Admissions offices in colleges and universities deal with volume and variety in ways most campus departments don't. Applications arrive in different formats, from different sources, on different timelines — including cycles of extremely high volume.
Plus, all of the supporting documents (like transcripts, recommendations, test scores) follow separately and need to be matched, verified, and filed within the correct student record.
Many admissions teams still rely on manual sorting, inbox monitoring, and spreadsheet tracking. It works until it doesn't. When volume spikes, or when key team members are absent, the process falls apart.
Shifting toward automated intake, document matching, and workflow routing augments a process where human judgment has tremendous value. Removing the administrative load of college and university admissions empowers the people making enrollment decisions with more complete information and more time to act on it.
Case Studies Related to Admissions
How Southern Regional Technical College Modernized and Digitized Student Records
Southern Regional Technical College used Etrieve integrated with Ellucian Banner to modernize workflow and student services across its multi-campus system.
Salve Regina University Integrates with Multiple Systems to Transform the Student Experience in Admissions and Registrar
Salve Regina University is a private institution with a long history grounded in liberal arts education with a mercy mission. They transformed their admissions and registrar process with Etrieve forms, document management, and workflow integrated with Ellucian Colleague.
How UMass Global Replaced 3 Legacy Applications with a Single Solution
UMass Global replaced legacy DMS, e-forms, and e-signatures apps with Etrieve from Softdocs while integrating to Salesforce, Workday, and Ellucian Banner.
Francis Tuttle Technology Center Empowers Students to Own Their Enrollment Process
Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma deploys Softdocs document management and e-forms to improve student enrollment.
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