We Build the Higher Ed Digital Foundation
That Compounds
One digital foundation that fills classrooms, retains students, scales online programs, and keeps alumni engaged. Built on CMS, AI, data, and the student systems your institution already runs.
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Higher Education Results, Engineered
Creighton University Modernizes Digital Experience, Boosting Enrollment Conversions by 30% With Drupal 10
Creighton University’s legacy system created usability issues, security risks, and inefficiencies in managing content. Migration to Drupal 10 was essential for modernization.
LearningRx Boosts Franchise Engagement & Efficiency by 45% With a Custom WordPress Solution
LearningRx’s outdated website and fragmented systems were limiting user engagement and operational agility across franchises.
Drupal 11 Upgrade: RWU Boosted Speed, Security & Editorial Agility
RWU’s site was running on Drupal 9 and required a timely upgrade to stay secure and performant. The university needed to modernize its content authoring experience without disrupting its SEO performance or design consistency.
Full-Stack Enterprise Capabilities for Higher Education
Nine capability areas covering every function modern higher ed needs to operate, compete, and grow.
CMS & Digital Experience Platforms
Enterprise content platforms engineered for high-traffic enrollment seasons, multi-site governance, accessibility from day one, and the scale higher ed actually requires.
AI & Intelligent
Automation
Conversational AI handles inquiries around the clock. Generative AI produces program content at scale. AI agents automate advising workflows, and personalization adapts every student journey.
AI Visibility &
Search
Program discoverability across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. GEO, AEO, LLM Optimization, and SEO are engineered for the AI-first platforms where students now research colleges.
Data & Cloud
Engineering
Modern data pipelines connect your SIS, LMS, CRM, and marketing systems into a single source of student truth, ready for personalization and AI activation across the institution.
Growth & Performance
Marketing
Demand generation across the full funnel. ABM targets high-yield prospects, conversion optimization lifts deposit rates, and attribution proves which channels are actually driving enrollment outcomes.
Experience
Design
Accessibility-first UX, engineered to WCAG 2.1 AA standards, design systems that scale across multi-site institutions, and student journeys built for mobile-native expectations.
Security &
Compliance
FERPA, ADA Title II, WCAG 2.1 AA, SOC 2, and GDPR engineered into the system architecture from day one, not retrofitted under audit deadline pressure.
Migration &
Modernization
CMS replatforming with zero-downtime methodology. AEM modernization to Cloud Service. CRM implementation across student, alumni, and advancement systems, engineered to integrate cleanly.
Ongoing
Support
Managed services keep platforms patched. Application maintenance fixes issues before they reach students. Continuous optimization tunes performance quarterly, so your IT team focuses on the academic mission.
What’s Pressuring US Higher Education?
Six pressures hitting revenue, retention, and
reputation every cycle. Each one solvable.
Modernizing institutions compound
advantage every semester. Waiting
institutions lose ground every cycle.
Programs invisible in AI search
46% of prospects research colleges through Gemini and Perplexity. No AI visibility, no applications.
Yield collapses between deposit and arrival
Admitted students vanish in summer melt. Tuition revenue evaporates before classes start.
Dropouts erode four-year tuition
Every student who leaves takes years of tuition with them. Outcomes data weakens. Next year’s class yields less.
Online programs can’t keep pace
Coursera, Guild, and WGU scale daily. Traditional CMS holds programs back while the fastest-growing revenue segment slips away.
Alumni giving in three-decade decline
Participation dropped from 14% in 2003 to under 8% today. Donor revenue declining with it.
Staff trapped in busywork
20% to 30% of the administrative week goes to workflows AI handles in minutes. Strategic work stalls.
Modernizing institutions compounds the advantage every semester. Waiting institutions fall behind every enrollment cycle.
See Where Your Institution Is
Leaking Value
A 48-hour Digital Growth Audit identifies the highest-leverage interventions across enrollment, retention, CMS, AI readiness, and compliance.
Get Your Digital Growth AuditFive Outcomes We Engineer for Higher Education
Each outcome is a defined practice with dedicated specialists, measurable KPIs, and a roadmap built for higher ed.
Enrollment
Growth
Fill the class. Lift applications, deposits, and yield across every stage of the funnel, from AI search visibility to personalized prospect journeys.
Retention & Graduation
Keep students and on the path to graduation. Early alerts, systems, intelligent advising, and intervention workflows lift retention and percentage-points each year.
Online Program Growth
Scale online and hybrid program revenue. Modern platforms, content systems, and demand systems turn online programs into sustainable revenue streams.
Alumni Giving & Engagement
Grow participation rates and donation revenue. Modern alumni portals, donor lifecycle systems, and personalized engagement campaigns lift institutional value beyond graduation.
