Advisor.AI Launches “Kelly” to Accelerate Student Success

On January 19, 2024, Advisor.AI unveiled "Kelly," an exceptional AI-driven academic and career advising platform. “Kelly'' is designed to increase student engagement and provide personalized academic planning and course recommendations. To meet the growing student demand for career guidance, “Kelly” extends the resources of advising programs by automating the career discovery process. Further, Advisor.AI’s proprietary digital assessment and ‘Human-in-the-Loop’ technology supports under-resourced programs and academic leaders with more capacity to serve students. 

“Kelly” partners with students from classroom to career readiness. Advisor.AI’s mission is to empower every student to realize their boldest career dreams. Check out of founder's story for more insight! 

Problem

Higher education faces a crisis of extreme dropout rates, declining tuition revenues, and college program closures affecting over 10,000+ U.S. institutions.

33% of undergraduates fail to complete their degree programs, often with ongoing financial and career consequences. College dropouts earn an average of 35% less annual income than those holding a bachelor’s degree. Dropout students are also 20% more likely to be unemployed than their degreed counterparts. 

The average student-to-career services ratio stands at 408 students to 1 advisor, a disservice to both under-resourced career services teams and underprepared students charting their future. Advisors are tasked with personalizing course and curriculum recommendations and extracurricular experiences, while struggling to address the diverse needs of the student population. Decreasing budgets and staff attrition contribute to the ongoing dropout crisis in U.S. academic institutions.

How can higher education recapture student interest in degree completion? 60% of colleges have experienced a revenue decline since 2019, and the importance of college to young people has decreased by 50% in the past 6 years. AASCU revealed that in-degree and post-graduation advisory programs are the key to students’ success.

Solution
"Kelly" is designed to increase student engagement and satisfaction by providing personalized academic guidance and career recommendations. Our proprietary ‘Human-in-the-Loop’ technology supports under-resourced college programs with more capacity to serve students successfully.

• Proven to shorten academic planning time by two weeks.
• Facilitate more productive, data-driven student-advisor conversations.
• Boost student confidence in their academic and career goals.
• Extend advisory staff services and resources.