--- title: "A Career Text Line for Colleges and Universities | Metaintro" canonical: "https://www.metaintro.com/job-line/universities" language: "en" author: "Metaintro" --- For colleges and universities # More students hired. Nothing to download. Students and alumni text one number and get every live job and internship near campus or home, with pay and a link to apply. We build it, run it and keep it current, under your school's name. Your staff gives it about two hours. [Book a Demo](https://calendly.com/metaintro/metaintro-enterprise)[Get a test line](#book) - Live in 30 days - No app, no account - One flat annual fee - SOC 2 certified - Time to launch 30 days from signature to a live line - Staff time ~2 hours in total, to launch - Works on Any phone no app, account or password - Open 24/7 nights and weekends too How it works ## One number. Every open job near home. A Job Line is a local text number with your name on it. Students ask for work the way they'd text a friend, and get real openings they can apply to tonight. 1. Step 1### A student texts your number From any phone, in their own words. No app, no account. 2. Step 2### They get every job that fits Live openings near campus or home, with pay, distance and a link to apply, in seconds. 3. Step 3### You see what students need A monthly report: who used it, what they asked for, and which jobs your area is missing. Why a text line ## Your students don't read career emails. They answer texts. Students skip the portal and the newsletter. Nearly every one of them reads a text within minutes. - ### Works on any phone Smartphones, flip phones and prepaid plans, in English or Spanish. Nothing to install, no account, no password. - ### Only jobs they can get to Not a national job board. Students see openings near campus, or near home over breaks, by distance or bus line. - ### Live, not last month's Openings come straight from employer career sites and are checked every day. Filled jobs drop off. What students see ## Real openings, in seconds, any time they ask. One number to save. Here's what a student gets when they ask for work, when a new job posts, and when they land an interview. 1. ### Ask in their own words No portal and no login. Students text the way they talk, like “weekends only” or “near the east campus,” and get openings with pay, distance and a link to apply. 2. ### Internships, the day they post Openings come straight from employer career sites and are checked every day, so students hear about an internship before it fills. 3. ### Help all the way to hired When an interview is booked, students can practice by text with questions for that job, or send a photo of a résumé for help. Your name on it ## The line is yours. So is the win. Students text your line, not ours. We hand you everything you need to announce it. Flyer · exampleCedar Valley State Careers A free service of Cedar Valley State University Need a job or internship? Text what you want and where. Get every open job near campus or home, with pay, in seconds. Text JOBS to (555) 010-0142 Free · Any phone · No app · Open 24/7 Msg and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. _Example flyer with tear-off tabs for a Job Line under the buyer's own name_ Cedar Valley State Careers Social post · example Looking for work? Text JOBS to (555) 010-0142 and get every open job near campus or home, with pay. Free, any phone, any time. Campus news · example ### New text line puts every job and internship one text away CEDAR VALLEY STATE — Students and alumni can now text one number to see every open job and internship nearby, with pay and a link to apply. Career services says the line is free, works on any phone and is open around the clock. In your launch kit - Flyers with tear-off tabs - Social posts - Press release - Front-desk cards What you get back ## See what students need, and which employers to recruit. Every month you get a plain report: who used the line, what they searched for, and the jobs they asked for that your area doesn't have yet. Cedar Valley State Careers October report · example Sent the 1st of every month **Students texting** : 1,284 **Job searches** : 4,910 **Apply links opened** : 2,372 **New jobs this month** : 418 Most searched - Part-time near campus903 - Paid internships731 - Nursing and health514 - Entry-level business397 Asked for, not open here - Software internships118 asks · 3 open - Lab research assistant74 asks · 2 open - Remote part-time66 asks · 5 open Employers worth recruiting next. Launch ## Live in 30 days. About two hours of your staff's time. We do the building, the job data, the texts and the launch kit. Your team makes four short decisions. 1. 1 Week 1 Kickoff 2. 2 Week 2 Your name on it 3. 3 Week 3 Staff test 4. 4Live Week 4 Launch We do Load every live job in your region. Set up your local number and write the first texts. Run real searches with your team and tune results. Hand over flyers, posts and a press release. Your team does One call. Pick your line's name.30 min Approve the welcome text and launch kit.30 min Try it on your own phone. Sign off.45 min Announce it. Students start texting.15 min Your team's time About 2 hours 1. 