Achieving a College Education (ACE) Program

The mission of the ACE Program is to academically prepare students, increase graduation rates among first generation college bound students, and to assist students in making a seamless transition from high school into community college and then to transfer into a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree.

• Two-year scholarship Program

• Applications are only accepted during the students sophomore year.

• If accepted, students attend college classes at Scottsdale Community College (SCC) during their junior and senior years of high school

• Tuition is FREE

• Students earn up to 24 college credits

• Students are responsible for paying for their college textbooks

Eligible applicants must be a high school sophomore and meet at least two of the following criteria: 

• First member of your family to attend college (neither parent can have a bachelor’s degree) 

• Live in a single-parent home, foster care or temporary housing

• Economic hardship

• Underrepresented ethnic group

• Legacy - have a sibling or relative that participated in the ACE Program

• Teen parent

• Work 10 – 30 hours per week

How to Apply to the ACE Program

• Students are to attend and complete college courses to the best of their ability

• Students are responsible for paying for their college textbooks

• Students are responsible for their own transportation to the college

• Students must attend Monthly MANDATORY meetings/workshops while attending the program

• Students are on a scholarship, therefore academic progress is important and will be monitored by grade checks and one on one meetings

Frequently Asked Questions