Student Information Systems
Ellucian to Expand its Global Reach With Tribal Group’s Acquisition
When Ellucian announced the acquisition of Tribal Group on October 5th, I wondered what this could mean for the Virginia company. Ellucian is known for its three suits of products (Banner, Colleague, and PowerCampus), and Tribal Group is also active in ERP and CRM product categories, the two companies thus being a better fit than ... Ellucian to Expand its Global Reach With Tribal Group’s Acquisition Read More
Historical Evolution of the HigherEd SIS Market Share: September 2023 Update
It’s the time of year when we present our update on the evolution of the SIS market share for the U.S. and Canada. Since the pandemic hit, the HigherEd SIS market share has remained stable. However, we would like to give you additional information on specific data. Over the years, we have amassed data on ... Historical Evolution of the HigherEd SIS Market Share: September 2023 Update Read More
The Workforce Development, Continuing Education SIS Solutions
Used every day by millions of users to manage student data, student information systems are expanding into the professional world. Since universities now offer lifelong learning opportunities to increase revenues, the once-used spreadsheet method no longer answers the management needs of continuing education centres across North America. This post looks at some SIS focusing exclusively ... The Workforce Development, Continuing Education SIS Solutions Read More
How School Closures Impacted Anthology’s Client Base
Last week, James and I attended Anthology Together, where I got the chance to meet with some Anthology executives, clients and service providers. During one of these meetings, I had an interesting discussion on school closures and their impact. When I returned to my hotel room, I looked into Anthology’s clients to better understand the situation. ... How School Closures Impacted Anthology’s Client Base Read More
Exploring Differences in Our Database
As part of our regular operations, we take time to do quality control and to explore our database. When we see uncommon trends, we dig down into them to better understand what can cause these differences. In this post, we would like to dig into our dataset to explore why we have such a big ... Exploring Differences in Our Database Read More
Justin’s Thoughts on Ellucian Live 2023
Almost a month has passed since my return from Ellucian Live 2023. I am still processing everything I saw and the announcements that Ellucian made. I must be honest: Ellucian Live 2023 was my first Ellucian conference. My first impression: it was big, almost as big as Educause. A little over 5,000 participants gathered in New ... Justin’s Thoughts on Ellucian Live 2023 Read More
Non-Degree Programming and the Second SIS
Following our December post on product implementations and online learners in the SIS market, we received feedback that we didn’t mention the solutions to manage students’ journeys through non-degree programs outside the “traditional SIS” model. We wrote about these solutions in January, calling them continuing education SIS. In this post, we will explore the continuing education SIS ... Non-Degree Programming and the Second SIS Read More
Dual View: Another Perspective on the Market Share
We usually present the market share for the product categories using the number of institutions. This is currently our default view. However, this way of presenting does not tell everything, and stakeholders should have access to other metrics when making product selections. This post compares market share by the number of institutions and enrollment to ... Dual View: Another Perspective on the Market Share Read More
Evolution of the SIS – Comeback of Homegrown Systems
In the past year, we noticed something we had not imagined possible: homegrown student information systems are coming back. The question on everyone’s lips: why is that? Historical Market Share The market share of homegrown systems has decreased over the years. From about 5% in 2014 to 2% in 2022. It has been a slow ... Evolution of the SIS – Comeback of Homegrown Systems Read More
Are Universities Ready for a Subscription Model?
Over the past years, I’ve been thinking a lot about subscription models. Nowadays, we see this business structure for several services: video-on-demand, music streaming, even meal kits delivered to your porch. The continuous relationship between clients and providers is put at the forefront and remains central to this business structure. At ListEdTech, we have also ... Are Universities Ready for a Subscription Model? Read More
SIS Market: Comparing Students in US 4-Year Institutions
We have written a good deal about the SIS market, particularly around the market share, as defined by the number of higher education institutions that a given solution works with and how schools of certain enrollment sizes tend to use particular vendors’ solutions. This post will look at the SIS market through a slightly different lens- the ... SIS Market: Comparing Students in US 4-Year Institutions Read More
