UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School Launches New Online Certificate Program with the Help of TopSchool

TopSchool Provides Flexible Technology to Manage Student Information

Denver, CO - May 27, 2009 - 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. This online certificate program is aimed at teaching critical business skills to recent non-business major graduates and professionals. TopSchool's Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) system enables UNC Kenan-Flagler to reach new students via an online format with no residential requirement, and the program can be completed within the student's timeframe.

"With the launch of UNC Business Essentials, we were focused on rapidly introducing a program that meets emerging market demands," said Susan Cates, president and associate dean of executive development at UNC Kenan-Flagler. "TopSchool's flexibility and ease of implementation were key to our ability to launch our new program so quickly."

TopSchool's comprehensive, next generation solution allows UNC Kenan-Flagler to gather and manage data for UNC Business Essentials. The system, which is delivered in a Software-as-a-Service model, provides the portal for prospective students to learn about the program, the CRM to manage prospects through admission, and the student information system to track and manage students through program completion. The online program delivery is powered through Agilix, a next-generation hosted e-Learning platform, which is integrated with TopSchool to provide seamless management of student information.

"Kenan-Flagler is an innovative business school, and we commend its focus on providing the best possible student support throughout the entire educational process," said Matthew Schnittman, president and CEO of TopSchool. "We are excited about this partnership - not only will students benefit from the newest technologies, but Kenan-Flagler has the capacity to leverage more accessible data to efficiently deliver new online courses."

About TopSchool

TopSchool (www.topschoolinc.com), a leading SaaS provider of administrative technology solutions optimized for small to mid-size higher education institutions, enables institutions to effectively drive decisions and insights across the student lifecycle. TopSchool's Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) system provides a comprehensive information management solution - a CRM to aggregate and manage leads, a customizable student and faculty portal, a student information system that is easy to implement, a robust ad-hoc reporting suite, and a customer service model that serves students, faculty and administrators. TopSchool SLM is architected using next generation technologies and offered exclusively in a SaaS model, which means TopSchool manages one version of the software for all customers, translating into quick and inexpensive implementation, easy configuration, no maintenance costs, and no upgrade fees.


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