News and Press Releases
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Uher Ferguson at 303.850.1632 or christyf@topschoolinc.com.
July 20, 2010
TopSchool
Raises $8 Million in Growth Capital Series C Funding
MK Capital to Join Company's Board of Directors
TopSchool today
announced that it has secured $8 million in its third round of
venture capital funding, which was led by MK Capital. In addition to
driving product and infrastructure development for increased
performance of its SaaS Student Lifecycle Management system, the
capital will be used to fund increased account management
support.
July 7, 2010
TopSchool's Chris Chumley to Speak at Pennsylvania Association of
Private School Administrators 2010 Annual Conference
Chumley's General Session Focuses on SaaS Computing to
Help Schools Drive Revenue, Enrollment and Profitability
TopSchool's Vice President of Product Management, Chris Chumley,
will be presenting a general session at the upcoming Pennsylvania Association of
Private School Administrators (PAPSA) annual conference in
Harrisburg, PA. Chumley's presentation, "SaaS Computing: Best
Practices for Increasing Revenue, Enrollment and Profitability,"
will take place on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 3:10 p.m. Eastern
Time.
June 22, 2010
TopSchool Hires
Jim Sears as Vice President of Implementation
Sears' Experience and Expertise in Student Information Systems
Key to Keeping TopSchool Solution at Forefront of Market
Demand
TopSchool Inc., a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle
Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, today announced
the addition of Jim Sears as vice president of Implementation. Sears brings 15
years experience working with student information systems in higher
education, and will be instrumental in both the deployment and
advancement of TopSchool's next generation system.
June 10, 2010
Proactively Managing Student Lead Data Can Drive Stronger
Recruitment and Enrollment Results
TopSchool White Paper Helps Schools More Effectively Manage
Leads for Targeted Marketing
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management (SLM)
solutions for higher education, has published a new white paper
designed to help schools better manage student lead data. The
paper,
More Effective Lead Management for Targeted Marketing in Higher
Education, provides tips for keeping up with data so schools
make sure they are using the highest quality information in their
recruitment and enrollment efforts.
June 9, 2010
TopSchool's Justin McMorrow to Speak at New York Association of
Proprietary Colleges 2010 Annual Conference
McMorrow to Explore the Power of Information in Helping
Schools Better Understand Student Consumers and Meet their
Demands
TopSchool's Senior Vice President and Co-Founder Justin McMorrow
will be presenting at the upcoming New York Association of
Proprietary Colleges annual conference in Cooperstown, NY.
McMorrow's presentation, "The Increasing Power of the Student
Consumer: 3 Steps to Meeting Their Demands," will take place on
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
June 8, 2010
TopSchool
Forms Product Advisory Board to Explore Strategic Direction of
Student Lifecycle Management
Group to Drive Continual Advancement of TopSchool Beyond a
Traditional SIS
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) solutions for higher education, has formed a Product Advisory
Board to help drive the future direction of the TopSchool system
based on current and future needs of the education community. The
first meeting will take place this week in Las Vegas before the
Career College Association kicks off its 2010 Annual
Convention.
May 26, 2010
TopSchool
Hosts Roundtables at CCA Convention: "How To Make Informed
Decisions Based On Successful Student Profiles"
Career college leaders will have a unique opportunity to
collaborate on the importance and effectiveness of student profiles
at the Career College Association (CCA) Annual Convention this June
in Las Vegas, NV. The exclusive, real-world roundtable
discussions will be led by Justin McMorrow, co-founder of TopSchool, Inc.
and the Institute for Education Best Practices at the American
Productivity and Quality Center.
May 15, 2010
TopSchool's Newly Published
Article and White Paper Help Career Colleges Drive Better Student
Experience and Stronger Revenue Growth
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle
Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, is sharing its
unique insight with career colleges through a newly published trade
article and white paper, both aimed at helping schools more
efficiently use information to deliver a better educational
experience and drive stronger revenue growth. TopSchool,
whose executives have been involved with the Career College
Association (CCA) for the last decade and currently an Allied Plus
member of CCA, will be discussing these topics with schools at
CCA's annual convention in June.
May 5, 2010
Allied
Health Institute Selects TopSchool System to Centrally Manage
Student Information
Allied Health Institute (AHI) has selected the TopSchool Student
Lifecycle Management (SLM) system to more efficiently track and
report on online student information in order to better manage the
organization and plan for growth. The school is migrating
data from two separate student information systems to TopSchool,
thereby simplifying and streamlining its data management.
April 27, 2010
TopSchool Wraps Up First
Quarter with Record Contracts Signed
Increasing Demand Shows Schools are Seeking an Alternative to
a Traditional Student Information System
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) solutions for higher education, has closed the first quarter
with a record seven new client contracts signed. TopSchool's
SLM is gaining solid traction in the market mainly because it goes
beyond the capabilities of a traditional student information system
(SIS), putting more administrative control into the hands of the
school itself.
