College Access Now, a Seattle-based, regionally focused nonprofit, will become a part of College Possible, a national nonprofit focused on college accessibility for low-income students.
College Access Now will be renamed College Possible Washington and will serve as College Possible’s seventh branch.
Executives at the two organizations have been discussing the merger for more than a year.
“This was not a quick decision,” said Guadalupe Torres, executive director of College Access Now. She will continue on as the executive director of College Possible Washington.
“This was very thorough and thoughtful with student impact absolutely at the heart of it,” she said. “We both said, ‘If this won’t benefit students, we won’t do it.’”
Jim McCorkell, founder and CEO of College Possible, said the pairing seemed like a natural fit.
“We’ve always had sort of a shared DNA,” he said. “Together we can serve more students and do it more efficiently.”
