Abstract: An online educational system includes a load balancing reverse proxy server adapted to receive requests from a plurality of student clients and institution clients; a platform coupled to the server, the platform comprising supporting services including tuition and fee payment management, identity and role management, student application status management services; an analytical data warehouse and databases coupled to the platform; a data warehouse coupled to the analytical data warehouse; and a machine learning network coupled to the data warehouse to generate educational recommendations to help students learn.