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# Vela for Schools

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> Vela for Schools is a portal and planning platform that gives high school counselors real-time visibility into student progress.
> 
> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Vela for Schools?

High schools and school districts, used by school counselors, college and career counselors, and district administrators to support students through college and career planning.

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Vela for Schools

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Usage Based (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Application Management
- Communication Management
- Reporting & Statistics
- Self Service Portal

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support

## Category

- [Admissions Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/30799/admissions/software)

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## Links

- [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/1105131/Vela-for-Schools)

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