How Boston College Found the Right Placement Management System to Address Their Data Challenges

Assurance that data is consistently accurate, secure, and easily accessible.

Significant reduction in administrative and reporting workloads.

Enhanced system functionality and security through configurable user access controls.

The Situation

Before partnering with placement management software InPlace, Boston College relied on a spreadsheet-based system to manage over 700 annual placements across its nursing, social work, and teacher education programs. This decentralized approach led to data inconsistencies, such as spelling variations and minor errors that created significant data challenges. Ensuring the integrity and security of their information was increasingly difficult, hindering efficient operations.

Boston College

Boston College’s nursing, social work, and teacher education programs serve over 10,000 students in the greater Boston area. For more than 35 years, these fully accredited programs have been among the institution’s most respected offerings.

Impact

For Boston College, the fragmented spreadsheet system not only posed security risks but also created inefficiencies. Without a singular system, frequent formatting and data entry errors made it difficult to extract useful insights, track placement histories, or identify patterns for improvement. The manual process was time-consuming, adding to the administrative burden, and left staff concerned about the security of sensitive data.

Our goal was to find a system that provided clean and secure data management, while enhancing the student experience, and being adaptable for different programs. We chose InPlace because it was well-established, provided full access to our data, had a robust query (reporting) tool, and allowed configurable access controls.

Kaitlyn Tuthill,
Director of Assessment and Accreditation, Boston College

Placement Management Resolution

Boston College sought a trusted Enterprise partner with deep expertise in placement management across multiple disciplines. InPlace provided a unified solution, giving them full access and control over their data within a single system. With one reliable source of truth, Boston College improved data accuracy, enhanced security, and gained confidence in its reporting and compliance processes. The streamlined placement management process has freed up staff to focus on strategic initiatives, while configurable user access has enhanced both security and system efficiency.

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