Company - About - Our Difference

The Ad Astra difference is measurable.

Declining enrollments, changing demographics, hard-to-predict modality demands: today's higher education landscape is shifting. Institutions are called to be student-centric as they respond to these changes, all while maintaining the financial health of their programs. Can software make this possible? Yes - but not on its own.

We believe people and partnerships are what make software implementation a success. It's through partnership that we help you establish and maintain a continuous improvement framework to realize sustainable results over time. This is achievable because Ad Astra is staffed with experts from higher education that help you to navigate change, establish goals, and drive results. That's the Ad Astra difference.

Strength in numbers

Unparalleled industry experience plus best-in-class predictive analytics adds up to a proven solution for colleges and universities striving to create student-centered course schedules and academic plans.

27 Years

Since 1996, Ad Astra has helped colleges and universities graduate more students, faster. We fuel sustainable improvements driven by data-informed planning and course scheduling.

4.5 Million Students

Last year, Ad Astra helped colleges
and universities clear the path to graduation for 4.5 million students
in North America.

550+ Partners

Our success is evident in the success of the institutions we’ve guided toward accelerated degree completion rates, improved financial health, and equitable outcomes for all.

375+ Benchmarks

Through its Higher Education Scheduling Index (HESI™), Ad Astra tracks how effectively colleges and universities allocate their resources
to meet students’ course needs.

100+ Experts

Ad Astra is staffed with higher education experts — former registrars, provosts, enrollment VPs, and schedulers.

1:1 Consultations

Each Ad Astra institution has a dedicated consultant to expertly help them identify, benchmark, and achieve their goals.

Educational Partners

Ad Astra collaborates with national organizations in education and workforce development to create powerful partnerships and networks that help scale our impact nationwide. Our partners include.

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

AACRAO is a non-profit, voluntary, professional association of more than 11,000 higher education professionals who represent approximately 2,600 institutions in more than 40 countries. Its mission is to provide professional development, guidelines, and voluntary standards to be used by higher education officials regarding the best practices in records management, admissions, enrollment management, administrative information technology, and student services.

American Association of State Colleges & Universities

AASCU is the collective voice of nearly 400 public colleges, universities, and systems that hold students and community at the heart of their mission. The association works to expand student access, success and opportunity; promote world class teaching and experiential learning tied to career advancement; and support applied research and service that advances economic development and quality of life in communities across the country.

Achieving the Dream

Achieving the Dream is a partner and champion of hard working leaders at more than 300 community colleges across the country. The community colleges they work with are distinct: They choose transformation over tradition, curiosity over inaction, innovation over status quo. Drawing on expert coaches, groundbreaking programs, and national peer network, Achieving the Dream builds customized growth plans to address the unique challenges each institution faces. They provide institutional leaders, faculty, and staff with actionable solutions grounded in years of experience and the knowledge of what it’s like to be in their shoes.

Complete College America

Complete College America (CCA) is a bold national advocate for dramatically increasing college completion rates and closing institutional performance gaps by working with states, systems, institutions, and partners to scale highly effective structural reforms and promote policies that improve student success.

Excelencia in Education

Founded in 2004, Excelencia in Education accelerates Latino student success in higher education to address the U.S. economy's need for a highly educated workforce and for civic leadership. Excelencia does this by providing data-driven analysis of the educational status of Latinos; promoting education policies and institutional practices that support their academic achievement; and organizing a network of professionals with a common goal of Latino student success.

National Association of College and University Business Officers

The National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) is the leading source of information for campus business and finance professionals. The association provides you with a bold voice, collaboration, and resources to tackle higher education’s evolving challenges. Get the strategic and practical support you need with a thriving network of your peers.

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