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AFFCF is pleased to bring you the latest information about the resources you need to help you and your student get ready for post-secondary studies.

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PAUL REVERE ACADEMY
If you know or work with youth who are seeking credit recovery or looking for an educational path that can prepare them for post-secondary education, the Paul Revere Academy is a partnership between Heritage Academy charter school and the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT). Please see the below website and flyer for more information, now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year.
EVIT OFFERING FREE VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
For students who have either have graduated from high school (earned their high school diploma) recently or who will be graduating this spring, the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) will be offering FREE vocational programs for 15 in-demand career fields!

  • Must have graduated high school within a year of enrollment
  • Must complete the program within a year of HS graduation
  • Must select a program on the approved list (see flyer below)

There is a recruiter listed on the flyer below, however EVIT Foster Youth Services Coordinator, Alicia Paddock is also available to assist students with foster care backgrounds through the application process. She can be reached at paddock@evit.com or at (480) 461-4035.
MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
OFFERING BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Maricopa Community Colleges will be offering seven Bachelor degree programs beginning this Fall 2023 semester!

  • Early Childhood Dual Language (MCC confers degree)
  • Elementary and Special Education (Glendale CC, PVCC, and Rio Salado CC confer degrees)
  • Data Analytics and Programming (MCC confers degree)
  • Information Technology (Phoenix College confers degree)
  • Public Safety Administration (Phoenix College and Rio Salado CC confer degrees)
  • Behavioral Sciences (South Mountain CC confers degree)
  • Nuclear Medicine (Gateway CC confers degree)

Elementary and Special Education and Nuclear Medicine programs require additional applications and steps to enter specified courses.

Specializations within Public Safety Administration (e.g. law enforcement, fire science, and corrections and detention) may require acceptance to an academy or employment in the field.

The great part about these degree programs is that students can take 90 of the 120 credits for the Bachelor degree at their local Maricopa Community College before transferring to the specific college that confers the degree they are seeking for the final 30 credits.

The cost remains very economical, Maricopa County residents' base tuition will be $97/credit hour for lower division (100/200 level) classes and $145.50/credit hour for upper division (300/400 level) courses.

Interested students should complete the 2023-2024 FAFSA if they have not already, as Fall 2023 semester tuition will be due on August 9th, 2023. Students can learn more information about the degree programs and apply at the below websites.

Also, the Maricopa Community Colleges will be offering a RN to BSN Bachelor degree program (conferred by Gateway Community College) beginning the Fall 2024 semester!
NEED HELP APPLYING?
COLLEGE DEPOT IS HOSTING TWO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE APPLICATION
AND FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPS
Are you currently attending or enrolling at a Maricopa Community College? Want to complete admissions and financial aid tasks with expert help?

College Depot staff and representatives from the Maricopa Community Colleges are here to help! Please see the information on the below flyer and click the below button to register for dates tomorrow (April 25th, 2023) or May 16th, 2023 from 4:30pm - 6:30pm.
YAVAPAI COLLEGE OFFERING
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS
Yavapai College will also be offering its first Bachelor degree program beginning this Fall 2023 semester for a Bachelor of Science in Business.

Also, beginning in the Fall 2024 semester, Yavapai College will be offering a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program!
AFFCF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE
Do you have questions about how to pay for college? How you can have your enrollment fee paid for? Whether you need to pay a housing deposit to live on campus?

Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation (AFFCF) has a digital Post-Secondary Education Resource Guide!

It contains information about college readiness, financial resources for paying for college, on-campus support organizations, enrollment checklists, and more!

All of the links and e-mail addresses in the guide are clickable.

Click the below image to download the guide from AFFCF's website!
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions!

Sincerely,


Erika Klotz
Post-Secondary Program Coordinator
Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation
(602) 775-5786