Financial Solutions
Empowering institutions to reimagine their financial architecture
Delivering integrated strategies in M&A, capital optimization, managed services, and cost transformation. We partner with institutional leaders to navigate complexity, unlock capacity, and build scalable solutions that align with purpose, drive performance, and set a new standard for financial sustainability in higher education.
Mergers, Affiliations and Partnerships
Core Education takes a multi-phased approach to develop a short and long-term strategy for Institutions to engage in mergers, affiliations and partnerships and to assess a strategic fit while keeping alignment with the Institutions’ missions and values.
Strategic Cost Optimization
Strategic cost optimization aligns resources with mission, strengthens core capabilities, and creates a cost structure that fuels innovation and growth. This work is not an expense cutting exercise. It is about creating a structurally advantaged cost position to fund future state, clear a path for innovation and reinvest in the mission and students that matter most.
Real Estate Strategy
Real estate planning, especially for small and mid-sized colleges, is imperative. Institutions should be leveraging underutilized assets to unlock capital, reduce overhead, and reinvest in mission-critical priorities. Our approach involves a comprehensive asset assessment, outlining liquidity and priority mapping, and supporting the full lifecycle from negotiation to the execution of the transaction.
Capital Strategy & Venture Philanthropy
Core applies venture capital principles and fund-raising techniques in helping our Institutions achieve their financial goals. By diversifying funding sources, institutions can ensure long-term financial stability and support their growth and development goals.
It involves high engagement, long-term support, and rigorous performance measurement to ensure effective use of resources and sustainable change.
Campus Financial Operations
Core is positioned to assess the financial and operational health of any small or large Institution. Core helps our Institutions with interim leadership positions in the campus finance areas including CFO and Controller services. We identify processes and systems to improve controls and define metrics for sustainable growth.
