The Connecticut Community Colleges and the SunGard Higher Education Banner Financial Aid System.

The Connecticut system of community colleges is composed of 12 colleges and 18 campuses under the governance of a Board of Trustees. System Office staff under the direction of Chancellor Marc Herzog provide administrative support to the Board of Trustees.

The Connecticut Community Colleges use administrative software developed by SunGard Higher Education (www.sungardhe.com), the leader in education market solutions, in the administration of its student financial aid programs. Both SunGard Higher Education administrative solutions and web-enabled products are utilized to provide technology and services to staff and students.

The SunGard Higher Education Banner Financial Aid System software is unique in that all 12 colleges share one Oracle database, yet college data is segregated for administrative purposes. In effect, each college has its own financial aid system designed to meet its local needs. This development was essential since each college is recognized as a separate institution, with its own Institutional Eligibility and Program Participation Agreement, by the U.S. Department of Education. We have named this development effort Multiple Institution Functionality (MIF).