Improve Career Outcomes for College Students
Here to Career partnered with the California Community Colleges to create an innovative app helping students compare colleges with career outcomes. With the mobile application, users can view salary information and high-demand career opportunities specific to their area and find a local community college with a program to help them achieve their goals.
The Problem
Here to Career needed to improve UI for a mobile-first generation.
A high school student searching for a community college that will improve her earning potential uses apps like Instagram every day. Accustomed to personalized recommendations and simple mobile apps, Here to Career needed a refresh to seem relevant to a new generation of college students.
The Project
Make community college offerings easy to compare and understand
Data from multiple sources were passed through a complex, proprietary crosswalk to nicely tie career and college data to one another. ThinkNimble preserved the intent of this crosswalk while improving response times on the application. Implementing a designer's refresh of the UI completed the application overhaul, to appeal to a broader, technology-friendly user base entering the California Community College system.
Ensuring ADA Compliance with WCAG 2.1
In addition to building the Here to Career mobile app, ThinkNimble helped YI Advisors and the California Community Colleges review the application for ADA compliance using the WCAG 2.1 standard. ThinkNimble assured AA-level compliance with the standard by manually testing the application against the standard, identifying failed compliance criteria, developing a roadmap for remediation, and promptly implementing new, compliant solutions.
The Impact
2x faster load times
Personalized recommendations
“ThinkNimble helped us quickly launch a redesigned app with modernized data structures and a fresh look.”
— Co-Founder, YI Advisors