“While a name change was not something we sought out,” said Admission Possible founder and CEO Jim McCorkell, “it has been a positive experience that has helped us to better align our organizational name with our updated mission to make college admission and graduation possible for our students!” 

A 2011 Harvard study shows that the College Possible program model more than doubles the chances a low-income student will enroll in a four-year postsecondary institution. These results provide convincing evidence of the impact the College Possible program is having on the lives of young people.

Peter Heegaard's new book, "More Bang for Your Buck,'' should be required reading for policy wonks in Minnesota who want to be on the cutting edge of what works in human services, and more important, how to tell. Heegaard's book explains with lively detail how leading Minnesota non-profit groups, such as College Possible and Twin Cities Rise, and others, many of which benefit from taxpayer support, have been able to document with cost-benefit analysis that their work with human capital is in fact returning an investment to the economy and to society. Read the full story at TC Daily Planet.

Jim McCorkell, Founder and CEO of College Possible, received the Elfenworks Foundation's 2011 In Harmony with Hope Award for having demonstrated proven results and having significant impact. The award includes a $25,000 grant and a promotional video, which will help expand the College Possible model in currents sites and nationwide.