EMPOWER SIS
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Plans and prices
From EMPOWER SIS's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud | Priced on request | Pricing not stated; cloud option includes all EMPOWER features |
| License (self-hosted) | Priced on request | Pricing not stated; institution manages its own computer environment, security, backups, and updates |
The facts
Each one read from EMPOWER SIS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Admissions
- The Recruiting and Admissions module supports online inquiry and application forms, document tracking, and applicant status updates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Cloud delivery
- The cloud option includes updates, backups, hardware maintenance, and secure 24/7 online and remote database access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom interfaces
- EMPOWER says it can provide custom interfaces for virtually any open-architected software a school chooses.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Financial aid
- The Financial Aid module connects student records, billing, and admissions in real time and supports forms including FISAP, ISIR, Clearinghouse, and CommonLine 5.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The interfaces page lists LMS connections including Blackboard, Canvas, Moodle, and Schoology, plus gateways including PayPal Payflow Link, CardPointe, and Authorize.Net.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- ComSpec describes EMPOWER as developed for higher education and says its partner schools are post-secondary institutions, with users in the United States, overseas, and the Caribbean.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modular system
- The product includes modules for recruiting and admissions, records and registration, financial aid, degree audit, and plan of study.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- EMPOWER is a student information system for colleges and universities that connects students, faculty, alumni, and staff through one platform.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The website says the student self-service access can be configured with strict security controls.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- With the self-hosted license option, the institution manages its own computer environment, security, backups, and updates.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Specialty features
- Specialty features include competency tracking, continuing education registration and payment, web registration windows, and student trouble alerts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Student self-service
- The Records and Registration module includes a web portal where students can select courses themselves.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- EMPOWER describes support as including platform design, training, ongoing maintenance, and US-based customer support.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Niagara Falls, New York, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- ComSpec International, Inc. says it specializes in applications for higher education and custom database systems and has operated under the same management since 1983.checked 11 Oct 2026
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