3 Questions for Ryan McCallum, Regional VP, Civitas Learning

Civitas Learning is a data science company that applies institutional data to student outcomes through a platform. The company partners with colleges and universities to build institution-specific predictive models rather than relying on generic industry benchmarks. Many institutions invest in student success but experience a “student impact gap” where advising and intervention efforts do not improve retention or completion. Civitas helps close this gap by evaluating thousands of variables in real time to proactively identify students who need support and to determine which interventions work. The Student Impact Platform embeds actionable analytics into existing workflows and provides leaders insight into persistence, completion, and career readiness while enabling coordinated proactive advising and academic planning.

"I like to say that Civitas Learning is fundamentally a data science company that's not just surfacing insights, but helping deliver institutionwide alignment and action through our platform. We partner with institutions to apply their own data to the student outcomes that matter the most. That shows up as institution-specific predictive modeling rather than generic industry benchmarks."

"Right now, colleges are spending heavily on student success, but a lot of them are experiencing what we call the “student impact gap”-a frustrating disconnect where these investments in advising services and intervention initiatives just aren't improving retention or completion rates. We help close that gap. Instead of relying on generic industry benchmarks, we build institution-specific predictive models tailored to a school's unique data, evaluating thousands of variables in real time to proactively identify which students are struggling and what interventions actually work."

"The Student Impact Platform: This is our all-in-one solution that embeds actionable analytics into where work is already happening. It gives leaders deep insight into multiple student outcomes (persistence, completion, career readiness) and equips teams with the tools they need to coordinate proactive advising, academic planning a"

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