Case Study: Waukesha County Technical College achieves $1.5M in savings, stronger security, and IT empowerment with Ellucian cloud hosting

Why Waukesha County Technical College made the move

Waukesha County Technical College (WCTC), a 25,000‑student institution, needed modern, mobile and secure technology to stay competitive and support workforce development. To move away from costly on‑premises infrastructure and reduce IT complexity, WCTC adopted a cloud‑first strategy and chose Ellucian to host its ERP in the cloud (Ellucian cloud hosting in partnership with AWS).

Ellucian migrated WCTC’s ERP and assumed data‑center, security and disaster‑recovery responsibilities, allowing the college to avoid new hires and on‑premises hardware expenses. The move is projected to save $1.5 million over three years, deliver stronger security and business continuity, and free IT staff to focus on strategic, value‑driven initiatives.

Waukesha County Technical College

Rodney Nobles

Chief Information Officer