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Integrating Career Advising for Equitable Student Success
This AASCU report reveals that career advising is among the most influential contributors in securing equitable learning experiences and student career success.
Why College Students Enroll and Why They Persist?
Survey data identifies key barriers to equitable student success, including barriers to degree completion and students' frustration with complex and difficult-to-use edtech tools.
Student Perception of Higher Education
HCM Strategists and Edge Research collaborated on an initial effort to understand why enrollment is declining in higher education, focusing on 18- to 30-year-olds.
How Do You Calculate The ROI of a College Degree?
A higher education researcher breaks down how a think tank attempted to quantify the return on investment for 53,000 different programs.
7 Challenges Threatening the Future of Higher Education
Today's colleges and universities face an unprecedented array of challenges and threats. These include enrollment declines, rising costs, student debt, emerging college alternatives, and political interference.
Academic Advising and First-Generation College Students
Academic advising has consistently been reported as a positive influence on student retention. This quantitative study proves that impact of advising on individuals considered most at risk for dropping out, such as first-generation students.
A Look At Trends In College Consolidation Since 2016
Major closings, mergers, acquisitions and other consolidation among public and private nonprofit institutions from 2016 to the present.
U.S. Department of Education Update On Equity Action Plan
Outlines New Commitments to Advancing Equity - Improve college access, affordability, and degree completion for underserved students to increase economic mobility.
Counselor Support Ratios & Roles
School counselors are highly educated, professionally certified individuals who help students succeed in school and plan their career. An integral part of the total education system. Learn more about common ratios and roles here.
Nearly Half of Students Lack Key Academic Guidance
Just 55 percent of students say they’ve been advised on required coursework for graduation, according to Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse’s survey on students’ experiences with advising and registration.
66% of Students Feel Unprepared for Future
The survey reveals the top educational priorities of traditional-age, higher education students (18-24). Today's Students Want Improved Schedule Flexibility, Career Development and Student Support Experiences.
Academic Pathways: More Clarity Needed
In a new analysis of Student Voice survey findings, both two- and four-year students say they’d benefit from more clarity around navigating their various academic pathways through college.
Who is "Kelly" by Advisor.AI for?
Many Personas -- One Platform: College students, career services, academic advisors, & department leaders.
What is "Kelly", a person or an AI-powered application?
Great question, the answer is both!
Person - At the heart of our company mission lies Kelly Deily, our resident career coach and trusted advisor to our founder - Arjun Arora. Our custom technology platform bears the name of this career advisor, embodying our unwavering commitment to the transformative power of professional guidance on student success.
Application - “Kelly” is an advanced AI platform that is designed to increase student engagement and satisfaction by providing personalized academic guidance and career recommendations. Our proprietary ‘Human-in-the-Loop’ technology supports college programs with more capacity to serve students successfully.
What does "Kelly" do?
"Kelly'' combines the power of AI assistance with comprehensive college and career service support. Our AI-powered advising platform helps students combine university-specific course schedules with real-time career data to design personalized academic and career pathways. In turn, academic and career advisors are empowered to build more meaningful relationships with better-informed students at scale.
How can I access the platform?
Already a member? Please contact your academic institution for your access token. Subscribing members can access "Kelly" from the "Sign In" page.
Not yet a member? Please request a trial by selecting "Get Started" and submit a brief form.
How can I request a trial?
Students, career service professionals, and academic leaders are encouraged to reach out to us. Please share the name of your institution and a few additional details mentioned within the "Contact Us" form. We'll direct you to next steps from there.
How does the platform use AI to provide academic and career guidance?
AI is a computing system that learns from experience or data. We 'model' or train the system to solve specific problems, such as adding up your interests to suggest relevant college major recommendations, course schedules, and career pathways. (Just like product recommendations based on your search history.)
Decades of data collection and experiences inform our career quiz, job insights, and course recommendations. All product features prioritize user privacy and exercise ethical AI practices and restrictions.
Will this reduce the need for academic and career advisors?
Great question! Actually, our platform has proven to increase the demand for academic advisors and career services support by 30% due to next-step recommendations and streamlined workflows. Our platform's features are designed to reinforce the importance of expert support in a student's academic and career journey.
What is the pricing model?
We offer various pricing levels based on the size of the student population and the specific needs of the university, such as academic and/or career advising support tools. Our commitment to ensuring fair student success is reflected in our affordable pricing model, which starts at $20 per user license annually.
If your institution is keen on exploring new technology to enhance student success but is currently unable to make a financial commitment, please mention that in the contact us form. Our team will gladly review the proposal to see if it aligns with our research project initiatives.