Client Feedback

“My message to other universities is that if you are committed to having a process of ongoing program evaluation based on internal and external data analysis, you need Gray PES.”

“We are grateful for the donation from Gray DI. The PES platform has opened doors for our program participants to in-demand, high-growth career opportunities with companies like Boeing and Microsoft. It’s helped Fresh Start increase successful outcomes for our clients on their journey to self-sufficiency.”

“Demand is changing constantly, as are our competitors. But with the access we now have to timely data about student demand, employer demand, competitor trends and emerging opportunities, we are able to access timely and accurate program market research for any of our programs. I can’t imagine how we could keep up without it.”

“We could have been headed in a different direction without the data Gray provided. Some of the programs we favored were probably not viable,” explains the CMO. “We had access to all of the normal sources of data (BLS and IPEDS) but how do you put it all together in a meaningful way?”

“With Gray, we have solidified our program identification process with a methodical approach to identify programs and compare them to one another to determine the best fit. I use this process at least once a year for each of our campus locations and online…”

“What Gray aggregates is both wider and deeper (than other options). Gray’s Program Evaluation System (PES) taps into additional resources that relate to job profiling and down to not just the state or regional level, but down to the zip code level, down to the actual job…”

“Our executive team was able to drive the emotional aspect of selecting programs off to the side in order to allow the data to drive our decisions…. Most importantly, the data machine (Gray’s Program Evaluation System) demonstrated to our executive team the need to draw back on our program portfolio.”

“As a consequence of our engagement with Gray, our executive team got a little bit more focused on exactly what we needed to do. The project is going to be very beneficial in terms of growing programs and focus for a strategic plan and for the future …”

“Consensus was not always easy. Gray really did help us to reach that goal. I’m not sure we would have been able to do it as smoothly without Gray. Working with Gray was data-driven decision-making at its finest,” said the Provost.”