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Looking for inside news on what's happening in the world of RIO Education?

Follow this page for updates on the latest news, ranging from new version releases to successful RIO Education implementations.



New enhancements in RIO Education v3.8

We're delighted to announce the release of RIO Education v3.8 - we've made lots of exciting enhancements!

From grade management, enrollment wizard, and attendance, to the Appointment Scheduler and Course Connections, we've got it all covered here in our release notes, check it out!

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Version 3.7 is out

We've released RIO Education v3.7 - check out our release notes to find out the bug fixes we've made, plus some enhancements to the Appointment Scheduler as well as our grade management and credit transfer features.

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Housing extension package available

This just in - RIO Education housing extension package is now here! Manage student housing and meal requests, and allocate rooms with the new Room Allocation Wizard.

Check out our content here for an overview and more information.

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RIO Education v3.6 released

The moment you've been waiting for has arrived - version 3.6 has been released!

Plenty of new enhancements await you, including UI improvement for the Session Scheduler and Enrollment Wizard, as well as new objects and features to speed up Program and Course setup.

To find out more, check out our RIO Education v3.6 Release Notes.

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IPEDS now available

In case you missed it, IPEDS reporting is now available in RIO Education!

Not sure how to create an IPEDS report using RIO? Check out our IPEDS User Guide‍ for more information, as well as our IPEDS video tutorial here.

For more information and an overview of the reporting standards supported by RIO Education, head here.

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RIO Education v3.5 published

Great news, RIO Education version 3.5 is now here! RIO Ed's listing has also been updated in AppExchange with v3.5.

RIO Education 3.5 Release Notes‍ contains what's in our latest release. We've made new enhancements to the Enrollment Wizard, Session and Appointment Schedulers to name a few - check it out!

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AIM implements RIO Education to replace existing SIS


AIM has implemented RIO Education as its new SIS, replacing their previous SIS, Paradigm.

The Australian Institute of Music provides 15 programs including post-graduate and short courses.


Project duration
9 months from discovery up to user training, deployment, and implementation.
Go-live date 
November 2021.
RIO features in use 
Core RIO setup including Faculty Community and Student Community, and RIO Connect.
Technologies involved 
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS, Xero, eCAF, Flare HR.


Tell me more

To expand the array functionalities that can be provided such as finance/payments, Xero has been integrated into RIO Education, together with eCAF as well for students to apply for government loan for tuition fees. Flare HR has also been integrated to provide human resources management. All these were successfully connected to RIO Education using RIO Connect.



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Version 3.4 now available

We are proud to announce that RIO Education v3.4 has been released!

For more insights on our main enhancements on Fees and Funding Allocation, check out our release notes here.

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RIO Education v3.3 released

Enhancements to the Completion Engine, Grading, Enrollment Wizard and more - all in this new version!

Check out the release notes for further details.

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Version 3.2 is out

Great news to share - RIO Education v3.2 is now available!

Our release notes cover all the enhancements on legacy Course data migration to the Appointment Scheduler and Attendance.

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Northern College implements RIO for Scholarships & Bursaries


We're super excited to announce that Northern College in Canada has successfully implemented RIO Education.

Northern College has over 75 full-time, part-time, certificate, diploma, and apprenticeship Programs, plus hundreds of in-class, web-based, and correspondence Courses. They also provide post-secondary and career preparation Programs and academic upgrading.


Project duration 4 months - that's 4 months from discovery, through to implementation, test and go-live - whew!
Go-live date
September 2021.
RIO features in use
Student Scholarships & Bursaries (SBA).
Technologies involved 
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS, RIO Connect, Northern's existing student record system (MIS).


Tell me more

Students use the existing Microsoft SSO mechanism to authenticate to the RIO Student Community for scholarship applications. RIO Connect is used to connect to the existing MIS to provide student information to the RIO SBA module.



Here's what Northern College had to say


What an amazing experience!


Northern College has had the pleasure of working with the amazing RIO Team to develop and implement a new portal for their scholarships, bursaries and awards. We went from the discovery phase to the implementation in just 4 months! What seemed as an unachievable target was completed and launched seamlessly. This has everything to do with the dedication, incredible work ethic and attention to detail from the amazing and supportive staff at RIO Solutions. We couldn't be more pleased with the customized, user-friendly and intuitive solution we were able to develop together. We have already seen a tremendous growth in our student applications for scholarships, bursaries and awards after just over one week of its launch. We look forward to a continued working relationship. One last thought - Walt, Deb, Mei, Nicole and Jessie you are awesome! Thanks again for all your work from your friends at Northern College in Canada.


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RIO Education v3.1 published

This just in - new custom fields to enhance Payments and Credit Transfer, as well as improvements to the Session Scheduler and Grading component.

All in version 3.1, head here for more info!

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RIO Education at Crandall goes live


Crandall University joins our list of RIO Education customers with their recent go-live event. Crandall has over 74 programs ranging from minor to major and Masters, while also providing international academic programs and remote learning.


Project duration
7 months, from discovery all the way to final stage - going live
Go-live date
September 2021
RIO features in use
Core RIO setup, Faculty Community, Student Community
Technologies involved
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS, RIO Connect, Moodle



Tell Me More

RIO Connect is used to integrate RIO Education with Moodle (Crandall's existing Student Management System). Crandall also implemented Pardot and Accounting Seed during this project.




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RIO Education version 3.0 is now here

Big news for a big release - v3.0 is now available!

We've implemented plenty of enhancements in this version - just to name a few: Fees, Attendance, and Session calendar. Check out our release notes for more.

