For students in underrepresented communities, college is a game-changer. Studies suggest that those who earn a bachelor’s degree, especially kids who are the first in their families to attend college, are 24% more likely to be employed and 3.5 times less likely to live in poverty when compared with peers who don’t. But getting in, staying in, and paying for college can be the most challenging parts of the journey.
College Possible Makes College Possible.
Over the past 24 years, College Possible and its signature programs have helped empower nearly 86,000 students from economically disadvantaged communities to pursue bachelor’s degrees. By partnering with high schools, school districts, colleges and universities, community-based organizations, and philanthropic and corporate funders across the country, College Possible offers evidence-based programs designed to close the degree divide and instill lifelong skills and habits.
Eligible students who participate in the primary, site-based, or hybrid college access and success program curriculum receive at least six years of coaching to navigate and overcome the most common barriers to getting into and through college. Another program embeds the coaching model on partner campuses to improve first-to-second-year persistence, degree completion, and career placement.
Showing Cause for Students Who Pursue Higher Learning
In 2024, Rain’s Show Cause social responsibility effort focuses on kids from birth to adulthood. The value of education from preschool on cannot be understated; for those seeking a college degree, the achievement often yields life-altering results.
Scholarship funds have their place, but we chose College Possible for the additional attention and support underserved students may need for a successful college experience.