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EPC Group

Enterprise Microsoft consulting with 29 years serving Fortune 500 companies.

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About EPC Group

EPC Group is a Microsoft consulting firm founded in 1997 (originally Enterprise Project Consulting, renamed EPC Group in 2005). 29 years of enterprise Microsoft consulting experience. EPC Group historically held the distinction of being the oldest continuous Microsoft Gold Partner in North America from 2016 until the program's retirement. Because Microsoft officially deprecated the Gold/Silver tiering framework, EPC Group transitioned to the modern Microsoft Solutions Partner ecosystem and currently holds the core Microsoft Solutions Partner designations.

Headquartered at 4900 Woodway Drive, Suite 830, Houston, TX 77056. Public clients include NASA, FBI, Federal Reserve, Pentagon, United Airlines, PepsiCo, Nike, and Northrop Grumman. 6,500+ SharePoint implementations, 1,500+ Power BI deployments, 500+ Microsoft Fabric implementations, 70+ Fortune 500 organizations served, 11,000+ enterprise engagements, 200+ Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft 365 consultants on staff.

About Errin O'Connor

Errin O'Connor is the Founder, CEO, and Chief AI Architect of EPC Group. Microsoft MVP multiple years, first awarded 2003. 4× Microsoft Press bestselling author of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Inside Out (MS Press 2007), Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Inside Out (MS Press 2011), SharePoint 2013 Field Guide (Sams/Pearson 2014), and Microsoft Power BI Dashboards Step by Step (MS Press 2018).

Original SharePoint Beta Team member (Project Tahoe). Original Power BI Beta Team member (Project Crescent). FedRAMP framework contributor. Worked with U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra on the Obama administration's 25-Point Plan to reform federal IT, and with NASA CIO Chris Kemp as Lead Architect on the NASA Nebula Cloud project. Speaker at Microsoft Ignite, SharePoint Conference, KMWorld, and DATAVERSITY.

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EPC Group delivers Power BI solutions for education and eLearning organizations. We design compliant dashboards, semantic models, and Microsoft Fabric architectures that meet FERPA requirements. Our team has completed 1,500+ Power BI deployments, including Fortune 500 clients in education.

Key Facts

  • 29 years of Microsoft consulting experience. 1,500+ Power BI deployments.
  • Compliance expertise: FERPA.
  • Row-level security and audit logging built into every education engagement.
  • Fixed-fee accelerators starting at $25,000.
  • Contact: (888) 381-9725 · contact@epcgroup.net

Power BI for Education & eLearning | Student Analytics

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FERPA-Compliant Education Analytics

Power BI for Education & eLearning

Drive student success with FERPA-compliant Power BI solutions. Student performance tracking, enrollment management, retention analytics, accreditation reporting, and institutional effectiveness dashboards for K-12 through higher education.

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15%
Retention Improvement
Average increase in student retention with early alert analytics
70%
Faster Reporting
Reduction in time spent on IPEDS and accreditation reporting
$2M+
Revenue Impact
Average tuition revenue preserved through retention improvements
95%
Adoption Rate
Faculty and staff adoption rate across implementations
100+
Education Institutions
FERPA
Compliant Solutions
K-12 to PhD
Full Spectrum
29 years
Education IT Experience
Education Analytics

Comprehensive Education Intelligence

Purpose-built analytics solutions addressing the student lifecycle from enrollment through graduation, plus institutional effectiveness, compliance, and financial management.

Student Performance & Success

Track student academic performance from enrollment through graduation with early alert systems for at-risk students. Monitor GPA trends, course completion rates, credit accumulation, and milestone progress to intervene before students fall behind.

Individual student progress tracking and early alert scoring
Course pass/fail rates and DFW (D, F, Withdraw) analysis
Credit accumulation and degree progress monitoring
Cohort-based graduation rate tracking (IPEDS compliance)
Learning outcome assessment and program effectiveness

Enrollment Management Analytics

Optimize enrollment funnels from prospect through enrolled student with yield analytics, recruitment effectiveness tracking, and demographic analysis. Forecast enrollment by program, modality, and student type for capacity planning.

Admissions funnel and yield rate tracking by program
Recruitment source effectiveness and cost-per-enrollment
Enrollment forecasting by program, modality, and term
Demographic and geographic enrollment analysis
Transfer student and articulation analytics

Retention & Completion Dashboards

Identify at-risk students before they drop out using predictive retention models. Track fall-to-fall retention, course-level retention, stop-out patterns, and re-enrollment rates with root cause analysis by student demographics and academic factors.

Predictive retention modeling with risk scores
Fall-to-fall and term-to-term retention rates
Stop-out and re-enrollment pattern analysis
Retention by student demographics and first-generation status
Intervention effectiveness measurement

Compliance & Accreditation Reporting

Automated reporting for Title IX, Clery Act, IPEDS, FERPA compliance, and accreditation requirements. Generate board-ready reports and self-study documentation with drill-down into institutional effectiveness metrics.

