The Coalition for College,
formerly the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success (CAAS), is an American nonprofit organization that runs the Coalition Application, a
U.S. college application platform. It was founded in 2015, aiming to provide a holistic application that assists disadvantaged students.
Its main competitor is the more widely used
Common Application
The Common Application (more commonly known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to over 1,000 member colleges and universities in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, ...
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Coalition Application process
Students can apply via the Coalition Application, which is available through Scoir Inc specifically for over 150 member schools that can be located on Coalition for College's website. A variety of application fee waivers can be utilized in order to make applying for college accessible to students.
Members
The Coalition launched with 83 member schools, which were required to meet a set of criteria for selectivity and access.
56 institutions used it in its first year.
, approximately 150 institutions offered it.
Reception
Some higher education experts were intrigued or excited by the application's launch. Others questioned whether it will truly help improve
college access.
In 2019, ''
Inside Higher Ed
''Inside Higher Ed'' is an American online publication of news, opinion, resources, events and jobs in the higher education sphere. In 2022, Quad Partners, a private equity firm, sold it to Times Higher Education, itself owned by Inflexion Priv ...
'' reported widespread complaints that the application was difficult to fill out.
As of 2023, the Coalition Application partnered with Scoir, Inc to make finding and filling out the application much easier for students. With a variety of fee waivers, it also has made applying to college more accessible than other applications.
See also
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Common Application
The Common Application (more commonly known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to over 1,000 member colleges and universities in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, ...
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College admissions in the United States
College admissions in the United States is the process of applying for Undergraduate education, undergraduate study at College, colleges or University, universities. For students entering college directly after High school in the United States, ...
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Transfer admissions in the United States
Transfer admissions in the United States refers to college students changing universities during their college years. While estimates of transfer activity vary considerably, the consensus view is that it is substantial and increasing, although ...
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Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), UK
References
External links
{{Official, https://coalitionforcollegeaccess.org
University and college admissions in the United States
2015 establishments in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in the United States