Arizona offers outstanding higher education programs that are affordable and close to home. With three state universities, several private colleges, comprehensive community colleges, and career colleges, Arizona higher education provides a broad range of higher education programs.
State financial aid programs
- Postsecondary Education Grant Program (PEG) for private university students.
- Arizona Leveraging Education Assistance Program (LEAP) offers $2,500 grants to students.
- Apply for Arizona Private Postsecondary Education Student Assistance Program (PFAP) grants for Arizona community college graduates who enroll in a private baccalaureate degree-granting institution.
- Honors Endorsement/Tuition Waiver offers qualified students a full state university tuition waiver valid for one year following graduation from high school.
- Professional Student Exchange Program offers out-of-state college or university at a reduced tuition rate for eligible Arizona residents.
To qualify for federal and other sources of financial aid, you must file the FAFSA. To ensure priority consideration for Arizona state scholarships and grants, your FAFSA must be submitted online or received by March 1.
Benefits for veterans
Publications
Special programs
- Explore the Arizona Department of Education's Resource Center.
- Arizona Workforce Connection offers "Virtual OneStop" as a single point-of-entry to a statewide network of employment, training, and education programs and providers.
- Arizona adult education programs could help you get your high school equivalency diploma.
- Review Arizona demographic information and research occupations and employers.
- Arizona Academic Scholars is a community-based incentive program targeted at the middle 50% of Arizona high school students to motivate them to complete an academically enriched high school course of study.
Arizona higher education agencies
Arizona higher education information
- Explore colleges, universities, and career schools statewide with the Arizona College and Career Guide.
- The Arizona Course Applicability System provides information about transferring credits from community colleges to public universities in Arizona.
- Arizona residents may also qualify to attend an out-of-state college or university at a reduced tuition rate through the Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP).
