ENGAGE STUDENTS, GUIDE THEIR JOURNEY,
AND
EMPOWER
GRADUATION
College is an investment,& each student deserves a clear, efficient,& personalized path to maximize their return. Degree Compass, developed by Max-Grad, is an innovative, one-of-a-kind, cloud-based platform designed to engage students, streamline degree planning, & remove the barriers to successful graduation.
Degree Compass offers students, academic advisors,& coaches a single source of truth to track progress, efficiently manage degree completion, identify additional credentials to award,& ensure every academic credit is put to its best use.
YOUR GRADUATION
BLUEPRINT STARTS HERE
College students today are used to the digital experience-gamification, levels, rewards. Degree Compass brings that same level of transparency and engagement to academic advising, showing students how far they've come and how close they are to their goals. The platform dynamically maps their entire academic journey, allowing them to visualize their progress and uncover opportunities they might have missed.
Financing a college education can be challenging, especially for students balancing personal, academic, and professional goals. Without Degree Compass, students risk wasting valuable time and money on unnecessary or redundant courses. By automatically analyzing academic records and displaying all possible pathways to graduation, simultaneously, this innovative system helps students avoid such pitfalls, saving them stress, money. With Degree Compass, students gain transparency into their journey and are more engaged, leading to faster degree completion.
More than two-thirds of students fail to finish their four-year degree in six years due to inadequate advising, fragmented systems, and manual processes that leave students confused and frustrated. Degree Compass addresses these challenges head-on with a data-driven approach that supports:
Based on total course credits accumulated, display all possible routes to degree completion in real-time, simultaneously, in one instance.
No more guesswork—clear, concise course requirements ensure students stay on track.
Empower students to earn additional certificates or degrees without costing extra time or money.
Help adult learners and students with unclaimed credentials get back on track, identify hidden achievements, and re-engage in their academic journey.
Based on historical data, prevent bottlenecks in course registration and ensure enough course sections are available to increase degree completion.
Easily identify students by enrollment status, demographics, and degree completion percentage to drive more targeted advising strategies and communication.
By consolidating scattered information into one user-friendly platform, Degree Compass empowers both students and advisors to make informed decisions—whether it's adjusting to unexpected life events, changing majors, or uncovering overlooked opportunities for stackable credentials.
NAVIGATING STUDENT SUCCESS
MADE SIMPLE
Degree Compass offers a modern approach to student advising that simplifies degree progress, keeps students informed, and ultimately gets them to the finish line faster. It gives students a personalized, intuitive dashboard that tracks every step of their academic journey. Whether they're current students, prospective students, or returning adults, Degree Compass helps them take control of their academic journey like never before.
Degree Compass enables proactive advising, where students and advisors can plan for unexpected events like failing a course, switching majors, or adjusting course loads. By providing a dynamic and flexible view of all degree options, Degree Compass helps institutions foster a culture of student success.
Degree Compass modernizes academic advising, enhancing retention and graduation rates through a holistic, data-driven approach. Advisors, coaches, and faculty can:
Identify students just a few credits away from graduation or certificate attainment.
Conduct unlimited degree audits across all students and degree programs in seconds, freeing up faculty to focus on what matters most—student success, not manually running multiple degree audits or 'What If' scenarios.
Manage students with credits from high school partners, efficiently tracking all program requirements.
Reach out to disengaged students before they consider stopping out, ensuring they stay on track.
Align academic progress with career aspirations and help students and families understand the financial implications of their choices.
By reducing administrative burdens and providing personalized insights, Degree Compass empowers advisors to engage with students in a more meaningful way, helping them not just to graduate, but to thrive. This innovative tool not only increases degree completion rates but also offers a competitive edge for higher education institutions seeking to attract and retain students.
Did you know many students earn enough credits for an additional certificate or degree during their studies without even realizing it? Many students miss out on opportunities to gain additional credentials due to a lack of visibility into their progress. Degree Compass automatically tracks these potential achievements, alerting students and advisors when they're eligible to receive extra credentials—whether they're stackable certificates or undeclared minors.
With a system like Degree Compass, institutions can encourage students to graduate with multiple credentials, providing them with a competitive edge in the workforce and increasing professional mobility.
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There are 39 million Americans with some college but no degree. For institutions looking to re-engage this population, Degree Compass offers a solution. By using advanced filters to identify students who are only a few courses away from earning a degree or certificate, schools can provide targeted, personalized outreach, encouraging these individuals to return and complete their education.
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Maximize Graduation
outcomes
with degree compass
With a powerful combination of AI, automated degree audits, and dynamic course mapping, Degree Compass delivers the clarity, efficiency, and support needed to help students cross the finish line. Ready to turn almost into complete? Empower your students, faculty, and staff with a system that transforms the academic experience from day one to graduation.
Max-Grad’s Degree Compass is the first system to truly revolutionize degree completion. It simplifies the complexities of higher education for students and institutions alike. From tracking multiple degree pathways to automating degree audits and identifying stackable credentials, Degree Compass offers an all-in-one solution for boosting degree attainment, improving retention, and supporting students' long-term academic and career goals.
Max-Grad is committed to creating cutting-edge solutions for the challenges facing higher education today. With Degree Compass, we’re revolutionizing the way students and institutions approach degree completion because every student deserves a clear path to success.
