Mendocino College Purchases Regent Financial Aid Management System

Mendocino College in California, teams up with Financial aid software provider, Computing Options. The purchase of the system will provide necessary functionality and ease of use to the financial aid department at the college.

Frederick, MD (PRWEB) January 15, 2006 -- Computing Options, Founded in 1979, provides software solutions exclusively for higher education institutions, where it is a leading provider of Financial Aid Management Software, today announced that Mendocino College has purchased the Regent Financial Aid Management System.

Regent is the market’s first off-the-shelf solution designed to coexist, interoperate and enhance existing ERP system investments. The 100% web based financial aid management system can be deployed as a standalone system or fully integrated with a college’s ERP system.

“Whether a student is able to receive financial aid or not, is often a large determinate in deciding whether a student is able to attend college,” said Jacqueline Bradley, Director of Student Financial Aid/Counseling at Mendocino. “Our Financial Aid Department plays a critical role in making sure that students have open access to a quality and affordable education. Regent 4 Financial Aid Management System provides the critical toolset we need to achieve our vision of encouraging student learning and development.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Mendocino College on board as yet another college using the new Regent Software,” explains Peter Brennan, Director of Product Management for Computing Options. “Financial aid is the front door to every college in America and Regent provides the perfect balance between automation and ease-of-use to support this critical process,” added Brennan.

About Mendocino College:
Mendocino College, founded in 1973, is a public 2-year community college that values student success and continuous improvement. The 127 acre campus, situated two hours north of San Francisco, serves to meet the educational needs of the almost 5,000 students enrolled by providing academic programs, transfer preparation, and vocational training. Mendocino College is located at: 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA 95482. Telephone: (707) 468-3000. Web site: www.mendocino.edu

About Computing Options:
Founded in 1979, Computing Options provides software solutions exclusively for higher education institutions, where it is a leading provider of Financial Aid Management Software. Regent is the markets first off-the-shelf solution designed to coexist, interoperate and enhance your existing ERP system investments. Our products are fully web-based and operate on open standards architecture which utilize the benefits of 25 years of Higher Education knowledge and experience with today’s flexible, interoperable web-based technologies. Computing Options is headquartered at: 4650 Wedgewood Blvd., Suite 104, Frederick, MD, 21703. Telephone: (800) 639-0927. Web site: www.computingoptions.com

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