Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Code Black Indy partners with multiple high schools and colleges to run educational programming. To achieve the best results, they needed to streamline and simplify their student enrollment, payment, and evaluation process. With Formstack, they’re able to quickly build enrollment forms and easily share data with partners.
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Code Black Indy is a social enterprise and 501c3 that leverages technology and education for cultural progression. They aim to create a powerful pipeline that incubates and fosters the success of black and brown young people from underserved communities into the tech ecosystem in Indy.
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2020
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Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

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Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

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Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Customer Story

Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

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Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

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Building a Student Enrollment, Payment, and Evaluation System

Discover how Code Black Indy built a variety of no-code workflows including student enrollment, payments, and evaluations with Formstack.
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Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

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NOTE: These amounts reflect the monthly subscription for the payment provider. Formstack does not charge a fee to integrate with any of our payment partners.

FEATURES
Authorize.Net
Bambora
Chargify
First Data
PayPal
PayPal Pro
PayPal Payflow
Stripe
WePay
Monthly Fees
$25
$25
$149+
Contact First Data
$0
$25
$0-$25
$0
$0
Transaction Fees
$2.9% + 30¢
$2.9% + 30¢
N/A
Contact First Data
$2.9% + 30¢
$2.9% + 30¢
10¢
$2.9% + 30¢
$2.9% + 30¢
Countries
5
8
Based on payment gateway
50+
203
3
4
25
USA
Currencies
11
2
23
140
25
23
25
135+
1
Card Types
6
13
Based on payment gateway
5
9
9
5
6
4
Limits
None
None
Based on payment gateway
None
$10,000
None
None
None
None
Form Payments
Recurring Billing
Mobile Payments
PSD2 Compliant

Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Challenge

When you work with multiple partners to provide educational programming, it can be difficult to set up a process that is easily adaptable to the needs of each school or program. Code Black Indy needed a product that allowed them to quickly and easily build dynamic forms that could house data securely yet make it simple to share that data with partners. They also wanted to find a way to collect program fees and payments without having to pay high processing fees to a third party.

Solution

Formstack’s no-code form builder made it easy for Code Black Indy to quickly create student enrollment and payment forms in minutes. Any staff member can easily adapt or adjust the forms based on the needs of the program, students, or school. With the PayPal integration, they’re able to securely collect payments within their forms without paying any processing fees. All data is safely stored in their Formstack database, where it can be easily integrated into Salesforce for staff use and Google Sheets for partner reporting. At the end of each program, students receive an automated evaluation to collect important feedback.

Results

Saved money by eliminating high third-party fees on student course payments

Improved collaboration with school-based partners

Increased form conversions with a simple and smooth process

Created a process that can be easily replicated across partners and programs

Enabled robust form building with conditional logic in under 15 minutes

Eliminated data silos and centralized all data collection  

Having that whole student enrollment process in Formstack and going into Google Sheets is perfect. We partner with a lot of higher education institutions and this process helps us better communicate with them and provide better onboarding.
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Lindsay is a writer with a background in journalism and loves getting to flex her interview skills as host of Practically Genius. She manages Formstack's blog and long-form reports, like the 2022 State of Digital Maturity: Advancing Workflow Automation.