Market Trends of Education Security Industry
Higher Education Facilities are Expected to Witness Major Growth
• The need for identity access management and visitor management systems, among others, is gaining traction in higher education campuses, creating market growth opportunities.
• Market vendors, such as Identisys, Honeywell, and Pelco Products Inc., provide customized solutions to universities and colleges designed for their unique needs, driving the market adoption of education security solutions. For instance, IdentiSys, an education security solution provider, offers customized security systems, streamlined identification processes, advanced access control, integrated visitor management, and mobile credentials for university campuses.
• Additionally, market vendors are introducing advanced technologies, such as mobile credential solutions to allow students and staff to use their smartphones for virtual ID cards and access keys, eliminating the need for physical cards and enhancing security through multi-factor authentication, driving the market growth of educational security solutions in higher educational institutions due to its ease in providing digital access control system.
• For instance, Amity University implemented security solutions through smart cards, biometric readers, IP cameras, and fire warning systems, which shows the need for education security solutions on campuses. Additionally, students carry a chip-enabled smart card to access the campus, which can be used as an e-wallet in the cafeteria, book shops, etc., easing the security needs of the campus, students, and staff and fueling the market growth.
• System integration and management services are driving the educational security market in higher education departments due to the need for integrated security solutions and an open-source platform to simultaneously manage all the IoTs installed on university premises for better management. This service offers a single dashboard solution to the user to control, monitor, and manage their security needs, which can be customer-managed and vendor-managed.
• The higher education sector's market for education security solutions has been registering significant technological advancement and integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solutions to manage and detect security risks, supporting market growth.
North America is Expected to Hold Significant Market Share
• The education security market in North America is primarily driven by the increased demand for security owing to the increased shooting attacks in schools in the past few years, construction of new primary and higher education facilities, growth in the education budget coupled with innovative solutions launches by the market vendors operating in the region. Additionally, the region is home to some of the major players, such as Cisco Systems Inc. and Honeywell Security Group, which further expand the education security market in the region.
• The United States and Canada have experienced the highest growth in the region's campus and school security market, primarily because of rising education security spending caused by high construction costs for educational facilities and increased demand for surveillance cameras. Various schools and higher education institutions in the country are upgrading their security measures by investing substantial funding. This, in turn, drives the growth of the education security market in the region.
• For instance, in January 2024, Pennsylvania schools were entitled to USD 155 million in safety and security funds – USD 90 million of which is earmarked for new investments in mental health counselors and resources. School safety funding is a top priority for Governor Josh Shapiro and was included in the state budget for the 23-24 school year. The School Safety and Security funding is made available through the Pennsylvania Commission (PCCD) through the School Safety and Security (SS&S) Committee. PCCD has approved a funding framework that allows schools to leverage over USD 155 million dollars in federal and state funding for a variety of investments.
• Furthermore, the region's ongoing infrastructure development and construction activities are expected to create growth opportunities for adopting security solutions for the security of newly constructed educational facilities. For instance, in February 2024, AUCSO announced a partnership with ISARR, A Customized Risk, Resilience and Security Management Solution, to collect critical benchmarking data for its members. This partnership builds on the existing relationship between ISARR and AUCSO (ISARR has been a major supporter of AUCSO over the past four years).
• Further, with a greater focus on physical security systems, it's becoming vital that educational facilities implement school and college campus security solutions that can allow authorized individuals onto their sites and keep unauthorized individuals out. Education authorities in the country are investing heavily to expand educational institutions' video surveillance systems, access control systems, and door-locking systems.
• Therefore, the North American market is analyzed to hold a significant share in the education security market owing to the growing product launches, increasing school security funding by the government and educational authorities, and growth in educational facilities construction across the region.