Title IX incident tracking and resolution dashboards
Clery Act crime statistics and timely warning reporting
IPEDS data validation and submission preparation
Regional accreditation self-study data support
FERPA compliance monitoring and audit trails
Capabilities

Education Analytics Features

From faculty workload analysis and budget management to learning analytics and workforce development -- purpose-built for education organizations.

Faculty Workload & Productivity

Track teaching loads, research output, service commitments, and advising ratios to optimize faculty resource allocation.

  • Teaching load by credit hours and sections
  • Student-to-faculty ratio monitoring
  • Research output and grant activity tracking
  • Advising caseload and effectiveness

Budget & Financial Analytics

Track tuition revenue, state appropriations, auxiliary income, and expenditures by department with fund balance monitoring and forecasting.

  • Tuition revenue by program and modality
  • State appropriation and allocation tracking
  • Department-level budget vs. actual
  • Financial aid distribution analysis

Learning Analytics & LMS

Integrate with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, and D2L to track student engagement, assignment completion, and course activity patterns.

  • LMS engagement and login frequency tracking
  • Assignment submission and grade analytics
  • Course activity pattern analysis
  • Online vs. face-to-face outcome comparison

Facilities & Space Utilization

Optimize classroom and facility usage with occupancy tracking, scheduling efficiency analysis, and capital project monitoring.

  • Classroom utilization by day and time slot
  • Space-per-student efficiency metrics
  • Deferred maintenance tracking
  • Capital project progress monitoring

Institutional Effectiveness

Strategic plan progress tracking, KPI dashboards for institutional goals, and benchmarking against peer institutions.

  • Strategic plan goal progress tracking
  • KPI dashboards for board reporting
  • Peer institution benchmarking
  • Program review data and analytics

Workforce Development Analytics

Track continuing education enrollments, certification pass rates, employer partnership metrics, and workforce training outcomes.

  • CE enrollment and completion tracking
  • Certification and licensure pass rates
  • Employer partnership effectiveness
  • Job placement and wage data
Use Cases

Education Analytics Solutions

Proven Power BI solutions for K-12 districts, community colleges, universities, eLearning providers, and corporate training organizations.

K-12 School Districts

District-wide dashboards tracking student achievement by school, grade, and demographic group. Monitor chronic absenteeism, discipline incidents, special education compliance, and teacher effectiveness with state accountability alignment.

Student achievement gaps
Chronic absenteeism
SPED compliance
Teacher effectiveness

Community Colleges

Enrollment management, student success, and workforce development dashboards for two-year institutions. Track Guided Pathways progress, developmental education outcomes, and transfer rates to four-year institutions.

Guided Pathways tracking
Dev-ed outcomes
Transfer rates
Workforce completion

Universities & Four-Year Institutions

Comprehensive institutional analytics for universities covering enrollment, retention, graduation rates, research productivity, and endowment performance with accreditation support.

6-year graduation rates
Research productivity
Endowment performance
Accreditation data

eLearning & Online Education

Learning analytics for fully online and hybrid programs tracking student engagement, course completion, learner satisfaction, and faculty online teaching effectiveness.

Engagement analytics
Completion rates
Learner satisfaction
Faculty effectiveness

State Education Agencies

Statewide education dashboards for departments of education tracking school performance, accountability metrics, funding distribution, and educator workforce data.

School accountability
Funding equity analysis
Educator workforce
Achievement gaps

Corporate Training & L&D

Training effectiveness dashboards for corporate learning and development tracking completion rates, skill gap closure, certification compliance, and training ROI.

Training completion
Skill gap analysis
Certification tracking
Training ROI
Why EPC Group

Education Analytics Expertise You Can Trust

With deep education sector expertise and 29 years of Microsoft technology experience, EPC Group understands the unique needs of K-12 districts, colleges, and universities for student success, accreditation, and compliance.

Education Sector Specialization

Deep domain expertise in K-12, community colleges, universities, and eLearning with consultants who understand student success, accreditation, and compliance.

FERPA-Compliant Architecture

Every solution designed for FERPA compliance with role-based access, audit trails, and student data privacy protections from initial design.

29 years Education IT

Extensive experience serving school districts, community colleges, state university systems, and eLearning companies.

SIS & LMS Integration

Proven integration with Banner, PeopleSoft, Workday Student, Canvas, Blackboard, and other education platforms.

Ready to Transform Education Analytics?

Schedule a free consultation to discuss your institution's analytics needs and how we can improve student success, retention, and institutional effectiveness.

  • Free 30-minute consultation
  • Student success analytics assessment
  • SIS/LMS integration evaluation
  • Custom analytics roadmap
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Power BI compliant with FERPA for student data?

Yes, Power BI is FERPA compliant when properly configured within a Microsoft 365 Education tenant with appropriate Business Associate Agreements. EPC Group implements role-based access controls, row-level security, audit logging, and data classification to ensure student personally identifiable information (PII) is protected according to FERPA requirements.

What student analytics can Power BI provide?

