Higher Education
Through times of change and evolution, Flying Cloud Solutions’ Higher Education team is your collaborative partner for technological and AI solutions to enrich learning, improve outcomes, and support student success.
At Flying Cloud Solutions (FCS), we understand the unique challenges and opportunities facing higher education institutions. Our tailored consulting services help you navigate the complexities of modern education, enhance student outcomes, and achieve strategic objectives. When you partner with us, you empower your institution to thrive in a dynamic educational landscape. Contact FCS Higher Education consultants today to learn how we can uniquely support your institution.
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Our Key Concentrations
FCS’s Higher Education consultants recognize effective solutions for higher education institutions need to be based on a triad of people, process, and technology. FCS’s key services and support focus on enhancing excellence in the triad to help institutions navigate innovation implementation.
PEOPLE
In addition to FCS’s overarching focus on people, FCS also provides specific services such as:
Lifelong Learning Programs catering to diverse adult learners that provide opportunities for personal and professional growth.
Up-skilling Initiatives aligning with industry trends and employer needs to support learner competitiveness in the job market.
Student and Alumni Engagement with targeted programs and initiatives to support continuous learning and professional development.
PROCESS
In addition to FCS’s overarching focus on effective processes, FCS also provides specific services such as:
Accreditation Preparation through conducting thorough institutional assessments and providing strategic guidance to ensure compliance excellence.
Continuous Improvement through developing comprehensive and compliant assessment and continuous improvement schemas to maintain regulatory compliance and foster a culture of excellence.
Compliance and Reporting Efficiency through refining and enhancing reporting and monitoring systems to ensure compliance with multiple accrediting bodies.
TECHNOLOGY
In addition to FCS’s overarching focus on identifying and implementing technological enhancements, FCS also provides specific services such as:
Micro-Credential Program design and creation allowing higher education institutions to offer flexible and stackable learning opportunities tailored to specific skills, career paths, and industries.
Digital Badging to provide verifiable and portable credentials to highlight students’ achievement and skills.
Certification Programs aligning with industry standards and employer expectations to ensure graduates are workforce-ready.
Our Approach
FCS’s Higher Education consultants have decades of experience guiding higher education institutions through the evolution of becoming increasingly sustainable and agile, while respecting and upholding the institutions’ distinct missions, characteristics, and service to the greater good. Our expert team provides strategic guidance based on the vision, values, and goals of the institution’s unique constituencies, including students, alumni, faculty, staff, and leaders.
Listen to Understand
FCS supports institutions through establishing a common understanding of the institution’s strategic goals, differentiators, and values through a comprehensive and inclusive process.
Plan to Enhance
FCS creates custom strategic plans that combine best practice in academic excellence, technology, AI strategies, student success, life-long learning, institutional effectiveness, growth, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
Execute for Excellence
FCS establishes target-specific goals and the initiatives needed to achieve those goals. Within each established targeted goal and initiative, FCS will articulate the institution’s key performance success indicators.
Assess for Success
FCS guides the institution’s leaders, staff, and faculty during the implementation process to ensure efficiency, regular assessment of performance indicators, and the maintenance of the continuous improvement cycle.
Resources, Tools, and White Papers
FCS’s Higher Education consultants will continue to create a community and curate resources, tools, and white papers to support higher education institutions and their commitment to continuous improvement.