Eastern Gateway Community College Selects Barnes & Noble Education to Provide Full Suite of Digital Solutions & Manage its Ca...
30 August 2017 - 2:45PM
Business Wire
BNED to Provide Platform and Analytics
Services along with Affordable Content Solutions to Drive
Enrollment Growth at Eastern Gateway Community College
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE:BNED), a
leading provider of educational products and services solutions for
higher education and K-12 institutions, today announced it has
signed a multi-year contract with Eastern Gateway Community College
(“EGCC”) to provide a full suite of solutions, including bookstore
operations, an institution-wide learning management system (LMS),
LoudSight, BNED’s predictive analytics offering, and digital
courseware to the students, faculty and advisors of EGCC. These
solutions are expected to help drive EGCC’s enrollment growth and
ultimately improve student retention.
“Our campus services are deeply integrated, and we wanted one
partner that would be able to manage them all seamlessly. We are
confident Barnes & Noble Education can do just that,” said Dr.
Jimmie Bruce, President, Eastern Gateway Community College. “We are
thrilled to bring a company so focused on driving student success
to our campuses.”
This fall, Barnes & Noble College will officially take over
the operation of the Eastern Gateway Community College bookstore
and its e-commerce site. Through its LoudCloud digital education
platform, the Company will also offer a suite of digital services,
including an LMS, predictive analytics, and digital courseware,
beginning this fall.
“The strategic partnership with Eastern Gateway shows the power
and breadth of our digital platforms and courseware. BNED is unique
in its ability help partners address this range of solutions with a
one stop shop approach. Most importantly this partnership will
allow Eastern Gateway to sustain and continue to fuel further
enrollment growth across its body of students,” said Kanuj
Malhotra, Chief Operating Officer, Digital Education, Barnes &
Noble Education.
In addition to serving students at its two campus locations,
Eastern Gateway also offers online courses to over 5,000 union
members. Barnes & Noble Education’s digital services will
extend to these students as well, with a total of approximately
8,000 students set to use courses offered by BNED Courseware.
“With technology, higher education has expanded its reach beyond
just the students in a classroom,” continued Mr. Malhotra. “Eastern
Gateway is closing the accessibility gap and allowing learners to
find an education that works best for them – whether that be in the
classroom or online, at the beginning of their academic career or
in the midst of their professional journey. We look forward to
partnering with Eastern Gateway to drive success on their campus
and beyond.”
About Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (NYSE: BNED), a leading
provider of educational products and services solutions for higher
education and K-12 institutions, enhances the academic and social
purpose of educational institutions. Barnes & Noble Education
operates 1,495 physical and virtual bookstores serving more than 6
million students and their faculty, and offers a suite of digital
software, content and services including direct-to-student study
tools. The Company also operates MBS Textbook Exchange, one of the
largest textbook wholesale distribution channels in the United
States. Barnes & Noble Education acts as a strategic partner to
drive student success, provide value and support to students and
faculty, and create loyalty and improve retention, while supporting
the financial goals of our college and university partners.
BNED companies include: Barnes & Noble College Booksellers,
LLC, MBS Textbook Exchange, LLC, BNED LoudCloud, LLC, Student
Brands, LLC, and Promoversity, LLC. General information on Barnes
& Noble Education may be obtained by visiting the Company's
corporate website: www.bned.com.
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