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GradesFirst is a student advising and retention system that empowers student services personnel to deliver support to students efficiently and to make informed decisions regarding advising activities. Features of our services include:

  • enhanced early alert
  • progress reporting
  • advising center management
  • tutor management
  • online appointment scheduling
  • communication center for e-mail and text messaging
  • assignment tracking
  • attendance monitoring
  • study hall monitoring
  • decision support reporting tools

GradesFirst is provided in a “software-as-a-service” (or SaaS) format, meaning the services we offer are hosted, managed, secured and maintained by our team of IT experts. Advantages of the GradesFirst SaaS model include:

Security
Our data centers are world-class, SAS70 Type II compliant facilities and provide the security that IT departments expect where student information is concerned. All GradesFirst employees sign documentation acknowledging their awareness of laws and regulations concerning FERPA and student privacy. The security of student information is our number one priority.

Low Cost of Entry
Upfront costs for GradesFirst are extremely low. The absence of software licensing fees makes GradesFirst easy to incorporate into annual operating expenses.

Predictable Costs
Our one-time implementation fee and monthly subscription fee covers all costs to access the software, data hosting and system performance monitoring, and ongoing support. There are no hidden costs; making technology expenditures easy to incorporate into a monthly budget.

Rapid Deployment
GradesFirst can be up and running on campus or in an advising center in a matter of days; not weeks or months. There is no software or hardware to install or maintain; reducing the impact of the implementation on existing IT personnel. This makes adoption and integration fast and easy. GradesFirst is easily migrated from one department to the next offering shared documentation and easy communications between departments .

Automatic Upgrades
GradesFirst is focused on continuously expanding the features and functionality of our application to meet the changing needs of clients. Our customers automatically receive the latest updates and feature releases that GradesFirst delivers throughout the year at no additional cost.