Meadow, the student financial experience platform purpose-built for higher education, today announced it has partnered with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) to make Meadow Price and Meadow Pre available to more than 200 California colleges and universities through a single, streamlined agreement.
For any eligible institution, the procurement barrier is gone. Through a pre-negotiated contract, California Community Colleges and Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) members can implement Meadow Price, a modern GAINS Act-compliant net price calculator, and Meadow Pre, Meadow's student pre-collections solution, by signing directly with Meadow. Institutions do not need to pursue a competitive bid or undergo a lengthy procurement process.
Meadow already partners with 15 California Community Colleges across 24 campuses, as well as 17 AICCU member institutions, giving new adopters a deep bench of California peers who have already made the move.
"California's community colleges and independent institutions serve some of the most diverse and financially vulnerable student populations in the country," said Alfredo Brillembourg, CEO and Co-founder of Meadow. "This partnership means those institutions can now act on that mission without procurement standing in the way. The tools are here, the agreement is done, and students across California are the ones who benefit."
In addition to this new partnership, Meadow works with 350+ colleges and universities of all sizes across the U.S., including all California State University (CSU) institutions, Penn State, University of Texas at Austin, Rutgers University, University of New Hampshire, Gonzaga University, and Tulsa Community College.
California Community Colleges are invited to learn about Meadow’s GAINS Act-compliant net price calculator and student-first pre-collections solution on July 23 at 11:30 AM PT. AICCU member institutions are welcome to join a session to learn more on July 29 at 10 AM PT. Write to [email protected] to register.
About the Foundation for California Community Colleges
The Foundation for California Community Colleges works to benefit students, colleges, and communities by accelerating paths to economic and social mobility, strengthening communities, and reducing barriers to opportunities for all Californians. FoundationCCC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1998. It serves as the official statewide nonprofit organization supporting the California Community Colleges, the largest system of higher education in the nation. For more information, visit www.foundationccc.org.
About Meadow
Meadow powers modern student financial services for universities, helping them clarify and simplify the financial experience for students to improve economic mobility in the US through higher education. Through Meadow, universities and their students manage the end-to-end financial experience together, from application to graduation. The company was founded in 2021 by recent graduates from Columbia University as well as second-time founders who have worked at AmEx, Klarna, Outschool, and Amazon.