Case Study: Connecticut State Colleges and Universities achieves 90% reduction in hourly labor costs with Ellucian Banner and Ellucian Cloud

Moving to the cloud decreased hourly labor costs by 90%

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities faced rising labor costs and operational strain maintaining five on‑premise instances of Ellucian Banner. Seeking a more secure, supportable and cost‑effective ERP model, the system partnered with Ellucian to move its Banner environment to the cloud.

Ellucian migrated CSCU’s five Banner instances to Ellucian Cloud, providing 24/7 monitoring, upgrades and full disaster recovery; as a result, Ellucian reduced hourly labor costs from just over $3,000 to just over $300 (about a 90% decrease), increased staff time available for student‑facing work, and improved overall operational efficiency.

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities

Joseph Tolisano

Chief Information Officer