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RIO Education as IBU's first SIS


We are excited to share the news that RIO Education has been successfully implemented at IBU!


Project duration 
3 months.
Go-live date 
July 2021.
RIO features in use 
Core RIO setup, Student Community.
Technologies involved 
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS, RIO Connect, QBO, Canvas.


Tell me more

IBU has implemented RIO Education as its first SIS, along with QBO as a finance system, which has been integrated with Salesforce using RIO Connect.



Here's what IBU had to say


When we started the IBU SIS project, I [was] a little worried about the implementation process, as all your team [was] located [all over] the place with 12 hours different [time zones]. But your excellent technical skills, high level of responsibility, good attitude and strong team spirit as well as good relationships for IBU IT and business units, [made us] very confident to rely on the RIO team. I believe WDCi is a wonderful workplace, appreciate the leadership by Deb, you guys have done a great job!


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NYAA as RIO Education's first US customer


The Academy had the honor of being our first US customer. What a great project and a great team to work with. 

Want to know more, check out our webinar with the Academy presenting or another webinar with the Academy and Maine College of Health Professions.


Project duration
30 days to deliver applications, then 6 months for full SIS functionality.
Go-live date
First go live October 2020.
RIO features in use
Core RIO setup, Faculty Community, Student Community.
Technologies involved
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS.



What does the Academy say?


All Around Outstanding 

We just finished phase one of our implementation of RIO Education. The WDCI team is a dream to work with and were able to get us up and running with an admissions portal in less than three weeks. They are organized, efficient and very patient! As a small specialized school with a focus on fine art, we have specific requirements for the application process. The team was able to configure a customized solution that fits our needs perfectly! We look forward to the next phases and becoming a fully connected campus!

RIO is an amazing and essential tool for any school looking for a student information management system that carries students through the full life cycle of your institution. We highly recommend it. Thank you Deborah, Walter and Lean!!!



But wait, there's more!

Using the recruitment capabilities and new application portal, we are able to streamline communication between our admissions staff and prospective students. Application submission is simple and streamlined for our prospects now. We saw a 30% increase in completed applications the first year.

- Academy Admissions Director

Registration was such a breeze this week! I was expecting something similar to undergrad registration - clunky, frustrating and archaic.  It couldn’t have been more different!  I’m so delighted with all my classes and teachers. Great job organizing all that. 

- Academy MFA Student


And after the full SIS was implemented

We ran through and generated invoices for the SURP students today - a task that normally takes four staff members a few weeks, now takes one staff member about an hour. 

- Academy Registrar & Bursar



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EF selects RIO Education as their new SIS


Education First Languages selected RIO Education to replace their custom built SIS. Being a specialist education provider EF needed a platform that could be enhanced to meet their unique business model as the largest global education provider!


Project duration
Ongoing.
Go-live date
April 2021 with Malta.
RIO features in use Core RIO setup including Faculty Community and Student Community.
Technologies involved
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS.


Tell me more 

RIO Education is being used for Student Scheduling, Class Scheduling, Activity Planning and providing the Student portal.  Currently deployed in 25+ countries with more to come!




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CAL implements RIO Education


CAL joins our growing list of educational institutions that use RIO Education!

The College of Adult Learning offers an array of diploma and certificate courses - all via online learning. 


Project duration 
10 months, including providing end user training to the CAL team.
Go-live date 
December 2020.
RIO features in use Core RIO setup including Faculty Community and Student Community, and RIO Reporting.
Technologies involved 
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS, Brightspace.


Tell me more

RIO Education was implemented to replace CAL's previous SIS and to support compliance reporting. RIO Education was also integrated to Brightspace-related custom objects in Salesforce so that course results will be available in RIO Education.




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Successful RIO Education deployment at ANZSOG


RIO Education has been successfully deployed at ANZSOG and is now live!

The Australia and New Zealand School of Government offers a variety of Executive education programs, workshops, and seminars, including customised courses.


Project duration 
Under 3 months.
Go-live date 
October 2020.
RIO features in use
Core RIO setup including Faculty Community and Student Community.
Technologies involved 
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS, Canvas.


Tell me more

RIO Education was implemented to replace SIMS as ANZSOG's SIS, while being integrated with Canvas for course enrollment records and student results.


What did ANZSOG say

We're about to go live (Oct 2020) and I've had an exceptional experience working with WDCI. The team has gone above and beyond to accommodate all of our requirements, and there has been no delays. I would thoroughly recommend RIO Education. 


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RIO Education goes live at Country Universities Centre


Country Universities Centre has joined our list of RIO Education customers!

Country UC is a non-profit organisation that provides educational services for rural and regional communities in New South Wales.


Project duration 
2 months.
Go-live date 
June 2019.
RIO features in use 
Core RIO setup including Faculty Community and Student Community.
Technologies involved 
Salesforce EDA, RIO Education core SIS.


Tell me more

Apart from the standard RIO Education features, we have set up a single electronic registration form that feeds directly into Salesforce, and can be used for both new registrations and re-registrations, which reduces the effort of maintaining the form.

With the same form on re-registration, some of the student data is pre-populated. Students can view their pre-populated data and update them if required. Re-registration submission is now made easier with lesser steps, resulting in shorter re-registration turnover time.

The student experience has greatly improved by 90%.


Here's what CUC had to say

“We were looking for a system that can address our existing issues, and we knew that RIO Education would be the right choice. The product features were spot on, and we immediately saw positive results.” - Director of Educational Delivery




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