Ellucian, Inc.
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| Industry | Education technology |
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| Founder 👔 | 2012 |
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Key people | Laura Ipsen (President and CEO)[1] |
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Number of employees | 3100[2] (2023) |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.ellucian.com/ |
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Ellucian, Inc. is a private education technology company headquartered in Washington D.C. The company provides software and professional services including CRM and SaaS migration to higher education institutions.[3] As of 2023, the company works with more than 2,900 institutions in 50+ countries worldwide.[2]
History[edit]
Ellucian was formed as a result of the merger between Datatel, Inc. and SunGard Higher Education.[4] SunGard Higher Education was founded in 1983, while Datatel, Inc. was founded in 1968.[5]
In 2011, Datatel and SunGard Higher Education signed definitive agreements to combine businesses and operate as a new holding company focused on serving education institutions. In 2012, the transaction was finalized and the agreement cleared the Department of Justice review, resulting in a new entity called Ellucian.[6][7]
In 2015, private equity firms TPG Capital and Leonard Green Partners acquired a majority stake in Ellucian, which was then acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in 2021.[1]
In April 2022, Ellucian acquired Arizona-based CampusLogic, a financial aid software provider.[8]
Overview[edit]
Ellucian is headquartered in Washington D.C. It provides CRM and enterprise resource planning software including student information systems, college operations and data analytics tools, along with advisory and management consultation to higher education institutions. The deployment of the services can be done both SaaS-based and on-premises.[1]
Ellucian received the Gold Stevie Award in the International Business Awards in 2021.[9] In 2022, it was a recipient of the TITAN Business Awards,[10] and Bronze Stevie Award in the International Business Awards.[11]
Ellucian has provided services to more than 2,900 educational institutions supporting 22 million students in more than 50 countries in the world, as of 2023.[8] It has 3,100 employees.[2]
In April 2023, the company partnered with North Carolina Community College to provide its services to the college.[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Foster, Richard (15 September 2021). "Ellucian acquisition deal closes". Virginia Business Magazine.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sidersky, Robyn (19 April 2022). "Ellucian closes acquisition of CampusLogic". Virginia Business Magazine.
- ↑ Froyd, Jeffrey E. (2015). Advances in Engineering Education in the Middle East and North Africa. Springer. ISBN 9783319153230. Search this book on
- ↑ Building a Smarter University. State University of New York Press. 2014. ISBN 9781438454535. Search this book on
- ↑ "High Times for Diversifying SunGard". American Banker. 15 December 1997.
- ↑ reports, eCampus News staff and wire (27 March 2012). "Ellucian: New company name announced for Datatel and SunGard Higher Education combination". eCampus News.
- ↑ Young, Jeffrey (5 August 2011). "Education-Technology Giants SunGard and Datatel Announce Merger". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sidersky, Robyn (19 April 2022). "Ellucian closes acquisition of CampusLogic". Virginia Business Magazine.
- ↑ "Ellucian - Best Education Cloud-based Solution". stevieawards.com. 23 December 2021.
- ↑ "TITAN Business Awards Winners". thetitanawards.com.
- ↑ "Event Category Winners". stevieawards.com. 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Community College System, Ellucian expand longtime partnership to reshape colleges' technology foundation". NC Community Colleges. 19 April 2023.
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