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Around-the-Clock IT Helpdesk Support Tailored to Your Institution’s Needs

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24/7 IT Helpdesk Support for Higher Education

Consistent, reliable, flexible, high-quality, and cost-effective IT Helpdesk Support to empowers your IT department while reducing support delivery costs. Through seamless integration with campus systems (SIS/ERP, LMS, ITSM, MFA, SSO, AD, and more), our agents can address issues related to hardware, software, Zoom, Teams, Webex, Networking, Email, Office 365, and beyond.

Premium SLAs
  • 60 Sec. Average Speed of Answer (ASA)
  • 85% First Call Resolution (FCR)
  • 90% Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
It’s All About the People
  • A Premier Network of Seasoned IT Professionals
  • Certified in CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CCNA, ITIL and more
  • Rigorously Trained and Experienced in Higher Education
  • High Agent Retention Rate
  • Recruited from Top IT Companies such as Dell and Microsoft
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Key Features
Multimodal: phone, email, live chat, chatbot, or other self-service options
Integration with your ITSM, SIS/ERP, MFA, AD, LMS, and more
Configurable IVR & Caller ID for a personalized experience
Domestic and global teams to meet needs and budget
Recording of all interactions for quality assurance
Secure and FERPA compliant

Our IT Helpdesk Clients

The Impact of IT Helpdesk

  • Lower Support Service Delivery Cost
  • Expand Access to 24/7, Nights and Weekends Support
  • Increase Faculty and Staff Bandwidth
  • Improve Student Engagement and Satisfaction
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IT Helpdesk Support Includes

SIS / ERP

  • Banner
  • Peoplesoft
  • Jenzabar One
  • Colleague
  • Workday

Third Party Tools

  • Turnitin
  • Kaltura
  • Respondus
  • WebEx

Network Connectivity

  • Physical connectivity and troubleshooting
  • Wireless connectivity and troubleshooting
  • Mobile device connectivity and troubleshooting
  • MiFi Hotspots

Operating System Support

  • Windows 10 and newer
  • Mac OS X and newer
  • iOS, Android
  • End-user (non-college owned hardware) PC support to include functionality, BHO / ActiveX, Toolbars

Productivity Applications

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • OneDrive
  • Microsoft Virtual Desktop (VDI)
  • Slack
  • Teams
  • Zoom

Email

  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Entourage
  • Mac Mail
  • Gmail
  • Microsoft Live Mail
  • Outlook Web Access

Learning Management System

  • Blackboard
  • D2L
  • Canvas
  • Jenzbar Elearning
  • Moodle
  • Schoology

Password Reset

  • Azure Active Directory
  • MFA reset
  • Native Active Directory
  • Portal
  • SSO Login
  • LMS Login
  • ERP/SIS Login
  • Email
Client Success
Outcomes
  • 52 Secs. Avg. Speed to Answer
  • 93% Answer Rate​
  • 85% First Call Resolution​
  • 89% Chatbot Resolution Rate​
Candace Jones
Vice President – Business Services​
Pasadena City College
Candace Jones

BlackBeltHelp always steps-up to provide immediate support to Pasadena City College’s students for the challenges that arise in Admissions, Financial Aid, and Enrollment. Having a reliable Call Center where our students can talk to a professional well-versed in our campus procedures reduces anxiety and accelerates our ability to deliver information quickly.

We Answer Every IT Question from a Single Platform

BlackBeltHelp’s IT Helpdesk agents can securely access all your campus systems to provide efficient and accurate support for all your IT needs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, BlackBeltHelp IT Helpdesk Support is available 24/7 365 days with live agents through phone, email, live chat, and web ticketing, resolving a wide range of Tier 1 IT issues.

Yes, BlackBeltHelp IT Helpdesk Support can be integrated with your institution’s existing systems such as Active Directory, MFA, IAM, LMS, SIS, and ITSM.

It typically takes 4 to 6 weeks to implement. This timeline includes kick-off and introductions, knowledge transfer working sessions, validating and publishing knowledge base articles, technology integration, and agents staffing, training and certification.

BlackBeltHelp IT Helpdesk Services pricing is based on the number of user interactions and can vary based on a number of factors such as global vs domestic agents, required integrations, and existing purchasing contracts.

BlackBeltHelp IT Helpdesk Services are FERPA complaint. User data is never stored; personally identifiable information (PII), records and access information are only housed in AWS, Salesforce, and/or InContact (our contact center software). We perform network vulnerability assessments and penetration testing through a 3rd party provider. Our comprehensive security measures also include agents’ background checks and regular security training. Lastly, client’s applications are only accessed through remote desktop via secured VPN tunnel.

Yes, LMS support is included with BlackBeltHelp IT Helpdesk Services. Our agents are trained to address LMS questions around uploading courses, grade books, uploading videos, password reset, plug-ins and more.

Our delivery model has both Domestic (U.S. Based) and Global support. Our Domestic support agents are located across 18 states in the U.S. and our Global agents are based in India.