It frustrates us at Enrollment Rx when colleges and universities lose precious time and exhaust resources trying to make Salesforce work in recruitment and admissions, only to be mired in technical debt and unmet expectations. Does a Salesforce for admissions project need to be so hard or take so long?
How long should it take to implement Salesforce for admissions in a typical, mid-sized higher education institution?
For clarity in this scenario, we are not imagining the most prominent institutions in the United States. Instead, we are asking about the vast majority of colleges and universities, most of whom fall into the small to medium-sized range of institutions.
For emphasis, we’re also asking how long it should take to implement a comprehensive recruitment and admissions system on Salesforce, and not just a few seminal pieces. At Enrollment Rx, that generally includes functionality to serve recruitment, admissions, events, data, communications, and integration.
In Salesforce-speak, we deploy Sales Cloud, Experience Cloud, and Marketing Cloud Account Engagement to support the applicant experience (e.g., applicant portal, forms, events, appointments, etc.), operational staff (recruitment, admissions, leadership, IT), and marketing automation for recruitment and admissions. We also deliver bi-directional integration between Salesforce and the student information system (SIS), such as Banner, Colleague, Peoplesoft, and Jenzabar.
Enrollment Rx typically implements all of the above, including discovery, configuration, and training, in about six months (or 182.5 days on the calendar). For many institutions, this project proves sufficient to support all undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional programs. Other institutions elect to deploy Salesforce for admissions in only one area of their college or university but always retain the option to expand in the future if ever appropriate.
Enrollment Rx has repeatedly proven that we can deploy our system for recruitment, admissions, and decisions (R.A.D.) on Salesforce within six months. It is unrealistic to expect most colleges or universities to adopt enterprise-class admissions software much faster, but it should also not need to take any longer.
Enrollment Rx is the leading choice for colleges and universities that want to adopt Salesforce for admissions successfully. Our proprietary software products transform Salesforce into the system for enrollment management that higher education administrators seek with composable tools to facilitate ease of implementation and support. Contact us today to learn more and schedule a demonstration.
