Fast Moving Innovation
Anchored in Decades
of Stability
Nearly four decades of experience.
One platform that powers it all.
About CoreCampus
CoreCampus is the digital foundation of modern higher education institutions. We unite every department, every student and every process into one intuitive, centralized platform.
We’re the operational backbone that breaks down silos, accelerates decision-making and puts actionable data at your fingertips. And unlike the large-enterprise vendors that treat support as an afterthought, our clients know they can pick up the phone and reach someone who actually knows their institution.
Find and enroll more students
Modernize the student experience
Increase cash flow and manage accounting
Distribute aid faster in-house or via servicer
Streamline student management
Connect and nurture relationships
Built for Every Corner of Campus
Colleges & Universities
CoreCampus helps institutions manage the full student lifecycle — from first inquiry to alumni engagement — with the operational depth their teams require.
Career & Trade Schools
Purpose-built support for clock-hour programs, accreditation compliance, and the unique operational demands of career, vocational, and technical education.
Who We Serve
Our Mission:
Less Manual Work. More Meaningful Work.
Colleges, universities and career schools are foundational to the communities they serve. Giving America’s next generation of workers and professionals an unparalleled educational experience requires reliable data and operational efficiency.
CoreCampus handles the administrative and technical demands of running a modern institution. Our combined expertise, dedication and team of higher-education professionals understands the real complexities of your work so you can stay focused on delivering exceptional student outcomes.
Our Vision:
A Shared Commitment to Success
CoreCampus strives to be the defining SIS platform for higher education institutions that value enterprise sophistication without enterprise bureaucracy.
We continuously evolve our software based on real feedback from registrars, financial aid directors, enrollment leaders and the students they serve. This commitment to iteration is driven by everyday users rather than boardroom priorities. It’s how institutions we work with stay ahead operationally and keep their focus squarely on student success.
Explore our customers’ success stories and discover the key to modernizing operations and the student experience.
Core Values:
Our Guiding Principles
In two recent surveys, our customers rated our student information system as a four out of five for value.
Our rapid growth can be attributed to our customer-service focus and start-up mentality.
The six core values below are the guiding principles of our company.
We prioritize the needs of your institution above all else to deliver personalized support and solutions built around your workflows, not a generic template.
We continuously improve the platform to incorporate new technology and meet the evolving demands of higher education administrations.
Honest timelines. Transparent pricing. Straightforward communication. We say what we mean and do what we say.
Your institution runs on our platform and we take that seriously. You get dependable uptime, secure infrastructure and consistent, predictable performance.
The best outcomes come from working closely with your team, your users and across our own organization.
From the product to the implementation to the support call at the end of a long week, we hold ourselves to a high standard at every touchpoint.
Real People
Solving Real Problems
When you reach out, you don’t get a scripted first-line rep. You talk to someone who’s handled hundreds of implementations, understands financial aid compliance, and has likely solved a challenge like yours before.
That expertise won’t appear in a feature comparison, but our clients feel it every day.
10+
years
The average tenure of our client-facing team members.
100+
customers
CoreCampus currently helps over 100 institutions manage their student data.
25% YoY growth
Profitable, mission-driven and positioned for high-caliber
customer service.
U.S. Based Operations
Our entire team is located in the U.S., so you receive prompt and reliable service.
Banyan Software:
A Forever Holding Company
Instead of stripping companies down, Banyan’s model offers its partners financial and operational stability, and a talent pool that is focused on sustainable, long-term growth.
“Banyan was founded with a belief that we could be the best possible permanent home in the world for successful software companies.
Our companies benefit from being part of a wider family of software businesses while retaining the culture and autonomy that has allowed them to serve their customers so well.”
CEO, Banyan Software
Good Questions Deserve Honest Answers.
From platform depth to implementation to who’s actually behind the product, here’s what institutional leaders typically want to know before partnering with CoreCampus.
What is the difference between Campus Cafe Software and CoreCampus?
CoreCampus is the new name for Campus Cafe Software. Founded in 1986, we’ve rebranded to better reflect the full scope of our platform and our vision for the future of higher education administration. The people, the product and our commitment to client service are the same, now with a name that matches where we’re headed.
Who owns CoreCampus?
CoreCampus is part of the Banyan Software family of companies.
Banyan acquires and operates mission-critical software businesses with a buy-and-hold-for-life philosophy. This means no flipping to private equity, no absorption into a larger conglomerate, and no disruption to the teams and products their customers depend on.
For CoreCampus, that means continued investment in our platform and the stability our clients expect from a long-term partner.
What types of institutions does CoreCampus serve?
CoreCampus works with non-profit and proprietary colleges and universities, as well as career, trade, vocational, and technical schools across the United States.
Our platform is purpose-built for the operational complexity of higher education, including clock-hour programs, accreditation compliance, and multi-department workflows.
Our team brings deep experience across all of these institution types.
How is CoreCampus different from larger SIS vendors?
Large enterprise vendors are built to serve large institutions. Typically, their support, implementation timelines and product roadmaps reflect that reality.
At CoreCampus, every client gets a dedicated team with real institutional knowledge. When you call us, you reach someone who knows your configuration, understands your compliance requirements, and has the experience to resolve your issue quickly.
Our client-facing team carries an average tenure of over 10 years, which is not typical in this industry, and our clients feel the difference.
How long does implementation take?
Implementation timelines vary based on your institution’s size, complexity and which third-party applications you’re activating. That said, we’ve built our implementation methodology around the realities of higher education operations to be structured, transparent and designed to get your team live without disrupting the work that can’t stop.
We’ll give you a clear scope and timeline before you sign anything, with no surprises along the way.
