Category: Press Releases

College Raptor Awarded Funding From the State Of Iowa

IOWA CITY, IA., January 30, 2017 – Iowa-based college discovery platform College Raptor has been awarded a $300,000 investment from the State of Iowa via the Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund. The funding was announced Friday January 20th, 2017, by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) board. The award for College Raptor is designed to help …

TWG Plus Upgrades to College Raptor’s Innovative Net Price Calculator

IOWA CITY, IOWA (PRWEB) JULY 06, 2016 College Raptor and TWG Plus announced a partnership today that will enable TWG Plus’ campus partners to use College Raptor’s fast and mobile-friendly net price calculator. “College cost is critically important when students and parents are researching higher education options, but that information is often hard to find,” …

College Raptor Launches World’s First Scholarship Calculator App For iPhone, Android Devices

Free App Locates Colleges that Offer the Best Financial Aid IOWA CITY, IA (April 29, 2016)  – College Raptor, creators of the only college search that discovers schools for students based on personalized scholarship estimates, announced today the release of a free app for iOS and Android devices, the College Scholarship Calculator. This revolutionary app …

College Raptor and PowerSchool Join Forces to Improve College Access and Affordability, Provide Students With Better College Matches

Partnership Will Help School Districts Manage and Track the College Search Process IOWA CITY– [September 24, 2015] – College Raptor, the nation’s only college matching platform that estimates each student’s potential financial aid, and PowerSchool Group LLC, the world’s leading learning company, are joining forces through an independent software vendor (ISV) partnership agreement to integrate …

Maine College Access Network Partners with College Raptor to Provide Free College Comparison and Planning Help to Families

READFIELD, MAINE (May 07, 2015) — The Maine College Access Network (MaineCAN) has partnered with technology company, College Raptor, to offer an advanced platform to improve the way families throughout the state find and compare college options. “College Raptor will provide a powerful tool for students and families to discover their college options,” said Kate …

Iowa College Access Network Partners with College Raptor to Help Families Understand College Costs

New Platform Helps Families Estimate, Compare Financial Aid Offers from Colleges CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (March 26, 2015) — College Raptor is partnering with the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) to bring advanced technology to improve the way families find and compare college options, and to support initiatives around the state that support college and career …

Iowa Wesleyan College partners with College Raptor to provide prospective students with easy access to accurate estimates of education costs

Customized “Net Price Calculator” brings new level of transparency to college search Iowa Wesleyan College today announced a strategic partnership with College Raptor which brings a new level of transparency about the affordability of an IWC education to prospective students. Available now at iwc.edu, College Raptor’s Net Price Calculator, which estimates both need and merit-based …

College Raptor’s Online Matching Platform Connects Colleges With Prospective Students, Provides Customized Tools for Awarding Financial Aid

New Organization Assists in Enrollment Management Optimization for Higher Ed Iowa City, Iowa (PRWEB) February 18, 2015 As part of its continued commitment to bringing transparency to the college search process, College Raptor today announced a suite of services designed to support colleges and universities as they recruit and award financial aid packages to prospective …

Higher Education Leaders Endorse College Raptor

Reinventing the College Search Process: Free Service Helps Students Find Affordable College Matches IOWA CITY, IOWA (PRWEB) January 07, 2015 College Raptor today announced its advisory board of distinguished experts from higher education who will provide guidance as the organization brings a new level of transparency to the admissions and financial aid process. College Raptor …

New Online Search Tool, College Raptor, Uses Data, Crowdsourcing to Estimate Students’ “Net” Price at Every U.S. Four-Year School

Tech Entrepreneur Partners with Former ACT CEO to Bring Transparency to Higher Ed Admissions and Financial Aid Iowa City, IA (PRWEB) December 03, 2014 As more than 2 million U.S. high school seniors begin the complex process of applying to college, they are faced with answering some of the most important and challenging questions of …