Visual Schedule Builder

What Visual Schedule Builder does

Visual Schedule Builder, now operating as Modern Campus Navigate, is a SaaS platform that optimizes course scheduling and registration for higher-education institutions. Founded in 2001 by brothers Alan and Sean Weeks while students at Montreal's Concordia University, VSB enables students and advisors to search live course schedules, view all timetable permutations at a glance, and directly enroll in the best available schedule. The platform's technical differentiator is a set of proprietary bit-binary sorting algorithms — developed by engineers with backgrounds at the Department of National Defense and Lockheed Martin — that generate timetable options rapidly as courses fill up. The product is fully responsive and AODA-compliant for accessibility, and ships with a live enrollment dashboard and analytics module that surfaces course and section demand.

The company sells exclusively to universities and college systems on a multi-year, all-inclusive license that bundles maintenance, service, updates, and integrations with the major North American Student Information Systems: PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (9.0+), Ellucian Banner, Ellucian Colleague, DegreeWorks, and Jenzabar, plus custom integrations for institutions with homegrown SIS environments. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting registrars, enrollment services, and IT departments, with marketing driven by case studies, articles on retention economics and advising impact, and a Request Demo call-to-action that routes through the Modern Campus web estate.

VSB operates as a wholly owned line within Modern Campus Inc., following a 2019 acquisition by Digarc (when the product was renamed Register) and a subsequent 2021 acquisition of Digarc by Modern Campus, with the product rebranded as Navigate in 2022. Legal entity VSB Software Inc. continues to operate with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Camarillo (California), and Dallas, serving a customer base that includes Texas Christian University, Texas Tech, Concordia, McGill, Villanova, Auburn, FAMU, Wilfrid Laurier, Kent State, University of Regina, and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), among others. The core founding team — Alan Weeks (President) and Sean Weeks (CIO) — continues to lead the product under Modern Campus ownership.

Name

Visual Schedule Builder

Legal name

VSB Software Inc

Website

https://vsbuilder.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Visual Schedule Builder (now Modern Campus Navigate) provides SaaS course scheduling and registration optimization for higher-education institutions in North America, integrating natively with major Student Information Systems (PeopleSoft, Ellucian Banner/Colleague, DegreeWorks, Jenzabar) on multi-year all-inclusive licenses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Student Scheduling Software

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Course Registration & Scheduling Services (EDALAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Attendance, Scheduling, Timetabling & Calendar Management (EDAFAEAF)

Keywords

• Student scheduling software
• Course registration platform
• Higher education SaaS
• Schedule optimization tool
• Enrollment management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Camarillo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. All-Inclusive License Subscription: All-inclusive license model that includes maintenance, service, and updates. The license covers full integration and ongoing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Visual Schedule Builder (now branded Modern Campus Navigate) is a SaaS student course scheduling and registration optimization platform sold to higher education institutions. It enables students and advisors to view all possible timetable options at a glance, customize schedules, and directly register or enroll in courses. The platform includes a live enrollment dashboard with predictive analytics on course and section demand, and integrates natively with major Student Information Systems.

Product overview

Visual Schedule Builder operates as a unified student scheduling and registration optimization platform for higher education, currently marketed as Modern Campus Navigate. The product suite consists of the core Navigate platform, supplemented by acquired/legacy brands Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) and Register. The platform enables students to search live course schedules, view all timetable options at a glance, customize their schedules, and directly register/enroll in courses. It includes a live enrollment dashboard with analytics for tracking course demand and student scheduling trends. The product integrates with major Student Information Systems including PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Ellucian Banner, Ellucian Colleague, DegreeWorks, Jenzabar, and custom homegrown systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Modern Campus Navigate Student course scheduling and registration optimization platform for higher education institutions. Enables students and advisors to search live course schedules, view all timetable options at a glance, customize schedules, and directly register or enroll in the best possible schedule. Includes a live enrollment dashboard and analytics for proactive insight into course and section demand. Sold to four-year universities, colleges, and multi-campus college systems across North America.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dramatic decrease in student frustration during orientation and enrollment
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ElluciancoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Ellucian partnership for seamless integration with Ellucian Banner and Ellucian Colleague Student Information Systems. The company is recognized as an Ellucian partner with integration capabilities for institutional customers using these platforms.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for compatibility with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0+. Oracle partner logo displayed on the website indicating technical partnership.
• PeopleSoft Campus SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationFull integration with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions 9.0+ as part of the all-inclusive license, enabling seamless data exchange and registration capabilities.
• Ellucian BannercoreTechnology or IntegrationFull integration with Ellucian Banner Student Information System, enabling institutions to leverage existing infrastructure.
• Ellucian ColleaguecoreTechnology or IntegrationFull integration with Ellucian Colleague Student Information System, enabling institutions to leverage existing infrastructure.
• DegreeWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationFull integration with DegreeWorks academic advising platform, enabling students to plan courses based on degree requirements.
• JenzabarcoreTechnology or IntegrationFull integration with Jenzabar Student Information System, expanding compatibility with diverse institutional technology stacks.
• DigarccoreOthersAcquired by Digarc in 2019 and became part of their product suite under the name 'Register'. Digarc was subsequently acquired by Modern Campus in 2021.
• Modern CampuscoreOthersVSB became part of Modern Campus in 2021 when Digarc was acquired. The product was rebranded as 'Navigate' in 2022. Modern Campus provides additional team members for integration, infrastructure, client support, and sales.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stellic: Stellic provides degree-audit-aware course planning and registration tools for higher education, overlapping directly with VSB's student scheduling and advisor workload reduction use cases.
• CourseLeaf by LEAF: CourseLeaf's catalog, class scheduling, and curriculum modules compete head-to-head with VSB at the registrar and academic affairs level in higher-ed institutions.
• Coursedog: Coursedog offers a higher-ed scheduling, course catalog, and academic planning platform directly competing with VSB/Navigate at colleges and universities, targeting registrars and enrollment services with similar SIS integrations.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions: Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a major SIS that VSB integrates with; it represents both a partner and a potential competitor if Oracle expands native student-facing scheduling functionality.
• Ellucian: Ellucian is the dominant SIS vendor in higher education (Banner, Colleague, PowerCampus) and a partner of VSB; its broad student system suite competes at the institutional level and could in-source scheduling features.
• Anthology (Campus Management / Blackboard): Anthology's broad higher-ed suite (formerly Campus Management) bundles SIS, retention, and student experience modules that compete with parts of VSB's functionality at large institutions.
• Workday Student: Workday Student is a cloud-native SIS targeting large universities; its built-in academic planning and registration capabilities overlap with VSB's value proposition and represent a competitive threat for new logos.
• Jenzabar: Jenzabar is a SIS vendor with deep presence in small-to-mid private colleges; VSB integrates with Jenzabar, and Jenzabar's broader student platform competes for the same institutional wallet.

Emerging players

• TargetX (by Liaison): TargetX provides admissions and student success CRM tools adjacent to academic planning; it competes for registrar/advising budget at institutions evaluating VSB plus broader student journey stacks.
• Ad Astra Information Systems (by Watermark): Ad Astra (now part of Watermark) provides class scheduling, space utilization, and degree audit tools for higher education that overlap with VSB's core scheduling and registration capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/visual-schedule-builder

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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