CBS 2 Iowa Profiles College Raptor on “Created in the Corridor”

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

Scott Sanborn profiled College Raptor’s search and matching platform on a recent episode of his series, “Created in the Corridor”, which highlights business and products started in Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Watch the clip here: via CBS 2 website

Higher Education Leaders Endorse College Raptor

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

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 …

News updates: Dwolla has a Crush on College Raptor, Press Citizen Reports on Our Mission

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

Two new College Raptor updates this week: First, the folks over at Dwolla say they have a crush on our company! Their kind words haven’t gone unnoticed. We appreciate the support!     Secondly, the Iowa City Press Citizen wrote a story about our mission of clarifying college data to help students make more informed decisions. …

News update: We Create Here Covers College Raptor Launch, Funding and Vision

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

We Create Here announced the launch of College Raptor in 2014, including information about Series A financing raised from mostly within the state of Iowa. The article details information about the College Raptor vision to help students and families find their best college matches, considering academic fit, cultural fit and financial affordability. It also discusses …

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

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

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 …

MyCollegePrice is Now College Raptor

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

Going to college can be expensive, but it’s also often confusing. Families are often made to spend hours and hours trying to compare colleges, with little help or guidance. The college search — one of the most important decisions in a student’s life — has been made nearly impossible. The “sticker price” listed on a …

Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ in BETA release.

By William StaibLast updated on December 22, 2022

How do colleges fare when compared to others in their geography or with similar academic programs from a pricing perspective? MyCollegePrice has provided a unique view into how colleges stack up relative to cost for the typical middle class family. How do we do it? It’s really quite straightforward. As the basis of our rankings …

MyCollegePrice Launches New Comparison Shopping Site for College Costs

By Tyler HakesLast updated on December 22, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MyCollegePrice Launches New Comparison Shopping Site for College Costs MyCollegePrice.com answers the question of how much college will really cost by enabling students and their parents to quickly estimate their net price instead of sticker price at thousands of colleges IOWA CITY, Iowa (October 31, 2012) — MyCollegePrice announced today the launch …

Public Beta is Live

By William StaibLast updated on December 22, 2022

I am proud to announce the public ‘beta’ launch of MyCollegePrice (https://www.mycollegeprice.com).  MyCollegePrice is a free service for finding college matches and comparing net costs based on each family’s specific financial situation. There are a lot of great sites to help students find schools that would be a fit academically but there are precious few resources to help parents …