Hobsons
Hobsons was first founded by Adrian Bridgewater in Cambridge, originally focuses on career planning during and after school. In 1991 it joined the DMGT (Daily Mail and General Trust). In 1999 its US and Australia Offices are established with acquisition of College View and the Good Guides Group. In 2000 when the internet became wide spread, the enrollment technology division begins. In 2007, the acquisition of Naviance brings Hobsons into the K-12 market. In the same year, the acquisition of Apply Yourself (AY) was completed. Since then, it exited UK recruitment to allow for single focus on education. In 2011, Agilegrad & Intelliworks are acquired, which lead to additional product opportunities in the higher education market. At the same time, Radius development begins.
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Hobsons’ mission is to empower students to connect learning to life by making informed choices across a lifetime of education decisions – from grade school through grad school. Hobsons aim to help students identify their strengths, explore careers, create academic plans, match to best-fit educational opportunities, and reach their education and life goals. For educational institutions, it provides solutions to improve college and career planning, admissions and enrollment management, student success and advising for students around the globe.
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Hobsons’ clients are mainly educational institutions ranging from K-12 to Higher Education. However, all the products have multiple interfaces that serve students, parents, instructors and school administrators.
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Hobsons’ products mainly focus on three areas: College and Career Readiness, Admission and Enrollment Management, and Student Success and Advising. Its three core products are Naviance, Radius, and Starfish. Apart from those three products, it still updates and supports legacy products including Apply Yourself, Connect, and Bridge.
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Naviance by Hobsons is a comprehensive K-12 college and career readiness platform that enables self-discovery, career exploration, academic planning, and college preparation for millions of students around the globe.
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Naviance ActiveMatch is a service of Naviance that helps students discover best-fit higher education options by allowing them to connect with colleges and universities looking for prospective students just like them.
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Radius by Hobsons is the new approach to Customer Relationship Management (CRM) for higher education that allows connections with best-fit students, seamless application management, and personalized communications during a student's journey.
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Starfish by Hobsons helps higher education institutions scale their success, support and retention initiatives to enable students to engage more effectively with the campus community and achieve their academic goals.
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