technology, data, and managed-services solutions to colleges and universities, anchored by its Google Cloud–powered Connected Core data integration platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Technology Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Library & Learning Space Managed Operations (Circulation, Scheduling, Staffing) (EDAEALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Higher Education Digital Courseware & Modules (EDAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Higher education consulting
• Enrollment management services
• Student data analytics
• Managed IT services
• Digital marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: Consulting and implementation services provided to higher education institutions, including digital marketing, technology integration, and operational consulting.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services for technology operations, digital marketing, and institutional support delivered on a recurring basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Collegis Education provides technology-enabled consulting and managed services to U.S. colleges and universities through its proprietary Connected Core® platform, which unifies SIS, LMS, and CRM data into a Google Cloud-powered analytics environment. The firm delivers modular service packages spanning enrollment and retention, marketing, managed IT, cybersecurity, instructional design, data analytics, and strategic consulting, enabling institutions to modernize operations and drive enrollment growth.

Product overview

Collegis Education operates as a modular higher education consulting and technology services firm built around its proprietary Connected Core® data platform. Connected Core® unifies institutional data from existing SIS, LMS, and CRM systems into a Google Cloud-powered ecosystem, enabling AI-driven insights and real-time decision-making. The service portfolio spans two groupings: Delivery + Support Services (Managed IT Services, Data Analytics, Enrollment & Recruitment, Retention, Marketing, Cybersecurity, and Instructional Design) and Strategy + Consulting Services (Market Research, Data & AI Strategy, Portfolio Development, Revenue & Finance, Process Design & Innovation, Technology & IT Strategy, and Fractional Leadership & Staff Support). Clients can procure individual services or integrated packages, with Connected Core® serving as the underlying data infrastructure that powers cross-service analytics and AI capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Connected Core®: A proprietary data integration platform powered by Google Cloud that unifies institutional data systems to provide actionable insights for higher education institutions.

Products and services

• Connected Core® Proprietary data integration and analytics platform that unifies institutional data from disparate SIS, LMS, and CRM systems into a single ecosystem, powered by Google Cloud AI to deliver actionable intelligence and real-time decision-making capabilities for higher education institutions.
• Managed IT Services End-to-end IT managed services including network management, database administration, help desk support, LMS/SIS support, CRM administration, and IT automation for higher education institutions.
• Data Analytics Data engineering and analytics services including data integration, warehousing, governance, cloud data management, visualization, and predictive modeling to build data-enabled institutions.
• Enrollment & Recruitment Data-enabled enrollment management services including full enrollment outreach, inquiry qualification, application completion, pre-start registration, melt management, and CRM consulting for higher education institutions.
• Retention Student retention and success services including student success coaching, retention risk identification, automated nurture campaigns, new student onboarding, registration support, and stop-out student re-engagement.
• Marketing Higher education marketing services including paid media marketing, creative and brand services, content strategy, web strategy, analytics and reporting, and student retention support, with ad fraud protection via Cheq integration.
• Cybersecurity Cybersecurity services for higher education including 24/7 monitoring and reporting, security assessments, regulatory compliance support, risk mitigation, and risk reduction planning.
• Instructional Design Instructional design services for online, hybrid, and competency-based education courses including media and video production, course production, learning technology solutions, and faculty training and support.
• Market Research Higher education market research services including market analysis, portfolio optimization, program viability assessments, competitive benchmarking, and prospective student profiling.
• Data & AI Strategy AI strategy development and data management consulting including ethical frameworks and governance, implementation and capacity building, strategic planning and assessment, and AI applications for student success, research, and institutional operations.
• Portfolio Development Academic portfolio development services including data-enabled program analysis, portfolio optimization, growth opportunity identification, and strategic positioning for market alignment.
• Revenue & Finance Revenue and financial strategy services including enrollment revenue optimization, financial intelligence tools, cost-efficiency analysis, strategic financial planning, academic portfolio optimization, and risk assessment and management.
• Process Design & Innovation Process design and innovation consulting including process mapping and optimization, technology alignment and integration, student journey mapping, operational efficiency consulting, impact workshops, change management support, and innovation strategy development.
• Technology & IT Strategy Higher education IT consulting including strategic IT roadmap development, IT assessments, IT project leadership, contract negotiation support, technology implementation guidance, and IT governance framework development.
• Fractional Leadership & Staff Support Fractional leadership and specialized staff support providing access to C-level executives (CIO, CFO, CMO, CDO, CSO, CAO, VP of Enrollment), interim leadership, technical expertise, and specialized ongoing support for enrollment, student success, IT, and other functional areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• 155,000+ students supported across client institutions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud serves as the foundational infrastructure for Collegis Education's Connected Core platform, providing AI capabilities and cloud infrastructure to support higher education institutions.
• Banner (Ellucian)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Ellucian Banner student information system, one of the most widely deployed SIS platforms in higher education, enabling seamless data exchange and process automation.
• PeopleSoft (Oracle)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions student information system, enabling data integration and process optimization for institutions running PeopleSoft.
• Canvas (Instructure)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Canvas learning management system, enabling enhanced digital learning experiences and administrative capabilities.
• BlackboardcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Blackboard learning management system, enabling enhanced digital learning experiences for institutions using this platform.
• Slate (Technolutions)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Slate CRM platform, enabling enhanced enrollment management and student recruitment capabilities.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Salesforce CRM platform, enabling enhanced customer relationship management and enrollment marketing capabilities.
• Ellucian RecruitcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Ellucian Recruit CRM, enabling enhanced enrollment management and student recruitment for higher education institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EAB: EAB is a direct peer providing research, enrollment, retention, and student success consulting and technology to colleges and universities, overlapping heavily with Collegis's enrollment and retention service lines.
• Ruffalo Noel Levitz: RNL is a direct competitor offering enrollment management, marketing, student success, and fundraising solutions to higher education institutions — closely matching Collegis's enrollment and retention offerings.
• Civitas Learning: Civitas Learning is a direct peer in student success and analytics software for higher education, competing in the same predictive analytics and retention space as Collegis's Connected Core®.
• Encoura (an ACT company): Encoura provides enrollment marketing, predictive modeling, and student search solutions to higher education — directly overlapping with Collegis's Enrollment & Recruitment and Marketing services.
• InsideTrack: InsideTrack delivers student coaching, retention, and success services for colleges and universities, directly competing with Collegis's Retention and student-success coaching offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Ellucian: Ellucian is the dominant SIS vendor in higher education (Banner, Colleague, PowerCampus) and is increasingly offering analytics and student-success modules that overlap with Collegis's Connected Core® integrations.
• Salesforce Education Cloud: Salesforce Education Cloud offers recruitment, student engagement, and CRM functionality as part of a broader enterprise CRM suite — competing with Collegis's CRM consulting and enrollment marketing services.
• Workday Student: Workday Student is a cloud-native SIS and student records platform that increasingly bundles analytics and engagement features, posing long-term competitive pressure on Collegis's higher-ed technology stack.
• Anthology: Anthology (combining Blackboard, Campus Management, and other higher-ed assets) offers SIS, LMS, and student-success products that overlap with Collegis's integration and managed-services footprint.

Emerging players

• Niche: Niche is a college search and K–12/higher-ed marketing platform that intersects with Collegis's enrollment marketing and market research services through prospective-student profiling and demand signals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/collegisedu
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@collegiseducation3603
• Facebookfacebook.com/collegiseducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collegis-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/teamcollegis

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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