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About Ad Astra

Ad Astra is a Smart Scheduling™ software from Ad Astra Group designed for higher education institutions. It provides academic scheduling, event scheduling, room scheduling, and faculty assignment capabilities to improve efficiency and boost student completion rates. The platform includes data-informed solutions that allow institutions to improve in real time while also offering scheduling reports for better decision-making. By aligning courses, rooms, and events, Ad Astra helps create a student-centered scheduling process that focuses on measurable progress. Key capabilities: Academic Scheduling Event Scheduling Room Scheduling Faculty Assignment Scheduling Reports Best for: higher education administrators and planners that need effective scheduling solutions to improve student outcomes.

Ad Astra Details

Vendor
Ad Astra Group
Year Launched
1996
Location
Overland Park, Kansas
Deployment
cloud
Training Options
videos, demo, account manager, community
Countries Served
All Countries
Languages
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Users
Faculty Members, Academic Advisors, Administrators, Students
Industries Served
Higher Education, Academic institutions
Tags
Higher Education, Scheduling, Ad Astra Group

Ad Astra's In-App Market Place

Does Ad Astra have an in-app market place?

Yes

How many Mini-Apps in the marketplace?

1

Mini Apps

N/A

Pricing Options

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Pros & Cons

  • Improves course scheduling efficiency for institutions with complex academic needs
  • Reduces room conflicts by optimizing classroom and resource assignments
  • Forecasts student demand using predictive analytics for better planning
  • Helps improve student progression with pathway and degree-planning tools
  • Centralizes scheduling, events, rooms, and academic resource management
  • Some users experience slow performance during heavy scheduling periods
  • Advanced reporting sometimes needs workarounds or additional configuration
  • May be excessive for small schools with simple scheduling requirements
  • Requires accurate data inputs to generate useful scheduling results
  • Limited flexibility for institutions with highly nonstandard academic structures

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