Fort Collins, Colorado (March 4, 2009) – The Evans Consulting Group, Inc. (ECG) and Presidium Learning, Inc. (Presidium) are pleased to announce an agreement to offer strategic consulting services for the higher education community.  Under the agreement, the parties will leverage their combined expertise and provide managed solutions for student service operations, including financial aid, registration, student accounts, admissions, and advising.

Colleges and universities are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities related to the recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, combined with additional regulatory changes and the recent economic stimulus legislation.  The ECG/Presidium partnership offers a new resource to help higher education institutions best meet the needs of their students, faculty, and staff with comprehensive support for service-related operations.

According to ECG President/CEO Robert W. Evans, "ECG's programmatic expertise in financial aid administration and enrollment-related operations, along with Presidium's state-of-the-art Education Services Management solutions, will provide a winning combination to help schools streamline their processing and expand their service delivery to meet student needs."

"Together Presidium and ECG will help colleges and universities develop strategies to better serve their communities," said Greg Davies, CEO of Presidium Learning.  "In today's challenging economic environment, it is critical that students can quickly, easily, and conveniently access the information and tools they need related to financial assistance.  This partnership provides colleges and universities the support they need to ensure such access, and enable their students to succeed."

About The Evans Consulting Group, Inc. (ECG)
Founded in 1995, ECG works with colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve the overall delivery of financial aid and related student services, and enhance federal compliance.  With extensive experience in operations management and systems implementation, ECG helps clients leverage technology and other industry best practices to enhance efficiencies while providing service excellence to students.  ECG and its corporate division, The Center for Financial Aid Management (www.centerfinaid.org), are located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

About Presidium
Presidium (www.presidiumlearning.com) pioneered Education Services Management (ESM) and provides outstanding support and services for postsecondary education.  Over 650 colleges, universities, and institutions rely on Presidium to deliver 24/7 unified service desk solutions.  The Presidium ESM platform includes service desk solutions for Information Technology and Student Services, including financial aid, admissions, registrar, and enrollment management.