Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants

What Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants does

Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants (d/b/a FS&G Consulting) is a private, Orlando-headquartered professional services firm that advises postsecondary educational institutions on regulatory and operational matters. Founded in 2013, the company provides a broad suite of consulting services including accreditation support with agencies such as ACICS, ACCSC, COE, SACS, and ABHES; state board licensing; U.S. Department of Education participation preparation; curriculum development for allied health, business, computer science, and general education; operations, P&L, marketing, and admissions management; due diligence for acquisitions; international expansion into the U.S. market; and orderly closure assistance. The firm operates without proprietary technology, offering advisory expertise rather than a software or platform product, and delivers work via direct, project-based consulting engagements rather than recurring subscriptions or licensed tools.

The firm's customer base is concentrated in for-profit postsecondary institutions—career colleges, specialty training schools, nursing and allied health programs, and a smaller number of universities—spanning roughly 61 named clients across the U.S. and international markets. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on a website with Calendly scheduling, direct phone/email outreach, and referrals; pricing is quote-based per engagement with no publicly disclosed rates. The executive team is the core asset: CEO Chris Georgetti (former SVP Operations at EduK Group, where he oversaw 39 campuses, 23,000+ students, and $145M in revenue), COO Sam Ferguson (former Executive Director of Florida's Commission for Independent Education), Co-Founder Michael Santoro (former ACICS Accreditation Chair and National Director of Compliance at Career Education Corporation), President Reham Maswadeh, and CTO Michael La Plante. FS&G is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no disclosed outside funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors.

Name

Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants

Legal name

Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants

Website

https://sandgconsult.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FS&G Consulting is a private Orlando-based educational consulting firm that provides accreditation, state licensing, USDOE participation, curriculum, and operations advisory services to for-profit postsecondary institutions in the U.S. and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Admissions, Enrollment & Registrar Operations (Application Processing, Records) (EDAEALAB)

Keywords

• Accreditation consulting
• State board licensing
• Curriculum development services
• Regulatory compliance advisory
• Postsecondary education consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Education Consulting Services: FS&G Consulting generates revenue through professional consulting services provided to educational institutions. Services include accreditation assistance, state board licensing, curriculum development, operations management, and regulatory compliance advisory. Engagement types appear to be project-based consulting engagements rather than recurring subscription models.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants (FS&G Consulting) delivers professional advisory services to postsecondary educational institutions, including accreditation consulting (ACICS, ACCSC, COE, SACS, ABHES), state board licensing representation, USDOE and Title IV participation preparation, curriculum development for both brick-and-mortar and online delivery, and operational management across admissions, finance, and student affairs. Engagements are customized project-based consulting assignments rather than packaged software or subscription products, targeting for-profit colleges, universities, career schools, and international institutions seeking entry into the U.S. market.

Product overview

Ferguson, Santoro and Georgetti Educational Consultants (FS&G Consulting) operates as a unified educational consulting service rather than a modular software platform. The company provides a comprehensive suite of advisory and consulting services focused on accreditation, regulatory compliance, curriculum development, and institutional management for educational institutions. Services include Accreditation Consulting, State Board Licensing, USDOE Participation Preparation, Curriculum Development, Operations Management, Marketing and Admissions Management, Strategic Planning, Due Diligence Evaluations, Projection Forecasting, P&L Management, Complaint Resolution, Student Affairs Management, International Education Services, Orderly Closure Assistance, and Campus Analytics. The executive team has over 100 years of combined experience working with U.S. and international institutions in both brick-and-mortar and online education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved state licensing in 2 weeks for Gulfside Medical Training Institute after 16 months of unsuccessful prior attempts
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tecker International: Higher education strategic consulting firm serving colleges and universities on strategy, governance, and operational improvement. Comparable to FS&G in serving institutional clients with advisory services, though Tecker focuses more broadly across higher education while FS&G specializes in accreditation and regulatory compliance.
• ECG Management Consultants: Healthcare and higher education consulting firm providing strategy, financial planning, and operations advisory to academic medical centers and universities. Comparable to FS&G in serving postsecondary institutions with strategy and operations consulting, though ECG focuses more on academic healthcare with deeper financial planning expertise.
• EAB: Research and advisory services provider to higher education institutions, covering enrollment, student success, and operational topics. Comparable to FS&G as a higher education advisory firm, though EAB operates at much larger scale with subscription research models rather than FS&G's project-based consulting.
• MGT Consulting Group: Education-focused consulting firm providing K-12 and higher education clients with strategy, operations, and technology advisory services. Comparable to FS&G in being an education-specialist consulting firm with similar mid-sized profile and project-based engagements, though MGT serves both K-12 and postsecondary.
• AGB (Association of Governing Boards): Association providing governance consulting, executive search, and advisory services to higher education governing boards and institutions. Comparable to FS&G in serving institutional leadership with advisory services, though AGB focuses specifically on board governance and presidential search.
• Credo: Higher education consulting firm specializing in enrollment marketing, branding, and student retention. Comparable to FS&G's Marketing and Admissions Management service line and a similar mid-sized advisory firm serving educational institutions, though Credo has a narrower focus on enrollment.
• Ruffalo Noel Levitz: Enrollment management, fundraising, and student retention consulting firm serving colleges and universities. Comparable to FS&G in providing advisory services to postsecondary institutions with overlapping enrollment and marketing offerings, though RNL is significantly larger and product-enabled.

Broad incumbents

• Huron Consulting Group: Large management consulting firm with a higher education practice serving colleges and universities on strategy, operations, and technology. Comparable in serving institutional clients but operates across multiple industries with broader service portfolio and significantly greater scale than FS&G.
• Baker Tilly: Top 10 accounting and advisory firm with a higher education practice serving colleges, universities, and educational institutions. Comparable in serving institutional clients with regulatory and operational advisory services but operates across multiple industries with broader scale and audit capabilities.
• KPMG: Big 4 accounting and advisory firm with a higher education practice providing consulting, advisory, and audit services to colleges and universities. Comparable in serving institutional clients but operates globally with significantly broader service portfolio and scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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