News & Updates sent June 6, 2021

Dear College Community,

As we learn more about ctcLink, I am getting excited about how we will be able to serve our students better. The learning part is a steep curve and will be for some time—but totally worth it!

• ctcLink is a suite of technology solutions. PeopleSoft is the primary solution and includes three pillars: Campus Solutions, Financial Management, and Human Capital Management. ctcLink also includes High Point, a mobile application for our students to conduct their college business; 25Live, a room scheduling software for academic and non‐academic scheduling; Online Admissions Application Portal (OAAP), an application to collect student information and payment for admission; and a budget planning tool solution available to colleges about one years after they go live with ctcLink. Colleges have the choice to use CampusCE for continuing education as a part of their ctcLink solutions.
• ctcLink is one system for all 34 community and technical colleges in Washington State. Therefore, all 34 community and technical colleges will use ctcLink similarly. This will require us to change our business processes.
• Each area of SVC will be affected by ctcLink implementation. We will be learning more details throughout the summer. To prepare for ctcLink, we ask that you pay close attention to the following items:
  • Cut off dates and deadlines for Fall Quarter-related items. These will be much earlier than in previous years and will impact fall quarter contracts, new hires, job changes, submission of purchase requisitions, etc. Once the deadlines have been finalized, information will be sent to all employees.
  • Plan time in early fall for training: self‐paced Canvas training and attend in‐service ctcLink training. Specific training dates will be coming as we get closer to our go‐live date which is October 11, 2021.
• The Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) ctcLink Project Team provides regular updates on their blog. If you haven’t already subscribed, please do so by following the link ctcLink Connect | SBCTC.

This is a busy time. I appreciate your dedication in making sure this academic year, 2020‐2021, continues to be successful. Questions and feedback regarding ctcLink can be sent to ctcLinkInfo@skagit.edu.