Compliance in education and government is a layered set of obligations that vary by institution type, data category, and jurisdiction.
FERPA governs student records. HIPAA applies wherever health information is handled. ADA Title II sets accessibility expectations for public-facing systems. SOC 2 and NIST 800-53 speak to broader security posture.
The requirements of the standards are clear for most IT and operations teams. The challenge for any team is maintaining compliance across systems and processes that weren't originally designed with these frameworks in mind. And, as software is updated and replaced, ensuring that new tech doesn't introduce new gaps.
The audit is rarely the hard part. The hard part is the infrastructure and process discipline required to pass one without scrambling to prepare for it.
Case Studies Related to Compliance
How Carroll University Consolidated Legacy Tools, Unified Workflows, and Empowered Every Department with Softdocs
By adopting Softdocs, Carroll University streamlined workflows, improved transparency, and achieved near-100% campus adoption.
How Massachusetts Maritime Academy is Charting a Paperless Future with Softdocs
Massachusetts Maritime Academy digitized 100+ forms, eliminated 40 cabinets of 100,000+ docs, replaced legacy apps (Docusign), integrating with Colleague.
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