1Kickoff 30 min **We do**: Load every live job in your region. **You do**: One call. Pick your line's name. 2. 2Your name on it 30 min **We do**: Set up your local number and write the first texts. **You do**: Approve the welcome text and launch kit. 3. 3Staff test 45 min **We do**: Run real searches with your team and tune results. **You do**: Try it on your own phone. Sign off. 4. 4Launch 15 min **We do**: Hand over flyers, posts and a press release. **You do**: Announce it. Students start texting. Live in 30 days. About 2 hours of your team's time. Pricing ## One flat fee. No surprises. From a few thousand dollars a year for a community college, to tens of thousands for a large university or system. No per-text, per-student or setup fees. You'll have your exact price on the first call. One line, one price One flat annual fee. Everything included. 1. Community and technical collegesA few thousand a year 2. UniversitiesPriced by enrollment 3. College systemsSystemwide, by proposal - Unlimited texts from every student - Your name and a local number - Live jobs, rechecked every day - Launch kit and press release - Monthly report on what students need - Setup, hosting and support [Get your exact price](#book)On one call. Priced to fit common no-bid limits. What you won't pay for - Setup fee$0 - Per text$0 - Per student$0 - Launch kit$0 - Monthly report$0 Terms One-year terms Renew only if students are using it. Your report shows you. No surprise at renewal Next year's price is agreed before you renew, never mid-year. Student data FERPA compliant. Students can text STOP any time. Procurement and security ## Ready for your purchasing office and IT review. FERPA compliant, under a public contract, and nothing for IT to install. - AICPASOC2 ### FERPA compliant, SOC 2 certified Student records protected under FERPA, with independently audited security controls. - ### Under a public contract Multi-year contract with a public school district, through 2029. - ### Student data stays yours Never sold, never shared with advertisers. Export it any time. ### Real jobs only Every opening links to the employer's own posting. Nothing is sponsored. - Employer career sites - Rechecked every day Questions ## What schools ask us. **What does it cost?** One flat annual fee, from a few thousand dollars a year for a community college to tens of thousands for a large university or system, with unlimited texts and no setup, per-text or per-student charges. It's priced to fit common purchasing thresholds. Book a call and you'll have an exact price the same day. **Do students need an app or an account?** No. Students text your local number from any phone, including flip phones and prepaid plans. There's nothing to download and no password. **Where do the jobs come from?** Directly from employer career sites and hiring systems, checked every day. We show openings in your region, so students see work they can actually get to. **How much of our staff's time does it take?** About two hours over the first month: a kickoff call, a review of your line's name and first texts, and sign-off on your launch announcement. We build and run everything else. **Whose name is on it?** Yours. The line carries your school's name, and we give you a launch kit with flyers, posters and social posts, so the public win is yours. **What happens to students' data?** It's never sold or shared with advertisers. Student data belongs to your school, with a full export any time. We're FERPA compliant and SOC 2 certified, and anyone can text STOP to opt out. **What do we get back?** A monthly report: how many students used the line, what they searched for, which links they opened, and the jobs they asked for that your region doesn't have yet. It's the list of employers worth recruiting next. **What if it doesn't get used?** Terms are one year, and next year's price is agreed before you renew. You decide on the numbers in your own monthly report. If students aren't using it, you don't renew. Who it's for ## Anyone responsible for getting people to work. One line can serve a single town, a campus, a whole county, a region or a state. - ### Counties Every town inside your borders, under the county's name. [See your page](/job-line/counties) - ### Cities and towns Jobs your residents can get to, including just across the line. [See your page](/job-line/cities) - ### Workforce boards Your whole region, open between appointments and after hours. [See your page](/job-line/workforce-boards) - ### Sheriffs and jails A number people can text from the day they're released. [See your page](/job-line/corrections) - ### States Every county's jobs, with a report for each region. [See your page](/job-line/states) - ### Colleges and universities Jobs and internships near campus, under your school's name. You're here Try it first ## See your students' jobs before you spend a dollar. Tell us where you serve. On a 20-minute call we'll text your area's live openings to your phone, show you a sample monthly report and give you an exact price. - Your area's real jobs, not a demo - An exact price on the call - Live 30 days after you sign ### Get your test line We reply within one business day. [Return to navigation](#main-navigation)