Case Study: U.S.-Based Technical College achieves improved student success and 750% productivity gains with Denodo Technologies

U.S.-Based Technical College Employs New Predictive Analytics to Improve Student Success

A U.S. technical college with an outcome-based funding model tied to graduates’ earnings faced a fast-moving labor market, growing competition, and fragmented data from mergers, cloud systems, a CRM, legacy enrollment systems and external sources like state job listings and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The volume, variety, and velocity of required data made it hard for faculty, advisors, and administrators to combine internal and external information to spot skill gaps, support students, and align curricula with employer needs.

The college deployed the Denodo Platform to create a logical data fabric that virtualized and combined disparate sources in real time, enabling self-service access for analysts, advisors, and administrators. Advisors used integrated views of prerequisites, grades, and in-term progress to intervene early and improve retention, while administrators built new programs based on employer demand; outcomes included higher average starting salaries for graduates, geospatial identification of top-paying employers, a 750% increase in user productivity, and a 160% reduction in time-to-decision.