This Recognition Marks Three Straight Years CollegeAPP Has Been Listed Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private Firms
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/ — At a time when colleges, universities, and state workforce systems are struggling to connect education and training with jobs in high demand, CollegeAPP has once again earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
This 2026 honor represents the third year in a row that CollegeAPP has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list. Among all 5,000 companies receiving the distinction, CollegeAPP secured the 4th position among firms serving the higher education sector.
Company co-founder Sean Godlewski stated, “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.”
CollegeAPP’s platform combines continuous survey research—drawing on hundreds of thousands of adult responses—with a database covering more than 264 million U.S. adults. This produces person-level predictive modeling that pinpoints the 1 in 4 adults who are actively planning to pursue higher education or job training. CollegeAPP currently works with over 300 institutions nationwide and adds roughly 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 aligns with the company’s dedication to ongoing innovation. Over the last three years, CollegeAPP has launched more than 25 new predictive models designed to create more targeted outreach to prospective adult learners. These models account for each individual’s educational motivations and barriers, most likely program of interest, and prior 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
