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About College Greenlight

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Mission Statement

College Greenlight unites a collective of educational advocates to increase college access and completion for historically underserved students. We support two large and important audiences, the nationwide college access community (CBOs) and higher education enrollment professionals, and work to bring these communities together to foster collaboration and advance equity & access in education.

For Counselors & CBOs

With 1,000+ nonprofit CBOs, government-funded programs, and high schools in our directory, College Greenlight is the nation’s largest community of professionals supporting and recruiting first-generation, lower-income, and historically underserved students. Everything we do is free for our counselor community and their students and families.

Free resource for counselors:

  • College & scholarship search

    Organizational partners get a unique link to utilize Appily.com for their students’ college and scholarship search
  • Advising resources

    We publish articles, infographics, databases, and other resources to support you and your team in educating your students.
  • Training and Events

    We host expert-led webinars, demonstrations, and networking events for our counselor community.
  • Increased visibility with universities

    Create a CBO profile to highlight your organization to our 400+ partner colleges and universities.

For Colleges & Universities

College Greenlight partners with institutions to diversify their campus communities and help them achieve important institutional goals.

For more information on becoming a Greenlight college partner, go to
College Greenlight or contact us.


Our colleges and universities leverage College Greenlight to:

  • Expand their reach and showcase their institution to new groups of students
  • Partner with CBO's and other advocacy networks to foster new student pipelines
  • Highlight and promote important diversity initiatives to students and their advocates
  • Enable recruitment staff to advance equity in recruitment and make more inclusive decisions through staff training and professional development.

College and University Partners

Varying from small private institutions to larger public schools, our partners all have a common goal: make education accessible to an increasingly diverse group of students. These institutions build mutually beneficial partnerships with CBOs to develop a network of admissions and financial aid support for Greenlight students.

Click any of the links within these tabs to learn more about admissions and financial aid opportunities for Greenlight students by state.