Ellucian Degree Works Consulting
Ellucian Degree Works Services for Higher Education
Empowering Academic Success with Clear Degree Audits
Ellucian Degree Works is a cornerstone in higher education, helping institutions improve graduation success and support positive academic outcomes. Accurate, clear, and thoughtfully designed degree audits – achieved through careful Degree Works audit customization and alignment with best practices – give your campus community the tools they need to navigate academic requirements confidently. A well-maintained system guides students effectively and ensures that audits reflect your curriculum accurately.
Flexible, Customized Support for Your Institution’s Success
At David Kent Consulting, we understand that every institution’s needs are different and that a one-size-fits-all approach rarely delivers results. That’s why our contracts are as flexible as our expertise, from a few hours of targeted support to full-scale managed services.
Our seasoned Ellucian Degree Works consultants design strategies around your specific goals, ensuring you get exactly the right level of engagement for optimal outcomes. Whether you need quick guidance or ongoing partnership, we’ve got you covered.
Comprehensive Ellucian Degree Works Consulting & Customization Services
what can we do for you?

Responsive Dashboard
Optimize your Degree Works dashboard with customized audits that reflect your institution’s design, policies, and requirements. From custom labels and student headers to security and user role optimization, every detail is aligned with institutional policy to ensure accurate and consistent audits.

Scribe Services
Expert Degree Works scribe training, curriculum setup, and ongoing support ensure accuracy and compliance at every step. From full training and best practices to catalog and CPOS scribing, our team provides on-demand assistance to keep your audits running smoothly and reliably.

Controller Expertise
Leverage Degree Works Controller settings to strengthen policy, security, and design controls. With expert support in user class and security setup, key maintenance tables, and both functional and technical customization, we help you configure Controller for reliability and precision.

Upgrades & Installations
Stay current with Degree Works releases and ensure smooth implementation. From new installs and upgrades to comprehensive training, support, and managed services, we help your institution maintain seamless functionality and ongoing success.

Transit Training
Master Degree Works Transit for functional and technical operations. Our training covers transit job processes, data bridging fundamentals, and real-world use cases to ensure your team is fully equipped to leverage Transit effectively.

Properties (Composer)
Maximize Degree Works Properties to create personalized, localized audits. From dashboard and PDF label customization to student header personalization, we help you tailor Degree Works to meet your institution’s unique needs.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ellucian Degree Works is a powerful degree audit and academic advising tool that helps institutions track student progress toward graduation. When configured effectively, it delivers clear, accurate audits that improve advising efficiency, support retention, and guide students to timely graduation.
Absolutely. We handle everything from initial installations to ongoing upgrades, offering both technical expertise and functional guidance. We also provide managed services to keep your system running optimally.
Yes. We offer full scribe training, catalog and curriculum scribing, CPOS expertise, and on-demand scribe support. Our training ensures your staff can create accurate, policy-compliant degree audits using industry best practices.
Yes. We work on your terms – from a few hours of targeted assistance to full managed services engagements. We adapt to your needs, whether you require help with a single feature or end-to-end Degree Works optimization.
We customize your Degree Works dashboard to align with your institution’s branding, policies, and workflows. This includes tailoring labels, optimizing the student header, refining security roles, and ensuring institutional policies are clearly reflected in every audit.
Transit bridges data between Banner and Degree Works. We offer comprehensive Transit training for both functional and technical users, real-world use cases, and instruction on mastering data bridging fundamentals.
The Controller manages critical tables, settings, and policies within Ellucian Degree Works. Our consultants provide guidance on user class security, maintenance tables, and custom policy controls to maximize your audit’s functionality.
Contact us today to schedule a conversation about your institution’s Degree Works goals. We’ll discuss your needs and design a customized consulting approach to help you succeed.