Client Feedback
Gray Associates brings our proven process, better data, world-class expertise, and on-site facilitation to the table
Our clients represent every sector of higher education. Our clients’ stories range from those conducting strategic planning to lay a foundation for the future to those whose present is troubled by declining legislative funding support. Whatever their stories, we listen to create custom solutions and build deep relationships with our partners.
When we combine that Gray difference with our client’s best thinking, market knowledge, and unique story, we think the results speak for themselves. But we will not let that stop our clients from sharing their experience working closely with us!
State University
Local State University
Chief Marketing Officer
“We could have been headed in a different direction without the data Gray provided. Some of the programs we favored were probably not viable,” explains the CMO. “We had access to all of the normal sources of data (BLS and IPEDS) but how do you put it all together in a meaningful way?”
Technical Training College
Multi-Campus College with Over 10,000 Students
VP of Program Development
“With Gray, we have solidified our program identification process with a methodical approach to identify programs and compare them to one another to determine the best fit. I use this process at least once a year for each of our campus locations and online….
Community College
A Community College President Serving 15,000 Students
President
“What Gray aggregates is both wider and deeper (than other options). Gray’s Program Evaluation System (PES) taps into additional resources that relate to job profiling and down to not just the state or regional level, but down to the zip code level, down to the actual job…
Community College
A Community College President Serving 15,000 Students
President
“What Gray aggregates is both wider and deeper (than other options). Gray’s Program Evaluation System (PES) taps into additional resources that relate to job profiling and down to not just the state or regional level, but down to the zip code level, down to the actual job…
Independent College
Non-Profit Multi-Campus Institution
President
“Our executive team was able to drive the emotional aspect of selecting programs off to the side in order to allow the data to drive our decisions…. Most importantly, the data machine (Gray’s Program Evaluation System) demonstrated to our executive team the need to draw back on our program portfolio.
Independent College
Non-Profit Multi-Campus Institution
President
“Our executive team was able to drive the emotional aspect of selecting programs off to the side in order to allow the data to drive our decisions…. Most importantly, the data machine (Gray’s Program Evaluation System) demonstrated to our executive team the need to draw back on our program portfolio.
Community College
A Community College President Serving 4,500 Students
President
“As a consequence of our engagement with Gray, our executive team got a little bit more focused on exactly what we needed to do.”
“The project is going to be very beneficial in terms of growing programs and focus for a strategic plan and for the future …
Online College
A Private, Non-Profit College with Over 36,000 Online Students
Provost
“Consensus was not always easy. Gray really did help us to reach that goal. I’m not sure we would have been able to do it as smoothly without Gray.”
“Working with Gray was data-driven decision-making at its finest,” said the Provost.