April 26, 2010
Performance
Training Institute Selects TopSchool to Simplify Student Data
Management and Support Future Growth
Performance Training Institute (PTI) and TopSchool have announced
a partnership, enabling the organization to simplify student data
management as it continues to grow its programs and enrollments.
TopSchool's Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) solution will allow
PTI to more efficiently manage information by eliminating their use
of multiple databases and giving their teams more time to focus on
short and long term growth opportunities.
April 7, 2010
TopSchool's Justin
McMorrow to Speak at 2010 DETC Annual Conference
TopSchool's Senior Vice President and Co-Founder Justin McMorrow
will be presenting at the upcoming Distance Education and Training
Council (DETC) 84th Annual Conference in Del Mar,
CA. McMorrow's presentation, "Supporting the Entire Student Experience: Meeting
the Demands of a Learner-Driven Market," will take place on
April 13, 2010 at 2:30p.m Pacific Time.
March 31, 2010
UNAD
Florida and TopSchool Partner to Automate Processes and Increase
Efficiencies
UNAD Florida has selected TopSchool's Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) system to more efficiently track and report on prospect and
student data. TopSchool's SLM system will help UNAD grow and manage
its programs by automating candidate and student tracking
processes, as well as providing the ability to pull key data into
custom and standard reports.
March 29, 2010
Endeavour
College of Natural Health Partners with TopSchool to Deliver
Student Information Management Across Australia
Flexible Solution Configures to Support Term Structures and
Integrate with Other Systems
TopSchool Inc., a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle
Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, today announced a
partnership with Australia's Endeavour College of Natural Health,
the largest natural health college in the Southern Hemisphere.
Using TopSchool's SLM system, Endeavour College will be
able to streamline its student information management
processes.
March 22, 2010
Fight for Your Budget:
How to Track and Justify Your Admissions Marketing Efforts. Webinar
to Examine Proactive Strategies to Counter Shrinking
Budgets
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) solutions for higher education, and myUsearch.com, the Honest
College Matchmaker, have teamed up to help schools navigate the
challenges of tracking admissions marketing efforts and measuring
performance in order to justify budgets and produce better
results.
March 18, 2010
The Increasing Power of the Student Consumer: Three Critical Steps
to Meet the Demands and Support the Success of Today's
Student
As seen in Career College Central, March 2010 Edition, by Justin
McMorrow
March 9, 2010
Emily Griffith
Opportunity School Selects TopSchool to More Effectively and
Efficiently Manage Student Information
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) solutions for higher education, has been selected by Emily
Griffith Opportunity School to power the institution's student
information management systems. Emily Griffith, a Denver-based
technical college, will leverage the TopSchool system to reach new
students, enhance their educational experience, and retain students
for successful program completion.
February 4, 2010
The Ocean Corporation Selects
TopSchool's Student Lifecycle Management Solution to Increase
Enrollment
The Ocean Corporation has selected TopSchool's Student Lifecycle
Management system to increase enrollment, streamline compliance
reporting and create institutional efficiencies. TopSchool's
Web-based system, as well as the viability and experience of the
company were key factors driving The Ocean Corporation's
selection.
February 3, 2010
SaaS
Leaders CampusDocs and TopSchool Partner
Partnership provides campuses looking for more flexible, cost
effective IT solutions a better alternative
CampusDocs, Inc., a leader in SaaS (Software as a Service) based
Document Lifecycle Management (DLM) solutions, today announced that
it has partnered with TopSchool, a leader in Student Lifecycle
Management (SLM) solutions. The two companies have signed a
partnership agreement and have initiated work to more tightly
integrate their DLM and SLM solutions together.
January 28, 2010
American
College of Healthcare Sciences Selects TopSchool to Better Manage
Information Across the Entire Student Lifecycle
TopSchool's Robust Reporting Suite Includes DETC Reports
Critical for ACHS Accreditation
The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has selected
TopSchool as its student lifecycle management (SLM) system,
enabling ACHS to easily track and report on student information
from prospect to placement. ACHS, which is accredited by the
Distance Education Training Council (DETC), will be able to easily
create their own custom reports and leverage critical DETC reports
using TopView,TM TopSchool's intelligent reporting
suite.
January 27, 2010
TopSchool
Releases TopX, Enabling Easy, Real-Time Integration Across Numerous
Educational Systems
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) solutions for higher education, today announced the release
of TopXTM, a robust set of Web services to help
institutions simplify the way they manage student
information. TopX allows schools to easily extend
functionality and quickly create real-time integrations across
educational systems, while leveraging TopSchool's SLM system as a
central hub for all student data.
January 18, 2010
TopSchool, Inc. Talks Trends with Career College
Central's Kevin Kuzma
Matthew Schnittman, CEO of TopSchool, Inc., visits with Editor
Kevin Kuzma about trends in the career college sector involving
students, educators and campus technologies.
