Metropolitan Community College to Modernise Operations Across Five Campuses with Ellucian Banner SaaS
Community College Leader Selects Higher Education’s Most Sophisticated SaaS ERP to Improve Experience for Students, Faculty and Staff
RESTON, VA and KANSAS CITY, MO – Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, today announced that Metropolitan Community College (“MCC”) has selected Ellucian’s Banner SaaS platform to modernise its existing technology infrastructure, strengthening institutional resiliency and optimising student outcomes. A new Ellucian customer, Metropolitan Community College serves more than 20,000 students across five campuses and joins more than 2,900 universities and colleges, across 50 countries, who partner with Ellucian to manage critical institutional processes.
"We are proud to partner with Metropolitan Community College as they embrace a supportive and diverse learning environment providing the best opportunity for students to achieve their goals and delivering the most critical talent to support the demands of the local workforce," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO, Ellucian. "A leading example among community colleges, MCC’s digital transformation will leverage the power of Ellucian solutions to streamline operations and create a more personalised experience for students, giving them the tools to succeed both inside and outside the classroom.”
MCC was seeking a partner to deliver a 21st-century technology platform to help transform into a destination workplace, provide a world-class experience for its constituents, remove barriers to access, and refocus efforts to better serve historically underrepresented students.
Dr. Kimberly Beatty, MCC Chancellor, expressed enthusiasm about the change to Ellucian and said it can’t get here quickly enough.
“MCC is excited to partner with Ellucian to transform and modernise the way we do business,” Dr. Beatty said. “Our students are the real winners, here, though. Streamlining our business operations processes and creating a more user-friendly student experience honours our commitment to accessibility for all.”
Ellucian supports MCC’s vision and institutional objectives by delivering innovation, integration, and information through a successful implementation of the Banner SaaS platform. This upgrade will deliver a digital ecosystem that keeps pace with the rapidly evolving technology landscape of higher education, enabling executives, faculty, and staff to be proactive with timely and accurate data-driven insights. The new platform will maximise effectiveness for overall institutional success across five campuses, and create a best-in-class academic experience focused on successful outcomes for all students.
For more information on Ellucian solutions, visit: https://www.ellucian.com.
About Metropolitan Community College
Metropolitan Community College is Kansas City’s oldest public institution of higher education and educates about 20,000 students annually through credit and noncredit courses and business services. MCC is one college with five campuses – MCC-Blue River, MCC-Longview, MCC-Maple Woods, MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley. The MCC mission: Preparing students, serving communities, creating opportunities for all.