Power BI provides comprehensive student analytics including individual performance tracking with early alert scoring, cohort-based graduation rate analysis, course pass/fail rates, credit accumulation monitoring, retention prediction models, enrollment funnel analytics, and demographic trend analysis. Dashboards can be customized for advisors, deans, and institutional researchers.

Can Power BI create campus-wide dashboards for higher education?

Yes, Power BI excels at campus-wide dashboards covering enrollment management, student success, faculty workload, financial performance, facilities utilization, and institutional effectiveness KPIs. Dashboards can be embedded in SharePoint, Teams, or custom portals with role-based views for different stakeholders from president to department chair.

Does Power BI integrate with learning management systems like Canvas or Blackboard?

Yes, Power BI integrates with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace, and other LMS platforms through REST APIs, data exports, or direct database connections. This enables learning analytics including student engagement tracking, assignment completion analysis, course activity patterns, and comparison of online versus face-to-face outcomes.

What Power BI licensing is available for education institutions?

Microsoft offers deeply discounted Power BI licensing for qualified education institutions. Power BI Pro is available at reduced per-user pricing, and Power BI Premium capacity can be shared across departments. Many institutions qualify for Microsoft 365 A5 which includes Power BI Pro. EPC Group helps optimize licensing to minimize costs while maximizing capabilities.

How long does a Power BI implementation for education take?

A focused Power BI implementation for education typically takes 6-12 weeks depending on scope. This includes SIS/LMS data integration, dashboard development, FERPA compliance configuration, and training. Enterprise-wide implementations covering multiple departments and data sources may take 3-6 months with phased rollout.

Transform Education Analytics Today

Join leading educational institutions using EPC Group's Power BI solutions to improve student outcomes, drive retention, and demonstrate institutional effectiveness.

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Power BI for Education and eLearning

EPC Group delivers Power BI solutions for education and eLearning organizations. We design compliant dashboards, semantic models, and Microsoft Fabric architectures that meet FERPA requirements. Our team has completed 1,500+ Power BI deployments, including Fortune 500 clients in education.

Key facts

  • 29 years of Microsoft consulting experience. 1,500+ Power BI deployments.
  • Compliance expertise: FERPA.
  • Row-level security and audit logging built into every education engagement.
  • Fixed-fee accelerators starting at $25,000.
  • Contact: (888) 381-9725 · contact@epcgroup.net

Power BI Use Cases in Education and eLearning

  • Student outcomes.
  • Enrollment analytics.
  • Lms integration.
  • Course completion rates.

Compliance Architecture

Every EPC Group Power BI engagement in education and eLearning includes compliance controls from day one — not as an afterthought.

  • Row-level security (RLS) — data access limited by user role, not just workspace permissions.
  • Service principal authentication — required pattern for FERPA audit defensibility.
  • Sensitivity labels — Microsoft Purview integration for data classification.
  • Audit logging — Power BI Activity Log captures every report view, export, and data access event.
  • Deployment pipelines — Dev → Test → Prod separation with access controls at each stage.

EPC Group's Education and eLearning Experience

Drive student success with FERPA-compliant Power BI solutions. Student performance tracking, enrollment management, retention analytics, accreditation reporting, and institutional effectiveness dashboards for K-12 through higher education.

Purpose-built analytics solutions addressing the student lifecycle from enrollment through graduation, plus institutional effectiveness, compliance, and financial management.

Track student academic performance from enrollment through graduation with early alert systems for at-risk students. Monitor GPA trends, course completion rates, credit accumulation, and milestone progress to intervene before students fall behind.

Optimize enrollment funnels from prospect through enrolled student with yield analytics, recruitment effectiveness tracking, and demographic analysis. Forecast enrollment by program, modality, and student type for capacity planning.

Our Delivery Approach

  • Week 1–2: Discovery — stakeholder interviews, data source audit, compliance requirements review.
  • Week 3–6: Build — semantic model design, DAX measures, RLS, dashboard development.
  • Week 7–8: Testing, UAT, compliance review, and production deployment.
  • Ongoing: Optional managed services for monitoring, optimization, and support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does EPC Group specialize in?

EPC Group specializes in enterprise Microsoft consulting — Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, SharePoint, and Copilot. We have completed 10,000+ enterprise engagements for Fortune 500 and regulated-industry clients.

How do I get started with EPC Group?

Call (888) 381-9725 or email contact@epcgroup.net. Every engagement starts with a 30-minute discovery call with the architect who will lead your project.

How much does EPC Group consulting cost?

Hourly rates run $150–$500 by specialization. Fixed-fee accelerators start at $25,000. See the pricing page for full ranges by service type.

Are you a Microsoft Solutions Partner?

Yes. EPC Group holds core Microsoft Solutions Partner designations including Data & AI, Modern Work, and Security.

Do you work with regulated industries?

Yes. Compliance is core to every EPC Group engagement. We architect for HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, CMMC, FERPA, and GDPR from day one.

Schedule a Consultation

Talk to a Power BI architect with education and eLearning experience. Call (888) 381-9725 or request a 30-minute discovery call.