CollegeNET, Inc. is a Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

-based developer of web technology for higher education and non-profit institutions

CollegeNET provides Software as a Service

Software as a Service

Software as a service , sometimes referred to as "on-demand software," is a software delivery model in which software and its associated data are hosted centrally and are typically accessed by users using a thin client, normally using a web browser over the Internet.SaaS has become a common...

 (SaaS) applications to improve efficiency, save money, and reduce paper associated with various administrative functions, including online admissions and application evaluation, contact relationship management, course and event scheduling, space and resource management, faculty and course evaluation, accounts payable management, and commencement. Over 1,300 colleges, universities and non-profits including Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

, Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

, University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

, University of Oregon

University of Oregon

-Colleges and schools:The University of Oregon is organized into eight schools and colleges—six professional schools and colleges, an Arts and Sciences College and an Honors College.- School of Architecture and Allied Arts :...

, University of Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

 and Oregon State University

Oregon State University

Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

 now use the web-based administrative services provided and hosted by CollegeNET

CollegeNET also operates Mach 25, a scholarship

Scholarship

A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...

 search engine, and CollegeNET.com, a social networking forum which distributes a weekly scholarship ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 based on points earned through a unique voting process.

History

CollegeNET, Inc. was founded as Universal Algorithms, Inc. in 1977. The company changed its name in May 1999.

The company launched in 1977 with its flagship product, Schedule25, a scheduling software algorithm invented by President and Founder Jim Wolfston.

CollegeNET has been awarded several patents for its web-based forms technology.

Company Facts

Type: Private

Founded: 1977

Founder, CEO & President: Jim Wolfston

Headquarters: Portland, Oregon, USA

External Links

• CollegeNET Homepage
• Scholarship Site