Students want schedule stability. Your institution wants financial stability.
Financial Health
With predictable schedules, students are more likely to stay enrolled from start to graduation. Reliable enrollments ensure the financial sustainability of your programs. Ad Astra leads the way for both of these journeys as you build course schedules to match student demand.
“Our scheduling and rescheduling is much easier now. Ad Astra has paid huge dividends for us in both time and cost savings.”
Jessica Steenbergen, Scheduling Applications Coordinator, Western Kentucky University
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Financial Health:
A Success Story
When Western Kentucky University had to reallocate offices, classrooms, labs, and auditoriums during a three-week semester break due to a building shut down, Ad Astra powered fast rescheduling decisions. It ultimately helped the university achieve a six-figure savings.
“Ad Astra provides insight to look deeper into the financial implications of the schedule and course offerings. By helping us analyze student need alongside the financial impact of right-sizing course offerings, we can align course offerings with program pathways.”
James Lynch, AVP for Academic Affairs, Mohawk Valley Community College
Predictive data. Predictable schedules.
With Ad Astra, you can leverage predictive analytics to drive continuous improvement. Now you can allocate finite resources and create course schedules that align with every student’s intended completion paths. This also reduces your instructional costs and improves program health for financial outcomes that can be sustained year over year.
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Ad Astra brings together accelerated completions for degree affordability for students with improved financial program outcomes for institutions.
Northeast Lakeview College
Improved Course Fill rates by 26%, plus Reduced Course Cancellations by 46%
West Virginia Northern Community College
Bossier Parish Community College
Earning a degree on time is something that has value for everyone.
Student retention and accelerated completion deliver value to the student and the institution. Ad Astra provides both. Now your course scheduling is based on analytics for student progress, historical data and academic plans.
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Essential
Scheduling
Collaborative academic scheduling software that improves operational efficiency.
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Data-Informed Scheduling
Smart scheduling systems to facilitate targeted schedule optimization.
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Student-Centered Scheduling
Intelligent insights that maximize student outcomes and minimize disruption.
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Integrated
Planning
Annual planning software that aligns stakeholders and optimizes student and financial outcomes.
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Ad Astra Success Stories
These success stories can be yours. Learn how institutions just like yours achieved their desired outcomes through Ad Astra.
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Western Kentucky University
“$350,000 savings during a multi-year configuration of academic building resources using room and resource data.”
Equipped with student registration data and room controls through Ad Astra, Western Kentucky University had a comprehensive view of building resources that was centralized and comprehensive. It made scheduling and rescheduling easier for a positive financial impact.
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Albany State University
“10% retention rate increase with steadily increasing enrollment, graduation, and course pass rates.”
Albany State University was able to overcome the hurdles of course scheduling with the help of Ad Astra. By adjusting the course schedule according to student demand, ASU is taking active steps to further student success by helping students graduate faster and with less debt.
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Stephen F. Austin University
“5,600 credit hours generated in one semester, a 3,000-hour increase from the previous fall, and $1.3 million in revenue the following term.”
Facing a budget cut and clogged general education courses, Stephen F. Austin was able to add 15 new faculty lines that paid for themselves. Because of scheduling optimization, over 1,250 students got the courses they needed.
Let’s begin our journey.
Education is a journey.
We set the course.
Learn more about how Ad Astra can help your institution improve graduation rates, financial stability, and equitable outcomes.
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