Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium

What Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium does

Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium (GMHEC) is a 501(c)(3) public charity and Type I supporting organization under IRC Section 509(a)(3), founded by three Vermont colleges—Champlain College, Middlebury College, and Saint Michael's College—to deliver shared administrative services across member institutions. Headquartered at 175 Lakeside Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, the consortium operates with a staff of approximately 18 employees and a stated mission of reducing administrative costs and improving service quality through collaboration on non-competitive functions such as HR, payroll, benefits administration, and procurement. The governance model places the President, Treasurer, and Secretary seats with senior finance and HR officers from the three founding colleges (Rob Robinson of Saint Michael's serves as President; David J. Provost of Middlebury as President Emeritus; April O'Dell of Champlain as Treasurer; Caitlin Goss of Middlebury as Secretary).

The consortium's core technology platform is Oracle Cloud HCM (Human Capital Management), which unifies Core HR, Benefits, Absence Management, Time and Labor, Payroll, Workforce Compensation, Learning, Talent Acquisition, Goal Management, Career Development, Performance Management, Talent Review, Succession Management, and Business Intelligence across all member institutions. Complementary services include shared payroll processing with ADP for W-2 production, benefits administration, accounts payable and procurement services (with consolidated vendor contracts such as Amazon Business Prime, B&H Photo, Lowe's, and ADP), and a multi-domain employee well-being program that includes a discounted Edge fitness membership, a Health Literacy Campaign, and partnerships with Guided Resilience, InvestEAP, Audubon Vermont, Waterbury Public Library, and Hannaford Dietitians.

GMHEC's business model is a cost-sharing service-delivery mechanism rather than a commercial enterprise. Services are not sold to external customers; rather, the consortium allocates shared administrative overhead and collective vendor contracts among its three founding member institutions, with Norwich University participating as a minor participant in well-being programs only. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, the consortium has no funding rounds or external investors, and the entity is governed by a board drawn from the member colleges. Pricing on the few public-facing items (e.g., The Edge membership at $120 for 6 months or $240 for 12 months; $5 movement meditation classes) is immaterial to the overall budget.

Name

Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium

Legal name

Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium

Website

https://gmhec.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Green Mountain Higher Education Consortium (GMHEC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium that delivers shared HR, payroll, benefits, procurement, and well-being services to three Vermont colleges—Champlain, Middlebury, and Saint Michael's—using Oracle Cloud HCM as its unified technology platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Shared Administrative Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

Keywords

• Shared services consortium
• Higher education administration
• Human capital management
• Payroll benefits administration
• Collaborative procurement

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Consortium Membership Services: GMHEC operates as a 501(c)(3) public charity and Type I supporting organization. Revenue is derived from collaborative services shared among member institutions including HR, payroll, benefits administration, and procurement, enabling cost savings through collective buying power and shared administrative overhead.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GMHEC is a nonprofit consortium that delivers shared administrative services — including human resources, payroll processing, benefits administration, procurement, and finance/accounts payable — to its three member Vermont colleges (Champlain College, Middlebury College, and Saint Michael's College) through a unified Oracle Cloud HCM platform. The consortium also operates employee well-being programs including discounted fitness memberships, wellness coaching, and health literacy initiatives for faculty and staff of member institutions.

Product overview

GMHEC is a collaborative consortium serving three Vermont colleges (Champlain College, Middlebury College, and Saint Michael's College) that provides shared administrative services. The core technology platform is Oracle Cloud HCM (Human Capital Management), which unifies Core HR, Benefits, Absence Management, Time and Labor, Payroll, Workforce Compensation, Learning, Talent Acquisition, Goal Management, Career Development, Performance Management, and Business Intelligence. Supporting modules include Payroll Services, Benefits Administration, Health Literacy Campaign, Well-Being Programs, Purchasing/Procurement Services, and Finance/Accounts Payable Services—all delivered as shared services to reduce costs and improve efficiency across member institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HR Shared Services
• Payroll Services
• Benefits Administration
• Purchasing and Procurement Services
• Finance and Accounts Payable Services
• Well-Being Programs
• Health Literacy Campaign

Quantifiable outcome

• Greater efficiency and reduced costs over the long term through shared administrative services
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• The Edge (Fitness Centers)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 August 2018The Edge provides discounted annual fitness memberships to eligible faculty and staff of all GMHEC member schools. Membership includes access to fitness centers, pools, group fitness classes, and other facilities at five locations in Vermont.
• Champlain CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member institution of GMHEC consortium. Champlain College collaborates with other member colleges on shared administrative services including HR, payroll, benefits, and procurement through the consortium structure.
• Middlebury CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member institution of GMHEC consortium. Middlebury College participates in collaborative administrative services including Oracle HCM implementation and shared HR processes.
• Saint Michael's CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member institution of GMHEC consortium. Saint Michael's College collaborates on shared administrative services and participates in the unified Oracle HCM platform.
• Norwich UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipating institution in GMHEC well-being programs. Norwich University employees access health and wellness resources and The Edge fitness membership through the consortium.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle provides the cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) platform that powers GMHEC's shared HR services across member institutions. The implementation includes Core HR, Benefits, Absence Management, Time and Labor, Payroll, Workforce Compensation, Learning, Talent Acquisition, and related modules.
• Guided ResilienceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWellness coaching provider offering Movement Meditation classes as part of GMHEC's well-being program offerings to employees of member institutions.
• InvestEAPminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployee assistance program provider delivering wellness content including Morning Movement yoga and mindfulness sessions through GMHEC's well-being calendar.
• Audubon VermontminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnvironmental organization partnering with GMHEC for well-being events including Bird Monitoring Walks at the Green Mountain Audubon Center, available to employees of member institutions.
• Waterbury Public LibraryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partner providing free Chair Yoga classes as part of GMHEC's well-being program offerings.
• Hannaford DietitiansminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNutrition and dietetics support for GMHEC's 'Good Food, Good Mood' wellness programming and health literacy initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NERCOMP: A New England consortium for higher-education IT and administrative collaboration, serving similar institutions in an overlapping geography with comparable shared-services orientation.
• Five College Consortium: A long-running New England consortium of five colleges (Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, UMass Amherst) sharing libraries, classes, and administrative functions. Direct structural peer in shared services across multiple colleges.
• E&I Cooperative Services: The largest member-owned purchasing cooperative for educational institutions, providing collective buying power on contracts. Directly comparable on the collective-procurement dimension of GMHEC's offerings.
• Claremont University Consortium: A consortium of seven Claremont Colleges providing shared administrative services including HR, payroll, benefits, and library services. Directly comparable as a multi-college shared-services consortium with similar structure and mission.

Broad incumbents

• Huron Consulting Group: A large professional services firm providing higher-education consulting including HR, finance, and technology transformation. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping shared-services capabilities to the same institutional customers.
• EDUCAUSE: A nonprofit association advancing the use of technology in higher education. Comparable as the broader ecosystem/membership organization serving the same institutional buyer segment.
• Internet2: A nonprofit consortium of U.S. research and education institutions providing shared technology infrastructure. Comparable as a higher-ed consortium model but operating at a much larger scale and in networking rather than administrative services.

Emerging players

• Unizin: A consortium of universities that collectively license and deploy shared edtech platforms. Comparable as a higher-ed shared-platform consortium, though focused on learning rather than HR/finance services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/green-mountain-higher-education-consortium

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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