Quotes that balloon mid-project
The $20K quote becomes $80K by launch, one surprise at a time. Everything you assumed was included comes back as “that wasn’t in the RFP — add $15K.”
For colleges, academies & training institutions
Fill your seats.
Students shortlist on search, verify on social, and decide on your website. We research that journey and build the site that carries them to enrolled.
Fixed written scope — no surprise change requests
SEO-safe migration, rankings protected
Built from student-journey research
Built for how students actually decide
Trusted by 16+ brands across four continents — including education and exam-prep platforms
The problem
Three ways an education website project goes wrong.
Redesigns that die in committee
The failure is politics, not technology. Every department defends its links, the homepage grows to 100 of them by consensus, and the relaunch slips a semester at a time.
Students can’t find the program info
Program details, outcomes, costs, and the next step buried three clicks deep — prospective students’ top frustration, and the quiet enrollment killer. They don’t complain; they just leave.
What you get
Three outcomes your site delivers.
Program pages students decide from
Every program page answers what students actually check — the program, outcomes, costs, and the next step — clearly enough to enroll from.
A migration that keeps your rankings
A written migration plan with every page mapped and redirected before launch, so the search visibility you’ve built carries over to the new site.
A scope that stays the scope
A fixed brief and a written quote before the build starts, with feedback governance built in — so the number you approve is the number you pay.
Proof
Built for real institutions.
Shipped for education brands across Canada and the UK — TCF Canada, an exam-prep platform built around enrollment flow, and Aesthetic Academy, a medical-education credentialing platform.
TCF Canada
TCF Québec
Aesthetic Academy
Read the Aesthetic Academy story
42%
of students use the official website at the final decision stage — and the top complaint is missing program information. Enrollment is decided on your site; we build it so that decision goes your way.(Manaferra 2025 / E-Expectations)
A preview of your site
What your education site includes.
These are live, designed components — the same ones we build yours from. The programmes, faculty, and outcomes below are placeholder examples; your real courses, your instructors, and your student stories drop straight in.
Degree
Business Administration
Accredited
Certificate
Data Analytics
Accredited
Test prep
Language Exam Prep
Official format
A catalogue students can actually navigate
Filterable cards with level, length, and accreditation up front. Your real programmes populate the grid (examples shown).
Programme
2Details
3Submit
First nameJordan
Last nameAvery
ProgrammeBusiness Administration
Email[email protected]
Continue application
An application path that converts
A staged flow that turns a researcher into an applicant — wired to your enrollment system.
09:00
Intro to MarketingDr Elena FischerHall A
11:00
Open House & Campus TourMain QuadOpen
14:00
Data Lab WorkshopJames OkaforLab 2
Schedules and events, kept current
Class timetables, open days, and intake dates in one clear view — set to your academic calendar.
Faculty profiles with real photography
The people behind the programmes, given proper space — your real instructors and their credentials (sample names shown).
2,400+Graduates to date
38Countries represented
12Programmes accredited
The application was clear from the first click, and the programme pages told me exactly what to expect before I ever enrolled.
MRMaya R. · Sample student story
Outcomes and student stories, where prospects look
Headline numbers and real voices placed near the decision. Your graduate stats and student quotes drop in here (placeholders shown).
CampusLibraryClassroomStudy
GraduationShow your real campus
A gallery that lets prospects picture themselves on site. Your real campus, library, and student life fill these frames.
Institutional accreditationYour accrediting body, stated plainly
Programme recognitionPer-programme approvals and licences
Official exam formatFor test-prep and certification platforms
Industry partnershipsEmployer and pathway affiliations
Accreditation, stated where it counts
Trust marks and recognitions surfaced near the programmes they apply to — not buried in a footer. Your real accreditations sit here.
Your content, your site
Your real programmes, faculty, and outcomes drop into parts like these.
We learn how the institution actually runs first, then build from components designed for it, so the site fits how your prospects decide.
Send a message
How we build
Three steps to live.
Research first, then the message, then the build — with the scope and the timeline in writing before anything starts.
1
We research how your students decide
How they search, which programs they compare, what they verify before applying — your programs and your competitors, studied before anything is designed.
2
We write your message and brief
What the site will say and why, as a written brief with a fixed quote and named approvers. You read it, ask questions, and sign off before we build. No pitch call.
3
We build the site and migrate the content
Design, copy, program pages, and a migration plan that protects your rankings — built as one piece and tested before launch.
What's inside every build
Program-page architectureProgram info, outcomes, costs, and next steps structured the way students check them.
Admissions-step clarityEvery step from first look to submitted application stated plainly — no guesswork.
Outcomes & testimonial structureGraduate outcomes and student stories placed where prospects make the decision.
Content-migration planEvery page mapped and redirected in writing, so nothing you have built disappears.
