CollegeNET

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CollegeNET, Inc
Company typePrivate
FounderJim Wolfston
Headquarters
Portland, OR
,
USA
Number of employees
165 (2017)
Website corp.collegenet.com collegenet.com

College NET, Inc. is an American developer of web technologies for higher education and non-profit institutions based in Portland, Oregon. [1] [2]

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History

Founded as Universal Algorithms, Inc., the company introduced the first automated classroom scheduling program for higher education. The company continued to expand the scheduling program to include event scheduling and resource management and calendar publishing. The company also introduced web-based graphical analysis tools for campus space planning. [3] In 1995, the company began offering Software as a Service (SaaS) to institutions with the Apply Web® system, which included online admission application processing and evaluation for colleges and universities, as well as recruitment and communication management tools. [4] [5]

The company changed its name to College NET in May 1999. In recent years, College NET has expanded its products to include online course evaluation surveys, asynchronous video interviewing, international academic recruitment, and career services for students. [6]

Products and Services

Admissions

Source: [7]

Scheduling and Space Management

Source: [8]

Career Services

Source: [9]

Course Evaluation and Surveys

International Student Services

Source: [11]

Universities using CollegeNet

Stanford University, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Elon University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Oregon, University of Washington and Oregon State University use College NET's services. [12]

College Scholarships

College NET operates the Mach 25 scholarship search engine.

Social mobility index

College Net produces the Social Mobility Index (SMI) which measures the degree that individual colleges and universities contribute to social mobility. [13]

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References

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  12. Mitra, Sramana (2009-02-02). "Deal Radar 2009: CollegeNET". Sramana Mitra. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  13. "Home". socialmobilityindex.org.