Case Study: Elgin Community College achieves $1.6M in five‑year savings and 296% ROI by streamlining time & labor management with WorkForce Software EmpCenter

Elgin Community College Streamlines Time and Labor Management with EmpCenter Solution from WorkForce Software

Elgin Community College, a community college in the northwest suburbs of Chicago serving about 22,000 students and roughly 1,600 employees, faced an inefficient, paper-based time and attendance process. Multiple job assignments, varied pay rules and leave policies made payroll processing labor-intensive, error-prone and challenging to keep compliant with wage and labor regulations.

In 2011 the college implemented EmpCenter Time & Attendance from WorkForce Software to automate time capture, approvals and ERP integration and to provide employee self-service. The solution improved accuracy and compliance, cut manager and payroll processing time, reduced paper and badge costs, and delivered an estimated $1.6M in discounted savings over five years—a 296% ROI with payback in 11.2 months and roughly $354K in annual productivity gains.

Elgin Community College

Kristin Richmond

Director of Human Resources Information Systems