Case Study: Central Community College modernizes purchasing and saves time with Ellucian Purchase

Central Community College Digitizes and Simplifies Its Procurement Processes Using Ellucian Purchase

Central Community College, a 2-year public institution in Nebraska, was struggling with a manual purchasing process that relied heavily on paper, slow approvals, and outdated equipment. Working with Ellucian, the college needed a more modern procurement approach that would integrate with its existing Ellucian Colleague Finance system and improve efficiency across campuses.

Ellucian implemented Ellucian Purchase, giving CCC a single digital marketplace for ordering and approvals. The result was a fully paperless process, faster purchasing and sign-off, better spend visibility, and simpler tracking of transaction status. CCC also cut monthly board reporting from two to three days of manual work to just 20 minutes, while staff saved significant time across procurement tasks.

Central Community College

Carmen Taylor

Purchasing Manager