This recognition represents the third consecutive year CollegeAPP has been listed among America’s fastest-growing private companies.
Our momentum signals a permanent pivot in how higher education institutions identify, recruit, and enroll adult learners.”— Sean Godlewski, Co-Founder – CollegeAPPLA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Facing extraordinary hurdles in linking education and training with high-demand occupations, colleges, universities, and state workforce boards are turning to new solutions. CollegeAPP has once again earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
Achieving this honor in 2026 marks the third straight year that CollegeAPP’s expansion has been recognized on the Inc. 5000. Within the 5000 firms receiving the distinction, CollegeAPP is positioned fourth among those serving the higher education sector.
Company co-founder Sean Godlewski noted, “Our momentum signals a permanent pivot in how higher education institutions identify, recruit, and enroll adult learners. CollegeAPP partners and clients are turning away from the failed practices of the past and embracing proprietary techniques to identify the adults who actually intend to enroll in education and training.”
The CollegeAPP platform combines ongoing survey research—gathering responses from hundreds of thousands of adults—with a database covering over 264 million U.S. adults. This yields person-level predictive models that pinpoint the 1 in 4 adults who are actively planning to pursue higher education or job training. Currently, CollegeAPP supports more than 300 institutions nationwide, adding an average of ten new institutions each month.
“The higher education recruitment model has fundamentally changed,” said Jack MacKenzie, Founder and CEO of Adult Prospect Pipeline (CollegeAPP and CareerAPP). “Institutions can no longer afford to throw demographic or persona-based marketing campaigns at the wall and hope for the best. Securing a top-5 spot in Higher Education on the Inc. 5000 list validates what our 300 plus partner institutions see every day: when you identify adult learners at the person level based on real intent, enrollment yield goes up, cost-per-lead drops, and adults get connected to programs that actually change their lives.”
CollegeAPP’s three-year growth trajectory runs parallel to the company’s dedication to ongoing innovation. Over the last three years, CollegeAPP has rolled out more than 25 new predictive models to enable more targeted outreach to prospective adult learners. These models reflect each individual’s educational motivations and barriers, most likely program of interest, and previous educational attainment.
“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance—it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact.”
About CollegeAPP
CollegeAPP (adultprospectpipeline.com / yourcollegeapp.com) is the leading data science and predictive analytics platform powering intent-based recruitment for higher education institutions, community college systems, and workforce development agencies. Built on the nation's largest ongoing survey of adult educational intent, CollegeAPP equips higher-ed leaders with person-level insights, targeted media strategy, and actionable audience data to drive measurable enrollment growth.
About Inc.
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Kayce OBrien
Adult Propsect Pipeline / CollegeAPP
kayce@yourcollegeapp.com