Institutional Operational Efficiency
Free your staff for strategic work. Back-office workflows are modernized, legacy systems are integrated, and institutional assistants are activated with AI.
Bring Your Hardest Higher
Ed Problem
Talk to our higher ed practice lead. Walk in with the question keeping you up. Walk out with what we’d build, what factor, and why.
Hear From Our Customers
Our website is starting to achieve unprecedented ranking on Google and our sales have been increasing. They seem very passionate about wanting our business to succeed.
Higher Education Insights, Briefs, and Playbooks
Your Boat Is Leaking: How AI Exposes the Hidden Revenue Crisis in Higher Ed | AI Talks #4
Every institution is losing revenue somewhere. Leads never called back. Students who dropped in year...
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Your Drupal Content Is Optimized for Google, But Is It Optimized for ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews?
Table of Contents The Shift Happening Right Now What Is AI Search and How Is...
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Why Drupal Is Quietly Becoming the Best CMS for the AI Search Era
Table of Contents The CMS Question No One Is Asking (Yet) What Makes a CMS...
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Making Drupal Work in the Age of AI Search and Personalization in 2026
AI search skipping your Drupal content? Does every visitor land on the same page? Here...
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Drupal vs WordPress vs AEM vs Headless: The 2026 Enterprise CMS Buyer’s Guide
Replatforming from Sitecore? Stuck choosing between AEM and headless? Reconsidering Acquia DXP? Here is what...
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The Government Drupal Accessibility Guide
A practical guide for government Drupal teams to achieve WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and...
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What Google Just Told You to Fix in AI Search
From Google's official AI guidance, May 2026 What Google Just Told You to Fix in...
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Optimizing Your Drupal Website for Generative AI Search
Optimizing Your Drupal Website for Generative AI Search A practical session for Drupal teams to...
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Making Drupal Work in the Age of AI Search and Personalization
A practical session for Drupal teams ready to drive more visibility, better engagement, and stronger...
WatchFAQ
Why is our university website traffic dropping in 2026?
Higher education websites are losing organic traffic because AI search engines now answer prospective student questions directly. Programs not structured for AI extraction fall out of the consideration set. Recovering traffic requires AI Visibility and Search optimization, not just traditional SEO.
What happens to our Drupal 7 site after end of life?
Drupal 7 reached end of life in January 2025, and Drupal 10 ends in December 2026. After end of life, no security patches are issued. For FERPA-regulated institutions, running unsupported CMS software is a compliance liability. A typical Drupal 7 to Drupal 11 migration for a mid-size university takes 4 to 8 months.
Is Drupal FERPA-compliant for higher education?
Drupal is FERPA-compliant when properly architected. Compliance comes from configuration: encryption, role-based access controls, audit logging, secure hosting, and data handling workflows aligned to FERPA. Drupal is widely used by U.S. universities because its security model accommodates FERPA, HIPAA, and SOC 2 requirements.
Does our college website need to be ADA Title II compliant?
Yes. The April 2024 ADA Title II ruling requires state and local institutions, including public colleges and universities, to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards across all digital content. Large institutions must comply by April 24, 2026. Smaller entities by April 26, 2027.
How are universities using AI for enrollment growth?
Universities deploy AI across the funnel in four ways. AI Search Visibility to surface programs in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. AI personalization to tailor recommendations to prospect intent. Conversational AI for 24/7 inquiry handling. Predictive scoring to identify high-yield prospects for human follow-up.
Can AI actually reduce student dropout rates?
Yes, when integrated with student data systems. AI-driven early alert systems analyze LMS engagement, course performance, attendance, and behavioral signals to flag at-risk students weeks before traditional indicators. Combined with personalized intervention workflows, institutions report retention improvements of 6 to 12 percentage points.
What’s the difference between Salesforce Education Cloud and Slate?
Salesforce Education Cloud is a broad student lifecycle CRM covering recruitment, retention, advancement, and operations. Slate by Technolutions is purpose-built for admissions and enrollment management. Many institutions run both with custom integrations.
How long does it take to migrate from Drupal 7 to Drupal 11?
A typical Drupal 7 to Drupal 11 migration for a mid-size university takes 4 to 8 months, depending on content volume, microsite count, custom modules, and integrations with SIS, LMS, and CRM systems. Migrations can be accelerated to 14 to 16 weeks with disciplined scope.
Tell Us Your Industry. We’ll Show You the Roadmap
Whether you’re modernizing a platform reaching end of life, building a compliant digital foundation, or making AI useful across your growth systems, this is where the conversation starts. You walk away with a clear roadmap.
