Catalyze success coaches faced the challenge of maintaining student relationships they built on- campus when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a transition to online coaching nearly halfway through their term of service. We reached out to success coaches Hampton Freeman, Gaby…
As an organization founded and rooted in the Twin Cities, we grieve the loss of George Floyd. We hear the cries of our community and share in its pain. We join with the Floyd family in demanding that justice be…
College Possible National announced that it has received $946,000 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency responsible for AmeriCorps and other national service programs. This grant will support 95 AmeriCorps members who…
A Q&A with Nadya Streicher, College Possible success coach at the University of Cincinnati. The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced many institutions to transition to remote and online instruction for the remainder of the academic year. For College Possible success…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2020 CONTACT: elizabeth@whiteboardadvisors.com Jim McCorkell, founder and CEO of College Possible, set to step down in June 2020; will continue to serve as a senior advisor. ST. PAUL, MINN. (April 14, 2020) -- College Possible, a…
A Q&A with Cassandra Rolin, former College Possible success coach (2016-2017) and current assistant director career coach at the College of Saint Benedict and St. John’s University. College Possible is a proud AmeriCorps organization, powered by talented and idealistic AmeriCorps…
College Possible was mentioned in an Fortune Op-Ed by Shirley Sagawa with America Forward. Sagawa highlighted College Possible student’s 98% acceptance rate into college and our efforts to help students from low-income backgrounds earn a degree. "Across America, social entrepreneurs…
College Possible is proud to be part of the America Forward Coalition of social entrepreneurs and to be recognized for our innovative and results-based approach to solving the degree divide. America Forward, a pioneering venture philanthropy organization that invests in…
A Q&A with Precious Palmer, assistant director of multicultural student services and College Possible program lead at St. Cloud State University. Nearly 56 percent of college-bound seniors are first- generation students. Colleges and universities are championing first-generation students by providing additional…
"More low-income students than ever before are now attending college — and that’s a good thing. Their experiences, however, are still far from equitable. Too few receive the support they need to build the social capital necessary to succeed alongside…