FAQs

The Coalition for College is a diverse group of more than 150 distinguished colleges and universities across the U.S. that have demonstrated their commitment to college access, affordability, and student success, and are leaders in actively building supportive environments that foster a sense of belonging for all students.

The Coalition is made up of more than 150 distinguished and diverse public and private colleges and universities across the U.S. View our membership list

The Coalition is led by Liz Cheron, chief executive officer. Meet Team Coalition.

The Coalition is governed by a board of directors that is composed of administrators from member schools, as well as directors with expertise outside of higher education.

Research shows that not all students have equal access to college. Specifically, students from disadvantaged backgrounds—including lower-income, under-resourced, and/or first-generation students—are not provided with the tools and resources they need to apply to college. In addition, they frequently struggle with applying for financial aid, and they often do not receive the financial aid for which they qualify.

As a result, some of the most highly qualified students do not attend college, or do not complete their college degrees.

That’s why we’re here. The Coalition offers tools and resources to help students learn about, prepare for, and apply to colleges.

All Coalition member schools graduate students with low-to-no debt, while either meeting students’ full demonstrated financial need, offering low-cost in-state tuition, or providing responsible financial aid packages. In addition, the Coalition provides an easy-to-use fee waiver process, ensuring eligible students do not have to pay to Apply Coalition with Scoir.

First, the Coalition increases awareness, beginning as early as ninth grade, by helping students learn about, prepare for, and apply to college—especially lower-income and under-resourced students.

Second, we demonstrate that college is affordable, and our members are invested in their success—they offer generous financial aid or low-cost in-state tuition AND graduate students with low-to-no debt.

Finally, we offer easy-to-use application fee waivers to eligible students, ensuring that the cost of applying never holds students back.

Yes! Scoir is free for students to use.

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Yes, a student (or a student’s school) can invite a parent to connect with them on Scoir.

Scoir accounts for parents provide the ability to review a student’s college list, suggest schools to a student, explore colleges and universities, and learn about the net cost of each college.

Learn more about the benefits of Scoir accounts for students and families →

Step 1: Students will enter their basic application information just once in Scoir to apply to any participating Coalition member school. Students can begin working on this step as early as 9th grade.

Step 2: After finalizing the basic application information, students will finish their application by completing any college-specific questions, which they’ll easily access from their Scoir account.

Yes, Scoir accounts are free for students.

If you’re using a different college guidance management system, or no college guidance management system, you can continue to support your students using your existing processes and tools.

If your students choose to apply via this integration on Scoir, you will be able to manage any needed document sharing via your existing systems.

Access and search Scoir’s Help Center, or submit a help ticket.