January 7, 2010
TopSchool Finishes 2009 with
Strong and Growing Customer Base
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle
Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, wrapped up 2009
signing a record number of new clients. TopSchool introduced
its robust SLM system to the higher
education market just 18 months ago, and currently is managing
student data for 48 schools.
January 7, 2010
American
University of Antigua Selects TopSchool to Help Drive Significant
Improvements in Academic and Administrative Outcomes
American University of Antigua (AUA) has selected TopSchool's
Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) system to manage student
information from initial contact with a prospect through
graduation. TopSchool's SLM will help AUA drive future growth
by improving communication with prospective students, as well as
drive operational efficiencies by automating processes and enabling
easier data access.
December 22, 2009
TopSchool
Partners with Southern Careers Institute to Streamline Student
Information Management Across Seven Campuses
Southern Careers Institute (SCI) has selected TopSchool to
streamline its student information management processes across its
seven Texas campuses. TopSchool's Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) system provides an integrated solution to meet the needs of a
multiple campus structure, while also enabling enterprise-wide
reporting and analysis.
December 21, 2009
TopSchool
partners with Tiffin University's Ivy Bridge College to Better
Manage Student Information and Communication
Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University has partnered with
TopSchool to leverage the company's next generation Student
Lifecycle Management (SLM) system. The partnership enables the
rapidly expanding online college to efficiently and effectively
manage student records, communicate with students and generate
reports.
November 18, 2009
TopSchool and Cambria-Rowe Partner to
Streamline Student Information Management
Cambria-Rowe Business College (CRBC) is using TopSchool's Student
Lifecycle Management (SLM) system to streamline its approach to
accessing, tracking and reporting on student data. By
leveraging TopSchool's SLM system, CRBC is more efficiently
managing student information and eliminating redundancies,
ultimately providing an enhanced education process.
November 10, 2009
American Pacific
University Partners with TopSchool to Leverage Next-Generation
Student Management System
American Pacific University's School of Transpersonal Psychology
(AmPac) has joined TopSchool's growing roster of student-centric
client institutions, all of whom focus on meeting the unique needs
of their learners. AmPac is leveraging TopSchool's student
lifecycle management (SLM) system to track and analyze student
information from the time a student is a prospect through program
completion and job placement.
October 23, 2009
Today's Campus Interview with Matthew Schnittman,
TopSchool CEO
As seen on Today's Campus, Q&A with Jeff Wendt
A college education pays extra dividends when the resulting
career path involves offering higher education an innovative new
product or service. Matthew Schnittman is in a position
to do so, and he wants to do it with trust.
October 22, 2009
TopSchool's
TopView Reporting & Analytics Suite Helps Institutions Create
Efficiencies and Increase ROI
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) solutions for higher education, is making it easier than ever
for schools to gain access to key data and create efficiencies in
order to drive increased productivity, decreased expenses and
ultimately, stronger ROI.
September 22, 2009
Higher Education Management Interview with Matthew
Schnittman, TopSchool CEO
As seen on the Higher Education Management blog, by Keith Hampson,
PhD
June 23, 2009
TopSchool is the First Company to Offer Student
Information Systems via a "Software as a Service" Model
As seen in ColoradoBiz, by Eric Peterson
June 11, 2009
TopSchool
Advances Student Lifecycle Management System for Improved
Flexibility and Simplicity
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of administrative solutions
optimized for small to mid-size higher education institutions, has
released new functionality for its Student Lifecycle Management
(SLM) system, making it easier for institutions to deliver new
programs and manage information.
May 27, 2009
UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School Launches New Online Certificate
Program with the Help of TopSchool
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of administrative solutions for
higher education institutions, was selected by the University of
North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School to help launch a new
online certificate program - UNC Business Essentials.
March 10, 2009
TopSchool
Raises $7 Million in Growth Capital
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of administrative solutions
optimized for small to mid-size higher education institutions,
today announced that it has secured $7 million in its second round
of venture capital funding.
October 28, 2008
TopSchool
Adds Key University Veterans to Management Team
TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of administrative solutions
optimized for small to mid-size higher education institutions, has
announced the addition of Anthony Hill as chief technology officer
and Chris Chumley to the team as director of product
management.
July 24, 2008
Regent Partners with
TopSchool
Regent Education, the leading provider of financial aid management
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for higher education
institutions, today announced that it has formed a partnership with
TopSchool, Inc.
June 25, 2008
TopSchool Unveils
TopSchool SLM 2.0
TopSchool, the first SaaS provider of administrative solutions
optimized for small to mid-size higher education institutions, has
announced the availability of the TopSchool SLM 2.0, an innovative,
easy-to-use and affordable Student Lifecycle Management (SLM)
system.
June 23, 2008
TopSchool Closes Funding Round and Establishes Board of
Directors
TopSchool, the first SaaS provider of administrative solutions
optimized for small to mid-size higher education institutions, has
raised a $3.2 million round of funding.