How schools and universities operate
Schools and colleges track people across three phases: prospects/applicants, enrolled students, and alumni. Most institutions run Slate for admissions, PowerSchool or Banner for students, and Salesforce EDA or Raiser's Edge for alumni — three separate systems with three separate views of one person.
Common challenges we see
- Admissions, student, and alumni data live in three systems
- Parent communications (especially for K-12) don't flow through CRM
- Inquiry-to-enrollment conversion drops without unified follow-up
- Alumni relationships atrophy post-graduation
- FERPA-aware data permissions require careful setup
How KamoCRM applies to Education
KamoCRM treats a person as one record across the full lifecycle — prospect, student, alum. Custom pipelines model inquiry-to-enrollment, and custom fields track graduation year and career stage post-graduation. AI assistant helps with admissions counselor and alumni officer questions from your KB.
What's included in every KamoCRM deployment
The same unified platform powers every industry. Listed below is what's actually built today.
CRM & Sales
The relationship core, adaptable to your deal flow.
- Leads, contacts, and account management
- Customizable pipelines (Orders, Agreements, Applications, Bookings, Subscriptions, Service Requests, Procurements, Engagements, Commitments, Signups, Allotments)
- Imports, exports, and de-duplication
- Sales analytics and lead reporting
Communications
Calls, video, messaging, email — unified on customer records.
- RingCentral integration for business phone and SMS
- Native HD video conferencing (Janus WebRTC) with recording, screen share, breakout rooms, E2E encryption — KamoMeet
- Email integration with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Zoho Mail, Exchange, IceWarp, and custom IMAP/SMTP
- Real-time team messaging with presence
- Calendar sync via CalDAV
Documents & Knowledge
Work together on documents, capture institutional knowledge, and put AI on top.
- Real-time collaborative document editing
- Secure file storage (MinIO) and media library
- Knowledge base with approval workflows
- Version control and history
AI
An assistant grounded in your knowledge base, not a generic chatbot.
- AI chat assistant
- RAG-powered semantic search across your knowledge base and data
- Predictive insights and recommendations
Admin, White-Label & Security
Multi-tenant from day one, with your brand on every surface.
- Multi-tenant organizations with department and team management
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Single sign-on: Google, Microsoft, Apple
- Full white-label branding (logo, colors, domains, email)
- Per-organization feature toggles
- End-to-end encryption on video and data at rest
- SOC 2 and GDPR aligned; 99.9% uptime SLA
- Kubernetes-native (RKE2) on CockroachDB
Billing & Commerce
Billing for customers who resell or charge through the platform.
- Stripe billing integration
- Subscription and one-time charge handling
- Commerce and market pipelines
Industry-specific features for schools and universities — available via request
These aren't built natively today. Our feature request system lets you vote on priorities, sponsor custom development, or get them built for your deployment.
- SIS integration (PowerSchool, Banner, Workday Student)
- FERPA-compliant student-only data permissions
- Admissions pipeline with source attribution
- Parent communications with consented access
- Alumni giving campaigns
- Athletic recruit CRM
Questions about KamoCRM for schools and universities
See KamoCRM for Education
Start free on the unified platform. Request the industry-specific features you need on top.