Case Study: Foothill-De Anza Community College District achieves reduced total cost of ownership and improved security with Ellucian

What a community college gained by moving to the cloud

Foothill-De Anza Community College District faced rising costs, security concerns, and limited in-house IT capacity while managing its on-premises ERP and Student Information Systems. To address misconceptions about FERPA and the cloud and to optimize resources, the district partnered with Ellucian to explore cloud-based solutions.

Ellucian provisioned the district’s Student Information Systems in the cloud (leveraging Ellucian and AWS security teams), allowing consolidation of technology, a reduction in total cost of ownership, improved security posture, and a shift in staff focus from ERP operations to ERP optimization—demonstrating measurable reductions in TCO and clearer resource allocation.

Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Joseph Moreau

Vice Chancellor of Technology