Cornerstone OnDemand for Higher Education
Where higher ed is different
The August scramble, every year
Higher ed L&D runs on academic-year rhythms most LMS vendors don’t account for. Fall hiring hits in August, spring onboarding in January. We set Cornerstone’s enrollment rules to handle these waves without manual intervention each cycle.
Title IX, FERPA, Clery, and the rest
Every adult on campus needs compliance training: Title IX for all employees, FERPA for anyone touching student records, Clery for safety staff. We maintain the assignment logic and the records, so when someone asks for a completion report, you have one.
Accreditation needs the learning record
HLC, SACSCOC, and MSCHE want evidence that staff development and compliance training are documented and repeatable. Faculty, staff, and graduate assistants often sit in separate populations. We keep them clean.
Running Cornerstone through the academic calendar
The engine runs through the summer even when your L&D team is at half capacity. It flags configuration drift before it surfaces as a broken course in week one of fall, and monitors the health of your Workday feed and any Banner or PeopleSoft integration we’ve custom-built.
Our Certified Cornerstone Experts hold the change calendar. When a release drops in late summer, they review the notes against your configuration first. Nothing breaks during orientation week because we were paying attention in July.
What we bring to higher ed
Platform ownership
Day-to-day administration across faculty, staff, and graduate populations, without your L&D team becoming the de facto help desk.
Workforce readiness
Know who’s completed Title IX, who’s overdue on Clery, and where compliance gaps sit, before your reviewer asks.
Content development
Section 508-compliant courseware, accessible on first submission, not after a complaint.
Integrations
Cornerstone connected to your Workday feed, with Banner or PeopleSoft custom-built, so the academic calendar drives enrollments.
Cornerstone running smoothly before orientation week
Certified Cornerstone Experts working in your environment within ten business days of signing. Month to month. We’d rather earn the next semester than hold you to a contract.