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College Possible Philadelphia has been granted $200,000 from the AT&T Aspire Foundation. In honor of this incredible gift from AT&T, College Possible Philadelphia will be hosting a press conference on Wednesday, November 19th at Parkway Center City High School. The event will feature College Possible student and coach speakers, local council members and community leaders, as well as a check presenting ceremony presented by AT&T’s Mid-Atlantic President Mike Schweder.

College Possible’s first ever practice SAT was completed on October 25th at Upper Darby High School. College Possible students from across Philadelphia were awake in the early hours of the morning to participate in a College Possible rite-of-passage, the first of four practice SATs during junior year.

MILWAUKEE, WI – On Saturday, October 25, College Possible Milwaukee participated in Make a Difference Day, the nation’s largest day of service, by trick-or-treating for non-perishable food items to benefit the Hunger Task Force. Nearly 250 College Possible Milwaukee students, staff and AmeriCorps members traveled door-to-door in Milwaukee neighborhoods to collect non-perishable food items for […]

As part of a nationwide virtual advising effort led by Bloomberg Philathropies, College Possible, along with the College Board and peer organizations College Advising Corps and Strive for College, is deploying a squad of virtual advisors to support high-achieving, low- and moderate-income students across the country.

Portland Monthly Magazine honored College Possible with a Light a Fire Award for Best New Nonprofit at a special awards ceremony on Tuesday evening at the Portland Art Museum. These awards celebrate organizations and individuals working to make Portland more prosperous, beautiful, healthful and sustainable for all of its citizens. College Possible is among several […]

Currently, only 12% of Philadelphia public-high school students graduate from college within six years of starting. College Possible Philadelphia has launched to make college happen for 160 high school juniors in its first year of programming.

On Saturday, October 25 College Possible students, staff and AmeriCorps members will go door-to-door knocking out hunger on National Make a Difference Day! Service is one way College Possible students give back and express their gratitude for the generous community support that is helping them succeed. The entire day is full of excitement, as the large […]

This funding will help College Possible develop and evaluate the financial literacy elements of its program over the next three years, strengthening students’ financial capabilities and building on a tradition of rigorous evaluation.

We are overjoyed to announce that College Possible Portland was listed on Oregon Business Magazine’s 100 Best Nonprofits to work for in Oregon 2014. For the small organizations category, College Possible was ranked 16th! College Possible jumped the charts as it was unranked last year. Rising to 16th from unlisted is an honor that comes with […]