Ellucian Colleague Finance Reviews & Product Details

I believe this is a very user friendly program and easy to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are many screens and sometimes you have to go to multiple to get the data you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ellucian Colleague Finance is user-friendly and easy to navigate. We use this interface every day, and every department has access to it as a resource. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is little that I dislike about Ellucian Colleague Finance. I've noticed that at times, it has many tabs that open into one another, which may be confusing. However, there is a location bar at the topic where you can see which tab led to the next. I appreciate its layout and design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product has many functions and customizations and general ledger items tie directly to items within the student information system. It's not hard to navigate with some practice. The key shortcuts will save you some time navigating the finance forms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ellucian's focus is primarily on Banner, not Colleague due to the higher paying customers using Banner, so Colleague lags behind a little. They also prioritize the student module and not the finance module. There are not always ways to run a report directly from the finance module and you have to run a report from your reporting system. There are a few forms (could be called sub-forms or drill-downs) that seem unnecessary. You're frequently clicking "save all" or hitting next to get through forms that you may not ever really use. Keyed shortcuts help, but you'll still waste some time just trying to get through a form to the data you need. Certain items have to be down outside the module and you end up paying other vendors for another product/service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would recommend Colleague as a fully integrated ERP system for campus. Prior to upgrading to Colleague, there were separate systems for accounting, financial aid, student accounts, registrar, etc. Having everything in one place is a major benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downside of the Finance module is that it does not really cater to accounting. Even something as basic as running financial statements has to be done outside of the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it is user friendly and easy to navigate through. It has various keyboard shortcuts to also help you navigate through the screens more quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the save and cancel features. There has been many times I've accidentally closed out and it deleted all of my input. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Once learned, it is efficient, the software can do many different features including budget management, and keeping up with student data and course data. After you have mastered certain features, it is very easy to input data and have it available for everyone who needs it in the organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very difficult software to learn. It is not user friendly or intuitive. If there were step by step tutorials available for the software it would greatly improve the experience. When using it, especially for student data records, there were often little things that would cause errors, and if you did not input the information in the right order it could mess up the whole transaction. Search features are also not great - you have to be very specific with what you are searching for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User-friendly and has all documents needed for our Accounting Services Department. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the application freezes when I am entering information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that we can personalize Colleague UI to add forms that make our work flow more efficient and faster. We have so much information in this platform from student/employee records to all the bills we pay on a weekly basis. It is not too hard to learn how to run reports, I think that's a big plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the only thing I can think of is that the new Colleague UI 5 is a bit slower than the older version, I'm used to going at a certain pace and now the program freezes. I just have to remember to go a little bit slower. but the new features with the upgrade make it still worth it to switch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As an end-user, the reports are useful and the speed of reporting is adequate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Although both our financial and payroll systems are running Colleague, the financial reports do not include encumbrances for salaries (!!), making it effectively useless as an end-user. Apparently we need to purchase yet another "module" of the software to link the payroll and financial reporting systems. In other words, a shake-down. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.