Palm Beach, FL — Student First, a modern cloud-native StudentInformation System (SIS) provider, today announced that Santa Clara CountyOffice of Education (SCCOE) has selected Student First as its SIS partner tosupport and strengthen core academic and administrative operations.
With Student First, SCCOE gains a single system of recordfor enrollment, student records, advising, student billing, and student aidtracking in place of the fragmented tools that have historically madecountywide reporting slow and labor-intensive. The platform gives SCCOE's teamsreal-time visibility into student data across programs, along with theflexibility to configure workflows around the county's specific service modelrather than forcing that model to conform to rigid, legacy software.
Enrollment reporting had become a persistent challenge forSCCOE's team, often requiring manual work to compile accurate, timely figuresacross programs. The county's previous system also created friction with theother tools staff and students rely on day to day, with limited integrationinto its learning management system. SCCOE selected Student First in part forits AI-powered reporting capabilities and open API architecture, designed toconnect the SIS directly to existing systems rather than requiring manualworkarounds.
“Accurate, dependable reportingand compliance isn’t optional for a county education office supportingspecialized programs,” said David Meek, Chief Executive Officer, StudentFirst. “We built our AI reporting capabilities with exactly that kind ofscale and responsibility in mind, and we’re proud SCCOE trusted us with it.”
Compliance reporting carries added complexity for a countyoffice of education, where specialized programs each come with their own stateand federal requirements. Student First's AI-powered reporting is designed tokeep pace with that complexity, giving SCCOE's team a more dependable,audit-ready view across every program it supports. The transition to StudentFirst is underway, with both organizations continuing to define implementationmilestones together.
About Santa Clara County Office of Education
Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is a publicagency dedicated to championing every student, every community, every day.Headquartered in San Jose, California, SCCOE provides leadership, services, andsupport to districts, families, and communities across the county, supportingmore than 180,000 students through direct services and tens of thousands morethrough indirect programs and partnerships. Learn more at www.sccoe.org.
About Student First
Student First is an AI-powered, cloud-native StudentInformation System purpose-built for the full spectrum of higher education,from career colleges and community colleges to four-year institutions andonline programs. Built for zero legacy constraints and zero downtime, StudentFirst helps institutions move beyond legacy systems with a unified platformthat simplifies operations, surfaces actionable insight, and supports studentsuccess. Learn more at www.studentfirst.com.
