STARS
About STARS
STARS is a cloud-based campus management solution that allows clients to maintain operational data for colleges and schools. Built on IBM Power 7 platform, the solution manages entire student life cycle, from lead to placement. The software is suited for the needs of small and medium sized businesses, as well as for large enterprises. Some of its customers include Career Training Academy, Thompson Institute and Academy of Medical Arts and Business.
STARS campus management solution is designed primarily for post-secondary career schools. Solution can be used to manage lead management, student grades and attendance management and schedule meetings. The primary features of the solution are sending bulk emails, building smart calendar, attendance scanning, generating IDs, centralized management of the documents, reporting, financial tracking and managing students/leads profile.
The solution is compatible with various browsers available across devices such as desktop, mobile and tablets. STARS School Management System offers integration with other web based services including CRM, Google and Outlook calendar. The solution can also integrate with STARS LMS offering complete administration and customization of content and can also be used for on-line courses and classroom support.
Key benefits of STARS
? STARS campus solution can integrate with third party CRM solutions and independent lead generators with real time posting ability.
? It offers provision to send an alert message to admission representative whenever a new lead is generated.
? STARS campus solution offers smart calendar feature which allows viewing daily activity and setting appointment for all users. It can also sync with other calendars from Google and Outlook.
? The software allows administrator to create student ID cards which be printed by integrating with Badgy printer.
? The dashboard offers real-time key metrics for all critical departmental functions in numeric or graphical format.
? The solution includes hundreds of standard reports to choose from. Clients can also use custom query report generator to generate report based on ad hoc request and export them in excel, doc or pdf format.
? With STARS campus solution, administrator can track student account transaction, manage budget breakdowns for all students and monitor school funds.
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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
The Stars Program and its team have become a necessity in Arkansas Welding Academy daily...
Reviewed on 2020/10/09
I believe I am always pushing the STARS team for new reports or functions in the system. They take...
I believe I am always pushing the STARS team for new reports or functions in the system. They take it like champs and always deliver. STARS is always the first thing I open on my computer in the morning to see what my day will entail. At first it was a lot to learn and implement, but now using the system has become second nature to all staff members at AWA.
Pros
In today`s world, regulations and compliance requirements are ever changing and STARS has become invaluable in meeting these demands. We have been using the system for almost two years now and have seen vast improvements in many areas of operation such as; attendance, financial aid implementation, grading, student communication, lead conversion, compliance, annual reporting and much more. The two aspects about STARS that I like most are that the system can be tailored to an individual institutions needs and the team behind it.
Cons
If you are a school that has been operating for years before implementing STARS, then there will be a lot of groundwork to get everything set up. Do not let this concern you because the STARS team will assist and guide you the entire way. Sometimes it can be difficult to find a report or function in the system, however this could also be seen as a pro because STARS has so much to offer.
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STARS Recommendation
Reviewed on 2017/01/04
My management team started using STARS last year after a compliance review disclosed areas of...
My management team started using STARS last year after a compliance review disclosed areas of opportunity for improvement. That is when we decided to replace our former school management software with STARS. In our recent Title IV audit, all of our previous opportunities for improvement were addressed and the audit concluded in just one minor finding. I credit much of this success to my management team utilizing the experience of the Training Masters team and the tools provided by STARS. I highly recommend STARS to any educational institution looking for a system that provides simple day to day operations and reliable compliance and reporting.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Not what was promised
Reviewed on 2017/10/10
It has allowed us a forum to leave notes on current students that are accessable to department...
It has allowed us a forum to leave notes on current students that are accessable to department heads. Tracking leads, storing student info, allowing students a place to check progress even though the attendance portion is never correct.
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The ability to store and search leads easily. Adding notes and documents to student profiles. Student ID badges. Student supportal.
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Not very user friendly - everything takes 10 steps to get to. Customer service is poor. Lots of promises to get things done quickly, but we've had to wait months for simple changes and were given attitude about it. Many of their functions are time consuming and ineffective (creating phases, adding and adjusting attendance, entering financial data, adding new users requires a helpdesk ticket every time as does resetting a password once locked out, etc.)
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Great Product for all schools
Reviewed on 2013/11/01
This product does many of the tasks done within much more expensive software packages, without all...
This product does many of the tasks done within much more expensive software packages, without all of the network and IT cost. We have used STARS for our campuses and are very pleased.
I enjoy the ability to customize reports, the dash boards and many useful reports. In addition, I find the team at STARS very helpful and always helping us move forward.
The enhancements and improvements are timely and are easy to incorporate. The knowledge of the school business from the programming side is an added bonus and a nice feature to us. I recommend STARS and would be happy to discuss this further
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Worth a Try
Reviewed on 2017/02/08
This software really helps you over all aspects of what you need to get done from the admin...
This software really helps you over all aspects of what you need to get done from the admin prospective on a campus and provides your staff and users with many difference tools and resources. Great product and I would definitely recommend it to people.
STARS FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for STARS.Q. What type of pricing plans does STARS offer?
STARS offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$399.00/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
• $299 min per month or $6 per active student a month - whichever is higher. • No per user/lead charges. Not active record retention charges.
Q. Who are the typical users of STARS?
STARS has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does STARS support?
STARS supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does STARS support mobile devices?
STARS supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does STARS integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations STARS has
Q. What level of support does STARS offer?
STARS offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, Chat
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