- College + university
- Trade school
Ontraport’s unified CRM-powered CMS for educational institutions is ideal for these business types:
Ontraport’s unified CRM-powered CMS for educational institutions is ideal for these business types:
- College + university
- Trade school
Ontraport is used by schools and universities around the world
Why use Ontraport?
Why use Ontraport?
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The problem
Your team will face:
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Managing student information, payments and course progress across disconnected systems, leading to inefficiencies and data silos
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Relying on expensive developers to build and maintain custom-coded portals, course frameworks and integrations
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Delivering generic student experiences that fail to adapt to individual learning paths or engagement preferences
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The solution
Your team will gain:
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A unified platform to manage student data, payments, course progress and communications
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An intuitive drag-and-drop interface to create and update courses and portals without the need for custom-coded solutions or developer support
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A dynamic CMS that allows your team to personalize course content and experiences to each student
Keep better track of your applicant and student information
Manage every stage of the student journey — from application to tuition payments — in one connected system.
Store and access every student’s information in one place—from course history and instructor assignments to parent details and enrollment status—all in connected records for a clear, organized view.
Keep track of students through each stage of recruitment, application and enrollment on a visual dashboard. Customize application forms, automate reminders for application reviews, collect application fees, and track progress seamlessly.
Managing tuition payments across part-time, full-time, and single-class students can get complicated. Ontraport’s subscription payment system and customizable payment structures simplify the process, ensuring accuracy and reducing administrative overhead.
This educational institution streamlined operations and saved thousands with Ontraport.
80%
of one staff member’s time was saved
$40K
worth of time was saved
<9
months to systemize
“An incredible platform. The best I've used in 10+ years running my own businesses. Ontraport is the best small business software out there, bar none. Flexible. Easy to use. Intuitive. And SUPER powerful. Since we've implemented Ontraport we have saved literally 0.8 of a staff member's time in admin and tasks (our previous platforms were SugarCRM). That's, like, $40,000 worth of saved time!!!”
Verified user in education management
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Deliver online courses with a fully integrated system
Create, manage and personalize interactive courses and lessons — no third-party tools or custom coding required.
Create and manage your complete course catalog
Organize all your courses, modules and lessons in our customizable database. Incorporate video lessons, slideshows, or any type of content. Include instructor names and bios, related assignments and any other relevant information.
Personalize your course experience
Create interactive, personalized courses with our drag-and-drop builder. Show students the next course upon completion, direct them to related assignments, display quiz results instantly, track progress with a visual bar, and more.
Drip lesson content and reminders
Keep students on pace with your course curriculum by dripping lesson content daily, weekly, monthly or somewhere in between. Send automatic emails when new lessons are available, reminders to complete coursework and more.
Family Tech University built a tailored, interactive learning experience with Ontraport
As educators, Dave and Emily Jones understand the importance of tailoring their course content to each student’s individual needs. But when they realized that personalization would mean 5x-ing their work, they turned to Ontraport for an easier solution.
With Ontraport’s Dynamic CMS, instead of building 40 modules for their online course, they only needed eight. And instead of having to manually customize each student’s program, the customization happens automatically based on each student’s selected needs.
Offer a central hub for teachers and students
Manage enrollment status, tuition payments, assignments, messages and more — all from a single, integrated student-teacher portal.
Give your teachers and admins self-service access
Enable your teachers and admins to schedule messages, release new modules and assignments, open and close access to courses, and more — all from a user-friendly online portal.
Streamline the student experience in one portal
Give students one place to update their contact and payment info, complete lessons and assignments, participate in discussions and communicate with instructors.
Foster student engagement with interactive tools
Enable two-way messaging with instructors, discussion forums for collaboration, a knowledge base for key resources, and interactive lesson features like comments and likes.
Constantly innovating and improving
“Ontraport's dynamic CMS has allowed us to build all sorts of interesting web experiences for our clients, technology that you'd usually pay a lot more for but it's at everyone's fingertips. Love how this platform is constantly innovating and improving.”
Verified user in Education Management
G2
What makes Ontraport different?
What makes Ontraport different?
Ontraport is built to help your institution grow online
Manage everything in one place
Ontraport manages all your educational institution’s needs, from online courses, lessons and portals, to student management and beyond.
A team that has your back
We’ll work with you to make a plan for your success with Ontraport, and we’re available 7 days a week for anything you need.
A platform that grows with you
No matter how big you grow, Ontraport has the features and infrastructure you’ll need. You won’t have to switch again.
Customize without code
With Ontraport, you have the flexibility to customize everything to your business model — without needing to become a tech expert or hire a developer.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
All types of educational institutions thrive with Ontraport. In fact, it’s a top choice for colleges, universities, trade schools and more.
Ontraport best CMS for educational institutions that are ready to grow or take the leap to go online. Whether your growth has stagnated or you’re simply ready to push the gas, Ontraport will get you systemized and scaled in no time. You can start with our done-for-you systems or build anything you can dream up with our highly customizable platform.
If you’re new to the education industry, Ontraport is the perfect way to get up and running quickly. Our prebuilt marketing, membership and business systems make it easy to get started without hiring an expert. Ontraport will be there as you grow and continue to evolve your university or trade school — you won’t have to migrate to other tools or add on integrations.
Most institutions use some other student management software or content management system before they upgrade to Ontraport. Ontraport integrates with almost everything, so you’ll be able to run Ontraport alongside your existing systems for as long as you need.
When shopping for education software, you’ll want to take your entire institution into account — not just the marketing, just the sales or just the student management side of things.
Whether you choose Ontraport or not, we recommend making sure your CRM for educational institutions includes the following features, at the very least:
- A website or landing page builder to share your courses online
- A system for capturing leads and sending marketing emails
- A contact management system to keep track of current and prospective students
- A payment processing tool to collect orders and charge credit cards
- A membership site component to launch courses and a members-only community
As your institution grows, you’ll probably need more sophisticated tools than standalone email marketing or website software. With everything running in Ontraport, you’ll have all you need now and in the future — all under one roof so you won’t have to switch platforms as your business scales.
To start, it’s free for 14 days. If you decide Ontraport is right for you, you can create a plan that fits your educational institution’s needs. Your plan is month-to-month with no long-term contracts required, and you can cancel any time.
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