CollegeNET explained

CollegeNET, Inc
Type:	Private
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Successors:	-->
Founder:	Jim Wolfston
Hq Location City:	Portland, OR
Hq Location Country:	USA
Areas Served:	-->
Owners:	-->
Num Employees:	165
Num Employees Year:	2017

CollegeNET, Inc. is an American developer of web technologies used for higher education. The company is based in Portland, Oregon.^{[1] [2]}

History

Founded as Universal Algorithms, Inc. in 1977, the company introduced the first automated classroom scheduling program for higher education in 1979. ^[3] The company continued to expand the scheduling program to include event scheduling and resource management and calendar publishing. The company also introduced web-based graphical analysis tools for campus space planning.^[4] In 1995, the company began offering Software as a Service (SaaS) to institutions with the ApplyWeb® system, which included online admission application processing and evaluation for colleges and universities, as well as recruitment and communication management tools.^{[5] [6]}

The company changed its name to CollegeNET, Inc. in May 1999. In recent years, CollegeNET has expanded its products to include online course evaluation surveys; self-service custom forms creation; virtual classroom instruction; and video interview practice for career services, job applicants, and classroom instruction.^[7]

Products and Services

Admissions

Source:^[8]

• Eazel™ – Custom forms creation system for admissions and general use
• Prospect – Recruitment and communication management system
• Admit – Admissions application evaluation management system
• ApplyWeb® – Application processing system

Scheduling and Space Management

Source:^[9]

• 25Live® – Web-based academic and event scheduling, publishing, and resource management
• Schedule25® – Optimized bulk course scheduling
• X25® – Graphical reporting for space management and master planning

Virtual Instruction

• StandOut® Classroom – Asynchronous video classroom instruction platform with lecture transcription and AI research tools

Career Services

Source:^[10]

• StandOut® – Video interview practice for job applicants, students, and career services. Candidate recruitment and hiring system for employers.

Course Evaluation and Surveys

• Eval25 – Online course evaluations and surveys^[11]

International Student Services

Source:^[12]

• CertiFile® – Academic document authentication and delivery services

Universities using CollegeNET

Stanford University, Yale University, University of Michigan, Elon University, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Berkeley, University of Washington, Oregon State University, and approximately 1,000 other colleges and universities use CollegeNET's services.^[13]

Social Mobility Index

CollegeNET produces the Social Mobility Index (SMI) which measures the degree to which individual colleges and universities contribute to social mobility.^[14]

See also

• List of companies based in Oregon

Notes and References

1. News: Christopher . Dawson . CollegeNET ends the thick/thin letter game . 2009-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021122147/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/education/collegenet-ends-the-thickthin-letter-game/2837. dead. October 21, 2012. ZDNet . 2011-05-18 .
2. News: Dian . Schaffhauser . James Madison U Automates Admissions Notifications. 2009-07-27 . Campus Technology . 2011-05-18 .
3. Web site: CollegeNET . Learn About CollegeNET . 2024-10-28 . collegenet.com . en.
4. Web site: CollegeNET - Scheduling. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
5. Web site: CollegeNET - Admissions. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
6. Web site: CollegeNET - About Us. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
7. Web site: CollegeNET, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg. https://web.archive.org/web/20100621233651/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=1181092. dead. June 21, 2010. investing.businessweek.com. 2018-01-09.
8. Web site: CollegeNET - Admissions. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
9. Web site: CollegeNET - Scheduling. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
10. Web site: CollegeNET - StandOut. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
11. Web site: CollegeNET - Course Evaluation. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
12. Web site: CollegeNET - International Student Portal. corp.collegenet.com. en. 2018-01-09.
13. News: Sramana . Mitra . Deal Radar 2009: CollegeNET . 2009-02-02 . Sramana Mitra . 2011-05-18 .
14. Web site: Home . socialmobilityindex.org.