Customer story · Fashion Institute of Technology
From days to minutes: transforming admissions workflows with Argos
FIT’s admissions team replaced an outdated report and days of manual letter runs with Argos dashboards and one-click processes, and lifted data accuracy to 99%.
New York City, New York
Public, 4-year college
Argos
- One-click admissionsManual admissions processes replaced with one-click automation.
- Letters in under 10 minutesLetter generation went from hours to under 10 minutes.
- Staff time, freedStaff capacity freed for strategic, student-centered work.
Fashion Institute of Technology at a glance
1944
Founded
~8,206
Students
~1,000
Faculty and staff
40+
Undergraduate programs
7
Graduate programs
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The challenge
Days to send letters, and numbers nobody trusted
At the Fashion Institute of Technology, the admissions team was drowning in manual processes and unreliable data.
Each admissions cycle meant spending 2–3 days just to generate and send letters, a task that required multiple team members and constant IT involvement. Reporting was no better: an outdated, oversized report produced inconsistent numbers, leaving staff scrambling to verify results and fix errors.
2–3 days per letter run
Generating and sending letters took multiple people and constant IT involvement.
An oversized, outdated report
Inconsistent numbers left staff verifying results and fixing errors.
Decisions that lagged
Workloads ballooned while decision-making waited on the data.
“Before Argos, numbers were often wrong, and we had to spend hours finding and fixing data issues. It was slow and frustrating.”
Ryan Barrameda · Admissions System Manager, Office of Admissions
FIT needed a reliable way to take control, improve data accuracy, reduce turnaround time, and shift away from bottlenecked, IT-dependent workflows.
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The solution
One person, one click, under 10 minutes
With Argos, FIT flipped the script. What was once slow and reactive became fast, accurate, and empowering.
The admissions team replaced legacy reports with customizable, real-time dashboards built in Argos. Automated audit reports proactively flagged data issues before they caused problems. The Admissions Summary Dashboard provided a 3-year view of trends, applications, demographics, and outcomes, all accessible instantly and confidently.
Tasks that once required a team now take one person less than 10 minutes. Letter generation, tuition deposits, and other core processes were streamlined into single-click actions using Argos.
| Before | With Argos |
|---|---|
| Legacy reports with inconsistent numbers | Customizable, real-time dashboards built in Argos |
| Data issues found and fixed by hand | Automated audit reports flag issues before they cause problems |
| 2–3 days and multiple people to send letters | One person, a single click, less than 10 minutes |
| Admissions waiting on IT for reports | Admissions builds and customizes its own reports |
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What used to take 2–3 days and multiple people is now one step that takes 5–10 minutes. Argos lets us work smarter, not harder.
Ryan Barrameda · Admissions System Manager, Office of Admissions, Fashion Institute of Technology
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The results
Accuracy at 99%, and leadership’s favorite dashboard
Argos didn’t just improve workflows; it transformed how FIT operates. The once-clunky reporting system became a source of pride and confidence.
99% data accuracy
Data accuracy jumped to 99%.
Up to 90% faster checks
Report verification time dropped by up to 90%.
Decision-ready data
Instant access to clean, visual, decision-ready data.
Leadership at a glance
Campus leadership relies on the Admissions Summary Dashboard.
No more waiting on IT
Admissions builds and customizes its own reports.
IT freed for strategy
IT can focus on strategic development and system growth.
Campus leadership now relies on the Admissions Summary Dashboard for quick visibility into institutional performance. And with democratized access to Argos, the admissions team no longer waits on IT; they build and customize reports themselves, accelerating decision-making across the board.
The shift has also freed IT from repetitive reporting requests, allowing the team to focus on strategic development and system growth. Argos has become a catalyst for innovation and cross-functional collaboration.
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Our Admissions Summary Dashboard is a favorite at the leadership level. They can get a quick glance at trends and demographics anytime, with confidence in the data.
Ryan Barrameda
Admissions System Manager, Office of Admissions
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Fashion Institute of Technology improves reporting accuracy to 99% with Argos
Fashion Institute of Technology in their own words, a few minutes long.
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The future
Next: data in non-technical hands
Argos continues to play a pivotal role in helping FIT become a smarter, faster institution. With Argos X on the horizon, the team is excited to expand access even further, especially among non-technical users, who will be able to explore and manipulate data on their own with a drag-and-drop interface.
“Argos X will be a game changer. Non-technical users will finally have the power to explore and manipulate data on their own.”
Ryan Barrameda · Admissions System Manager, Office of Admissions
With Argos, FIT has modernized operations, reduced strain on IT, and put data-driven decision-making into the hands of more users. Evisions has helped them build a strong culture of data confidence, and they’re just getting started.
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