Manage every hour, every student, every step of the

trade school journey.

Make every moving part work together.

Portico brings it all together into a unified platform built to handle the complexity of trade and technical schools. Our integrated tools get rid of paper-based processes and convoluted workflows so you can focus on what matters: getting your students into their careers.

Complete trade school management in one place.

From inquiry to job placement, Portico has the right tool for every stage of the student lifecycle.

  • CRM: Verity Dialog
  • Financial Aid Software: Campus Ivy Core
  • Portico SIS: Verity Student
  • Attendance & Skills: CourseKey Attendance, Skills Tracker
  • Interventions: CourseKey Smart Nudges
  • Document Management: Verity Paperless Campus

Built for the way trade schools work.

Stay on top of start-stop schedules.

Our clock-based attendance automatically aggregates hours across stop-start schedules, giving you real-time visibility and compliance-ready records without the spreadsheets or paper logs.

Keep success on track.

Connect with struggling students based on attendance, engagement, and progress—and get them moving in the right direction with smart interventions.

Get students funded faster.

Whether your school is Title IV eligible, pursuing eligibility, or managing private payment plans, our financial aid software and expert services take the complexity off your plate.

Demonstrate your impact.

Track job placements by specialty, maintain employer relationships, and demonstrate workforce readiness with reporting that shows exactly where your graduates land and how your programs stack up.

All of the trades, all on one platform.

Our products adapt to your program—not the other way around.

  • Automotive
  • Aviation
  • CDL
  • Diesel
  • Electrical
  • HVAC
  • Machining
  • Plumbing
  • Welding

Better tools build better outcomes.

By connecting every stage of the student journey, Portico provides unmatched efficiency that enhances your students’ outcomes. Your team spends less time wrestling with administering tasks and more time teaching skills, building relationships with employer partners, and supporting students through challenges that might otherwise derail their careers.

The result: higher completion rates and more graduates who become living proof of your program’s value.

Success story.

J-Tech

Learn how J-Tech streamlined their financial aid workflow, increased automation, and improved compliance.

”We can now handle more students in less time while being 100% compliant.

Director of Compliance, J-Tech

Why Portico?

Made for the trades.

Instead of adapting traditional higher-ed tools, Portico is designed around the unique needs of trade and technical institutions.

Start where you are,

grow when you’re ready.

Whether it’s one tool for one program or a comprehensive lifecycle management solution for your whole enterprise, our platform is built around you.

Technology that gets you.

Work with partners who know where you’re coming from—because they’ve been there.

Let’s get to work.

Find out how Portico can help you manage trade and technical education like never before.