Accessibility complianceBuilt to accessibility standards from the first layout, not patched after launch.
Analytics to enrollment eventsTracking wired to applications and enrollments — numbers you can check yourself.
Vs. the alternatives
What you're actually choosing between.
The big higher-ed agency RFP route, doing it in-house, or a partner that fixes the scope in writing first. Here's the honest version of that table.
| Higher-ed agencyThe RFP route | In-house / DIYYour team + a theme | EducationThis solution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How scope is fixed | Scoped through the RFP — extras surface as change orders mid-build | No formal scope — the project grows quietly until it stalls | Fixed written brief and quote, signed off before the build starts |
| Migration handling | Varies by team — often a separate line item | Copy-paste and hope — redirects are an afterthought | A written migration and redirect plan — rankings protected, indexing carried over |
| Who studies your students | A strategy phase, priced at enterprise rates | Nobody — the site is built from internal opinions | We research how your students search, compare, and verify before anything is designed |
| Timeline | Often quarters, not weeks — RFP cycles add months before work starts | Open-ended — it ships when someone finds the time | Most sites live in 4–6 weeks, with the timeline in writing first |
| What change requests cost | “That wasn't in the RFP” — five-figure additions mid-project | Your team's evenings | The scope is the scope — anything new is quoted in writing, built only if you say yes |
The RFP routeHigher-ed agency
How scope is fixedScoped through the RFP — extras surface as change orders mid-build
Migration handlingVaries by team — often a separate line item
Who studies your studentsA strategy phase, priced at enterprise rates
TimelineOften quarters, not weeks — RFP cycles add months before work starts
What change requests cost“That wasn't in the RFP” — five-figure additions mid-project
Your team + a themeIn-house / DIY
How scope is fixedNo formal scope — the project grows quietly until it stalls
Migration handlingCopy-paste and hope — redirects are an afterthought
Who studies your studentsNobody — the site is built from internal opinions
TimelineOpen-ended — it ships when someone finds the time
What change requests costYour team's evenings
This solution Education
How scope is fixedFixed written brief and quote, signed off before the build starts
Migration handlingA written migration and redirect plan — rankings protected, indexing carried over
Who studies your studentsWe research how your students search, compare, and verify before anything is designed
TimelineMost sites live in 4–6 weeks, with the timeline in writing first
What change requests costThe scope is the scope — anything new is quoted in writing, built only if you say yes
The honest part: for 3,000+ page university sites with deep CMS integrations, a specialist higher-ed agency at scale is the right call — we shine for colleges, academies, and training institutions.
Working with us
The terms, before you commit to anything.
Every promise below is how we already work — in writing, before any money moves.
Fixed written scope & quote
Written brief & quote in 5 business days
No pitch
You own everything
Reply within 24 hours
See how working with us is set up
Questions, answered
The things institutions ask first.
How much does it cost?
Every project is quoted on a written brief, because program count, migration size, and integrations change the job. For context, higher-ed website redesigns are quoted anywhere from $22K to $280K on the open market — most college and academy sites land far below the six-figure RFP tier when scope is fixed early. You'll have a written quote in five business days, free, no pitch call.
Our last redesign blew the budget on change requests. How is this different?
The scope is fixed before the build starts: a written brief, a written quote, and named approvers. If something new comes up mid-project, it's quoted separately in writing — and only built if you say yes. The number you approve is the number you pay.
Will we lose our search rankings in the migration?
No — protecting them is part of the build. Every page is mapped, redirects are written before launch, and indexing is carried over deliberately. You see the migration plan in the brief before anything moves.
Who owns the site if we part ways?
You own everything — the domain, the code, the content, and the accounts. All of it is exportable, and there is no proprietary CMS. If we part ways, the site and every login stay with you and keep working without us.
How do you handle stakeholder feedback?
With governance agreed up front: one brief, named approvers, and structured feedback rounds. Every department is heard at the brief stage — then the brief is the referee. It's how a redesign survives committee without becoming a 100-link homepage.
How long does it take?
Most sites are live in 4–6 weeks once the brief is approved; larger migrations take longer, and the brief says exactly how long. Either way, the timeline is in writing before we start.
We sell courses online — is this for us?
Yes — exam-prep and e-learning platforms are a specialty. TCF Canada, the French-exam prep platform we built, runs on enrollment flows and multi-language structure designed for exactly that. The same student-journey research applies; the journey just ends at checkout instead of admissions.
Let's talk
Tell us about your programs.
A few lines is enough — program count, migration size, what the site has to do. Within five business days you'll have a written brief and a fixed quote in your inbox: what we'd build, why, and exactly what it costs. No pitch call, no pressure.
Reply within 24 hours
Fixed written scope
No pitch