We build Drupal sites for institutions where one page has to serve prospective students, current students, faculty, alumni, and donors at the same time. Multisite, role-based publishing, accessibility from day one.
What makes higher ed sites different
University sites are a federation, not a publication. Each college, school, and department wants its own voice without breaking the institutional brand. The CMS has to support that without becoming chaos.
Accessibility is not optional. Title II, Section 504, and WCAG 2.2 AA apply. The site has to work for students with disabilities on day one of class.
Recruitment timelines are unforgiving. The site prospective students see in November shapes the freshman class that arrives next September. Performance and clarity matter.
Editorial staff turn over. The person who knew how to publish the program page graduated, took a job somewhere else, or retired. The CMS has to be friendly enough that the next person picks it up in a day.
Built for higher ed from the start
Drupal multisite at scale.
One CMS, many sites, shared design system, separate editorial control per college or department. We have done it for institutions ten times the size of most agency portfolios.
Accessibility-first templates.
WCAG 2.2 AA built into every component, validated by a CPACC-certified reviewer. Not a remediation contract bolted on after launch.
Editorial training that sticks.
Documentation and live sessions designed for staff who are not full-time digital pros. The kind of training people actually finish.
Built to meet higher ed standards
- WCAG 2.2 Level AA conformance
- Section 504 and Title II alignment
- FERPA-aware data handling for forms and authenticated areas
- Drupal security release discipline
- CPACC-certified accessibility review on every project
Sites we have built in higher education
Young Americans Center
A scalable Drupal/WordPress platform that unifies a youth financial education nonprofit and its youth-focused bank into one clear story.
George Brown College
A Drupal 10 multi-faculty CMS for 30,000+ students and 100+ editors. AODA compliant at scale, with editorial bottlenecks designed out of the system.
Berklee
A Drupal platform engagement for one of the world's leading music institutions. Editorial scale, accessibility, multi-program governance.
Things people ask us
Yes. We have worked at both ends. A 50,000-student R1 is a different beast from a 1,500-student liberal arts college, and we scope accordingly.
Ready to build for higher ed?
Whether you are an R1 with thirty sub-sites or a single-college site looking for a serious upgrade, we can help.