Allan Hancock College identified a significant barrier for students: the manual and time-consuming process of awarding degrees.

Situation

The college wanted to streamline this process, particularly to benefit underrepresented students, and sought a solution to automate degree awarding. While they had the vision, they needed expert support to implement it. Ferrilli was approached to help with the technical expertise required to optimize their use of DegreeWorks and Banner.

Allan Hancock College now has a streamlined, efficient degree-awarding process, thanks to Ferrilli’s innovative approach and exceptional customer service.

Solution

Ferrilli collaborated with Allan Hancock College to develop and implement an automated system for awarding degrees. Using DegreeWorks to run degree audits and the Banner system to process the data, Ferrilli programmed the student system to automatically award degrees based on predefined criteria. This automation significantly reduced the manual workload of the admissions and records office, which previously took weeks or even months to complete degree awarding.

Throughout the project, Ferrilli’s team worked closely with the college, offering innovative solutions and always pushing forward without roadblocks. They continuously provided additional ideas and insights, ensuring that every aspect of the automation process was optimized.

Results

The automation project led to a dramatic increase in efficiency, allowing degrees to be awarded in a timely manner. Underrepresented students, including students of color, benefited the most from this initiative, resulting in an increase in degrees awarded to these groups. Allan Hancock College now has a streamlined, efficient degree-awarding process, thanks to Ferrilli’s innovative approach and exceptional customer service. The partnership has made a lasting impact, ensuring that students face fewer barriers to obtaining their degrees.