Aims Community College是一所获得全面认证的两年制学院，坐落于风景秀丽的科罗拉多州格里利市，占地185英亩。艾姆斯提供超过200个学位和证书课程，涵盖50多个学术领域。学院每年开设4000多门日间、夜间、周末和在线课程，学生可以灵活选择兼职或全日制学习。艾姆斯服务于一个拥有8400名学生的多元化社区，平均班级规模为15:1。学生们喜欢艾姆斯的原因在于其经济实惠的学费、能够获得符合当今就业市场需求的学位，以及学院对卓越品质的执着追求。
Aims 为 8400 名学生组成的多元化社区提供服务，平均班级规模为 15:1。学生们喜欢 Aims 的原因是学费实惠、可以获得在当今就业市场中能够带来工作的学位，以及学院对卓越的承诺。
Aims希望通过创建西班牙语版本的网站来更好地服务于学院中庞大的西班牙裔/拉丁裔学生群体，从而提升网站的包容性和可访问性。他们还希望找到一种易于维护且能在非常紧迫的时间内完成部署的翻译解决方案。
Hunter考虑了另外两种本地化方案。第一种方案只需点击一个按钮即可自动翻译内容，但Hunter每次都需要在内容管理系统（CMS）中手动审核并批准翻译。这种方法会浪费大量时间，并使审批流程更加复杂。第二种方案是复制网站并将其托管在自己的服务器上。
“The problem with this is that much of our website is password-protected,” said Hunter. “That meant any of the content that was protected wouldn’t be translated. This is why we ended up with Localize: it was simple to set up, has the ability to auto approve content, can easily modify and order translations, and has the ability to translate our password-protected content securely.”
“我们最需要的功能之一就是能够自动审批和翻译我们网站上的所有内容。” - Hunter Wilson，网站经理
Aims Community College found Localize extremely easy to use. Hunter said his favorite feature is the ability to auto approve pending translations and modify the translations with the Localize editor. He’s also excited to use the document translation feature, where he can upload documents like PDFs and have them instantly AI translated for export again. As a busy college, translated paperwork is a must-have solution.
“The Localize team was wonderful and supportive every step of the way. A big thank you to our Customer Success Manager, Linda, for understanding our needs and taking the time to walk us through things we might have missed,” said Hunter. “The Aims team was also incredibly busy the last couple of weeks prior to launch and Linda did a great job of supporting as necessary.”
The main draw for Aims Community College was the ability to auto approve pending translations, securely translate their password-protected parts of the site, and order human translations quickly and easily from the Localize dashboard.
Aims Community College can now boast a top-tier community college website that allows for quick and easy translation of their content for Spanish-speaking audiences. One of the college’s key strategies is to better serve diverse populations. Within that strategy is the goal of improving enrollment retention and degree completion for their Latinx populations. Having a multilingual website will be a big part of that strategy.
“自从我们推出多语言网站以来，校园多元化与包容中心以及拉丁裔参与和支持协调员们都非常兴奋。”——亨特·威尔逊，校园安全与安保页面网站管理员，英文版使用Localize翻译成西班牙语。
对于几乎所有潜在学生而言，网站都是他们对学校的第一印象。一个专业且包容的网站能够奠定他们对未来教育体验以及与学校教职员工互动方式的预期基调。快速切换语言的功能可以帮助学生向非英语母语的家长展示学校，或者帮助非英语母语人士用他们选择的语言更好地理解复杂的入学流程。
Aims Community College超过52%的学生是家中第一代大学生，更具体地说，其西班牙裔学生比例超过33%。此次网站本地化首轮的巨大成功表明，Aims Community College将在可预见的未来继续在其网站上提供翻译功能。
