Maximize the Impact of Your Academic Catalog with CourseLeaf CAT
Today’s students expect more from an academic catalog than just course descriptions—they want a personalized, interactive experience that helps them plan their academic journey and explore future career paths. CAT Impact, an exclusive suite of features from CourseLeaf CAT, empowers institutions to transform their catalogs into dynamic tools that engage, inform, and guide students effectively.
Whether you're launching a new catalog or enhancing an existing one, CAT Impact gives you the flexibility to add powerful enhancements at any stage of your catalog’s lifecycle.
What is CAT Impact?
CAT Impact is a customizable collection of design upgrades and functionality enhancements for CourseLeaf CAT, tailored to improve the usability, visual appeal, and strategic impact of your digital academic catalog. These optional features are designed to:
- Increase student engagement
- Simplify program exploration
- Connect academic programs to career outcomes
- Support institutional branding and communication goals
Key CAT Impact Features
1. Enhanced Catalog Design
Make your academic catalog more visually compelling with the help of CourseLeaf’s professional design team. Add new page templates and promotional content blocks to highlight key programs, campus news, or student success stories.
Examples: University of Alabama, MIT, Kent State University, Iowa State University
2. Page Filters for Better Navigation
Help students quickly find relevant programs by adding interactive page filters. These filters use graphic tiles and smart logic to display only content that matches a student’s selected criteria—ideal for program discovery by department, interest, or career focus.
Examples: Saint Louis University, University of New Hampshire
3. Career Data Integration
Give students insight into job outcomes and industry demand with career insights powered by Lightcast or the U.S. Department of Labor. This feature links academic programs to high-growth career paths, helping students make informed decisions.
Examples: Citrus College, Kent State University, City Colleges of Chicago
4. Guided Pathways and Stackable Credentials
Support academic advising and help students stay on track to graduation by showcasing clear, step-by-step degree pathways in your catalog. These visual maps simplify course planning and highlight stackable credentials.
Examples: Cuyahoga Community College, San Jacinto College, Broward College
Benefits of CAT Impact for Your Institution
With CAT Impact, your institution can:
- Attract and engage students with a dynamic, branded catalog experience
- Streamline student planning through intuitive navigation, career insights, and program pathways
- Save staff time and effort by leveraging CourseLeaf’s expert design and implementation team
- Enhance institutional branding with visually cohesive, high-impact catalog pages
Transform Your Academic Catalog into a Strategic Student Engagement Tool
CAT Impact from CourseLeaf goes beyond basic catalog functionality—offering a curated set of tools that turn your catalog into a central hub for student success, institutional branding, and program discovery.
Ready to Take Your Academic Catalog to New Heights?
Connect with the CourseLeaf team today to learn how we can support your academic catalog dreams.