Progress Is Being Made

Achieve60AZ is a community-based alliance that is building support to help Arizona reach a goal of 60 percent of our adult population, ages 25-64, having a professional certificate or degree by 2030. Currently, more than 60 community, business, philanthropic and education organizations in Arizona have formed this alliance to make Arizona more competitive through the power of education.

College Success Arizona is building public will for college completion and providing a unique combination of scholarships and mentoring that increase college graduation rates among low-income and first-generation students across the state. Across student cohorts dating back to 2005, College Success Arizona scholars have a 71 percent graduation rate, nearly twice the state average. Learn more here.

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Great things are happening in education in Arizona and we want people to know about them. Countless students, educators, parents and communities are already working to raise the bar. Check out the following examples.

Apartment maintenance training program continues to grow at CCC

Flagstaff, AZ

As part of their adult education programming, Coconino Community College (CCC) offers a Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician program. Now in its fifth year, the program is so successful that CCC has plans to expand the offering to other northern Arizona communities. Much needed as small towns experience growth, the five-week training has graduated nearly 100 …

Submitted by Larry Hendricks on 6/5/18

Students of Maricopa Community Colleges retroactively earning associate degrees

Tempe, AZ

In one of the largest community college systems in the country, with approximately 200,000 students at ten colleges, a team is working in partnership with Arizona universities to ensure that students who earn them receive an associate degree. Thanks to a generous grant from the Helios Education Foundation, the Maricopa Community College District’s (MCCD) reverse transfer …

Submitted by Ted Bland on 5/16/18

Cochise College Named Second-Best Community College Nationwide, Works To Increase Postsecondary Attainment Rate

Douglas, AZ

Cochise College has been recognized nationally for its cost, return on investment and student success rate. In fact, the small community college based in Cochise County was named the second-best community college in the country in 2017. More than 700 community colleges all over the country were analyzed and ranked from worst to best by …

Submitted by Denise Hoyos on 4/13/18

How Arizona State University’s First-Year Success Center is keeping students on-track

Tempe, AZ

Stepping onto campus at the country’s largest public university can be daunting – to say the least. And for many students it might even be their first time on a college campus, at all. Academics, coupled with other life challenges that can range from family to finances to mental health, can take their toll on …

Submitted by Arizona State University on 1/30/18

How Arizona State University’s First-Year Success Center is keeping students on-track

Tempe, AZ

Stepping onto campus at the country’s largest public university can be daunting – to say the least. And for many students it might even be their first time on a college campus, at all. Academics, coupled with other life challenges that can range from family to finances to mental health, can take their toll on …

Submitted by Arizona State University on 1/30/18

Students at Morenci High School Earning College Degrees While Still in High School

Clifton, AZ

Thanks to a unique partnership between Morenci High School and Eastern Arizona College, fifteen high school seniors received their associates degrees in general studies this past spring at the Eastern Arizona College commencement ceremony…two weeks before they graduated from Morenci High School. The dual credit program allows students to take the same classes that a …

Submitted by David Woodall on 1/12/18

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