ConnectEDU's Connect! College Suite Named "Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution" in the Software & Information Industry Association's 26th Annual CODiE Awards

BOSTON, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectEDU, the web-based leader in empowering learners to manage their education, launch their careers and secure a more stable financial future, is proud to announce that the company's Connect! College Suite™ has won the prestigious CODiE™ Award for "Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution".  The CODiE Awards represent the industry's only peer-reviewed awards program, established by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) to recognize excellence and achievement in the business software, digital content, and education technology industries.

ConnectEDU's Connect! College Suite provides post-secondary institutions with a comprehensive approach for coordinating, guiding, managing, tracking and reporting throughout a learner's college, career and financial planning pathway – The Learner Pathway. By creating a means for institutions to track and engage with students from the first point of contact through soliciting, advising, monitoring and guiding throughout their campus experience, the Connect! College Suite is the comprehensive "cradle to grave" solution for institutions dedicated to student success. 

In the past year, ConnectEDU has seen rapid growth with post-secondary institutions adopting the Connect! College Suite, K12 schools adopting the Connect! High School Suite™, and employers engaging with learners throughout their education, career and financial planning. ConnectEDU recently inked deals with Miami-Dade School District and Miami area post-secondary institutions as well as the States of Massachusetts, Michigan, Hawaii and Texas. In the past year, ConnectEDU's network ("The Connect! Community") has grown to include over five million learners and over 3,000 K-12 schools, post-secondary institutions and employers.

"We are thrilled to be named as a CODiE Award winner and humbled to be recognized amongst such a distinguished group of companies.  We believe that this recognition authenticates the value and importance of providing products, services and solutions focused on success throughout a learner's education, career and financial planning process," said Craig Powell, CEO and Founder of ConnectEDU. "Gone are the days when the end game was merely getting a student into college.  Today, learners, parents, regulators, providers and the general public have recognized that our country has been failing in epidemic proportions with respect to insuring that our learners successfully complete high school, enroll in post-secondary, graduate, find jobs and in so doing create a more stable financial future for themselves.  It is an honor for the Connect! College Suite and our vision for comprehensive Learner Pathways to be recognized by our SIIA peers."

"Now in its 26th year, the CODiE Awards continue to recognize those companies providing the best new technology products and services across a broad array of industries," noted SIIA President Ken Wasch. "In addition, its winners are a prolific testament to the power of technology to deliver innovative solutions to businesses and consumers. SIIA warmly congratulates all of the winners and nominees of the CODiE Awards, whose innovation is essential for continuing America's leadership in the global knowledge economy," Wasch continued.

About the CODiE™ Awards

The CODiE™ Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), so that pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other's work. Since then, the CODiE Awards program has carried out the same purpose - to showcase the software and information industry's finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement.

About SIIA

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to 500 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.

About ConnectEDU, Inc.

ConnectEDU, Inc. is the web-based leader in empowering learners to manage their education, launch their careers and secure a more stable financial future. Created, developed and run by people who have worked in every area of college counseling, admissions, and career development, ConnectEDU uses information technology to connect real learners and real data with real colleges, and real career opportunities. We make the college admissions process simpler, more efficient, more reliable and more effective. ConnectEDU's approach gives every learner, from every neighborhood across the country, the best opportunity to achieve their dream of a college education and promising career.  To learn more, visit www.ConnectEDU.com.

SOURCE ConnectEDU, Inc.