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BEYOND THE STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

This Is a Student Intelligence System.

Student First is really a Student Intelligence System (SIS). Not a student information system rebuilt to keep up, but a platform engineered to think ahead. No legacy code. No inherited complexity. No retrofitted AI. The result is simultaneously more powerful and easier to use than anything else in higher education. Sophisticated enough to handle the most complex institutional operations. Simple enough that the people who run them actually want to use it.

This is what the most advanced SIS looks like in practice: built different, delivered simply, and backed by ed tech experts.

Cloud-Native.
Zero Legacy.

Modern infrastructure from day one. No technical debt, no workarounds, and no retrofitting. Frequent releases, zero downtime.

One Platform. One Record. One Source of Truth.

Every module, every campus, every data point on one platform. No data silos, no fragile integrations to manage, and no data gaps to bridge.

AI-First
Architecture.

AI isn’t a feature add. It’s embedded across every operation, from financial aid compliance to student advising, running on a single unified data model. Saving time. Saving effort.

Powerful Enough for Complexity. Simple Enough for Everyone.

Handles rolling starts, clock hours, multi-campus operations, and complex financial aid without requiring heavy setup, customization, ongoing maintenance, or IT to run it.

Fast to Deploy. Faster to Value.

Implementation designed for speed without sacrifice. Institutions go live faster than any legacy migration or SaaS upgrade and see results and value sooner, with less risk and less cost.

Built for Higher Ed. Backed by Ed Tech Experts.

Our team has decades of expertise in the education technology industry. That depth of domain expertise shows in every feature, every release, and every support interaction.

A Partner, Not a Vendor.

Dedicated support from people who understand your operations, your compliance requirements, and your mission. From implementation through every release, we stay invested in your outcomes long after go-live.

WHY IT MATTERS

Higher Ed Is Under Pressure. Your SIS Should Relieve It. Not Add to It.

160+

Years of combined ed tech leadership

We knew what the industry was missing. So we built it.

100%

Cloud-native from day one

No technical debt. No migration complexity. No legacy constraints.

Core student lifecycle functions

One platform. No integrations required. No data gaps.

NOW AVAILABLE AS A STANDALONE SOLUTION

Modern Financial Aid Management. Without Replacing Your Entire SIS.

If your institution is running PowerFAIDS, you already know what’s coming. With their SaaS development abandoned and the on-premise path ahead, now is the right time to evaluate a modern alternative. Student First Financial Aid deploys as a standalone solution, connecting to your existing SIS through open APIs, eliminating manual processes, and giving your financial aid team a truly cloud-native platform built for what Title IV compliance demands today.

Faster Than a Full Migration

Deploy modern financial aid in a fraction of the time and cost of a full SIS replacement.

Connects to Your Existing SIS

Open APIs integrate Student First Financial Aid with your current system. No rip and replace required.

Title IV Compliant from Day One

COD file management, R2T4 calculations, PELL packaging, and audit trails built in from the start.

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AI-POWERED INTELLIGENCE

Your Team, Supercharged.

Student First embeds AI across every function. Not as a feature, but as the foundation. Here’s what that means in practice.

Predict Before You React

AI surfaces at-risk students before they struggle so your advisors can intervene when it matters, not after it’s too late.

Automate the Routine

Enrollment processing, financial aid workflows, scheduling, reporting. Handled. Your staff gets back the time they need to focus on students.

Personalize at Scale

Every student gets a tailored experience from admissions communications to advising touchpoints, without adding headcount.

Insights You Can Act On

Real-time dashboards and predictive analytics turn your institutional data into decisions. Not reports. Action.

Ask Anything, Get Answers Instantly

Natural language queries deliver instant data, visualizations, and insights. No IT. No query language. Save and share in seconds.

AI-First.
Human-Verified.
Automate the thinking.
Own the decision.
Every time.

BUILT FOR EVERY PATH IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Whatever Your Institution. We're Built for It.

From career colleges to community colleges to four-year universities, Student First is the modern AI-powered System of Record designed to meet your institution where it is and take it where it needs to go.

CAREER & VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

Purpose-Built for Career Education

From clock-hour compliance to placement tracking and flexible financial aid management, Student First handles the operational complexity of career and vocational ed without the workarounds. Stay audit-ready with built-in PELL packaging, clock-hour SAP, and Title IV compliance while giving students a modern experience, all in one platform.

Best for: Nursing • Allied Health • Trade & Technical • Beauty & Wellness • Accelerated Programs

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Scale Student Success Without Adding Staff

Community colleges serve diverse, non-traditional students with complex needs and limited resources. Student First’s AI-powered platform helps you do more with less by identifying at-risk students early, automating administrative burden, and delivering personalized support at scale.

Best for: Two-Year Institutions • Dual Enrollment • Workforce Development

FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

The Modern SIS for Institutional Complexity

Four-year institutions need a platform that handles academic depth, multi-department operations, and a full student lifecycle. Student First delivers unified, AI-driven intelligence across every function, replacing fragmented systems with a single source of institutional truth.

Best for: Private Colleges • Regional Universities • Graduate Schools • Online Degree Programs

INTERNATIONAL & ONLINE INSTITUTIONS

Borderless Education. One Unified Platform.

Student First's multilingual, multi-currency architecture makes it the SIS of choice for institutions serving global and fully online student populations. Deliver a consistent, student-first experience anywhere in the world, on any device, in any language.

Best for: International Campuses • Online Programs • Multi-Entity Organizations • Global Cohorts

"The quality of data migration to Student First has no comparison with our previous experience and the disposition of the Student First staff to accommodate our needs impresses me every day. They always try to go above and beyond to help us solve our needs using the software."

Nelson Mejias

Chief Information Officer, ICPR Junior College

"Student First has proven to be an invaluable partner. They began by gaining a deep understanding of Amridge's departmental processes, then paired that insight with a compassionate approach that enhances the experience for our entire university community. Their specialized expertise in higher education is instrumental as we transform into a future-ready institution."

Jack Temple

Vice President of Institutional Technology, Amridge University

"An SIS implementation is one of the most complex undertakings an institution can face. Having a structured process and a partner you can rely on isn't just helpful, it's essential. Student First delivered on both, guiding us through every phase with the kind of expertise and commitment that makes a project of this scale feel manageable. It's a partnership we expect to build on for years to come.”

Scott Moore

Director of Information Technology, Franklin College

We care about your next SIS move

This Is a Student Intelligence System.

Cloud-Native.Zero Legacy.

One Platform. One Record. One Source of Truth.

AI-FirstArchitecture.