Talent is equally distributed; Opportunity is not. Together, we can create greater opportunities for our talented and driven young people by removing barriers and increasing access to and success in college.
Partnership Opportunities
Enquire about becoming a College Partner by contacting Winston Coffee, College Success Coach and College Liaison at wcoffee@midnightgolf.org.
Partnership Opportunities
The Midnight Golf Program maintains college partnerships and relationships with colleges and universities around the country. We seek partnerships with colleges and universities to help our young people to consider a variety of schools. This can include scholarships, in-state tuition, and other discounts and benefits. College partners have opportunities to meet our students at college fairs and during life-skills training.
These relationships are based, in part, on the high-quality students and support MGP provides students during their college careers.
For more information about partnering with the Midnight Golf Program, contact Winston Coffee, College Success Coach and College Liaison.
College Success Program
MGP believes it’s not enough to get our students to college. The College Success Program, which was implemented in 2018, ensures that MGP students have the resources and guidance they need to earn degrees. We have three dedicated, full-time College Success Coaches who track our students through postsecondary education. The coaches make a great impact by completing a minimum of two one-on-one meetings with 100%of our students and hosting Success Saturday events and college fairs.
Why Partner with MGP?
- MGP students have a 70% college graduation rate, which is 4-times higher than Detroit students
- 1,500 young people, represented at 137 colleges and universities; including 30% at HBCUs.
- $5M in financial aid earned each year and •31% of this year’s college freshmen class reported having a financial gap of $5,000 or less.
- 100% Class of 2022 college acceptance rate
- 98% Class of 2022 college enrollment rate
- 95% college persistence rate during the 2021-2022 school year
MGP College Fair
The goal of the annual College Fair is to encourage MGP students to learn about the participating institutions, understand the application process (many students even were able to submit applications AND GAIN ACCEPTANCE on the spot), and gain access to exclusive scholarship and financial aid opportunities necessary to make their dreams a reality.
At the November 2022 College Fair, 200 MGP scholars had the chance to meet with 50 colleges and universities from Michigan and across the United States. Students were awarded $3.7 million dollars in scholarships during the event.
MGP College and University Partners:
Emphasizing College Fit
The staff and mentors at Midnight Golf work with students to find the right college “fit.” Here are some of our student’s and alumni stories.
Midnight Golf participants have been accepted at over 137 colleges and universities, including:
- Alabama A&M University
- Albion College
- Alma College
- American Intercontinental University
- Benedict College
- Bethune-Cookman University
- Bizdom (Entrepreneur Training Program)
- Bowling Green State University
- Brown University
- Calvin College
- Cameron University
- Central Michigan University
- Central State University
- Claflin University
- Clark Atlanta University
- Clemson University
- Cleveland School of Arts
- College for Creative Studies
- Cooley Law School (Western Michigan Law School)
- Davenport University
- Davidson University
- DePaul University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Ferris State University
- Florida A&M University
- Georgetown University
- Grand Valley State University
- Hampton University
- Harris-Stowe State University
- Henry Ford Community College
- Howard University
- International Academy of Design & Technology
- Johns Hopkins University
- Kalamazoo College
- Kalamazoo Valley Community College
- Kent State University
- Kentucky State University
- Kettering University
- Lawrence Tech University
- Marygrove College
- Michigan State University
- Michigan Tech University
- Morehouse College
- Morgan State University
- North Carolina A&T State University
- North Carolina Central University
- Northern Michigan University
- Northwestern Michigan College
- Northwood University
- Oakland Community College
- Oakland University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio Valley University
- Paul Quinn College
- Peking University (China)
- Pepperdine University
- Prairie View A&M University
- Purdue University
- Saginaw Valley State University
- Savannah State University
- Schoolcraft College
- Shaw University
- Siena Heights University
- Southern University
- Spelman College
- Spring Arbor University
- Stanford University
- Talladega College
- Tennessee State University
- Tuskegee University
- University of Alabama
- University of Detroit
- University of Evansville
- University of Jamestown
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of West Virginia
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Tech
- Washington University
- Wayne County Community College
- Wayne State University
- Western Michigan University
- Westpoint
- Wheeling Jesuit University
- Wilberforce University
- Wittenberg University
- Xavier University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Youngstown University
Road Trip for Success College Tour
The Road Trip for Success College Tour is a week-long, out-of-state travel and learning experience for young people in the Midnight Golf Program, combining college visits, cultural exposure, and playing golf.
This annual trip occurs during spring break and is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel, tour college campuses and meet with school administrators, play a round of golf at prestigious golf courses, explore a variety of cultural and historical sites, and meet MGP alumni who are enrolled in college.
Learn more about the Road Trip for Success College Tour.
Is your college or university interested in partnership opportunities with MGP? Contact Winston Coffee for details.
