More than 60 community, business, philanthropic and education organizations in Arizona form this independent alliance that is fueled by a community-based effort to make Arizona competitive through the power of education. Their goal is to generate greater awareness of the importance of increasing Arizona’s level of educational attainment while building support to improve college entry and completion; boost adult education and training; and fuel a pipeline of competitive talent for Arizona’s employers.
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The goal of Achieve60AZ is to help generate greater public and private awareness, ownership and support for the long-term steps needed in college entry and completion, adult education and training, and identifying and closing skills gaps to better prepare our workforce and our state for the future.
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College Success Arizona presents “My Story, Chapter 2” featuring Jesus Valenzuela, one of the many high potential students from low income circumstances who have earned a scholarship from College Success Arizona.
We are following Jesus as he completes his journey at the University of Arizona in pursuit of his Bachelor’s Degree.
This is chapter 2 of Jesus’ story, centered on his experiences during the second semester of his Freshmen year at the University of Arizona. Jesus is 19 years old, and is a graduate of Desert View High School in Tucson, where he was born and raised. Jesus is passionate about music, basketball, and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business.
This is the 12th in the series of interviews with people working to increase the attainment rate in Arizona.
Continuing with this feature, and throughout the rest of this year, we’ll be taking a closer look at the College Success Arizona team, the people that make all that we do happen. We’ll be asking the normal “tell us a little about yourself” questions, but also delving a little deeper into each team member’s personality, and what makes them who they are.
This month’s subject is Violeta Ramos, Success Adviser, at College Success Arizona.
College Success Arizona presents “My Story, Chapter 2” featuring Jesus Valenzuela, one of the many high potential students from low income circumstances who have earned a scholarship from College Success Arizona.
We are following Jesus as he completes his journey at the University of Arizona in pursuit of his Bachelor’s Degree.
This is chapter 2 of Jesus’ story, centered on his experiences during the second semester of his Freshmen year at the University of Arizona. Jesus is 19 years old, and is a graduate of Desert View High School in Tucson, where he was born and raised. Jesus is passionate about music, basketball, and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business.
Your support of College Success Arizona helps us to continue to provide services to Arizona’s highly motivated, low income, students so that they can attend, and graduate from Arizona colleges and universities.
Invest in Arizona’s future. By giving to College Success Arizona, you can help ensure that all Arizonans have the opportunity to succeed in college and graduate with a certificate or degree that will serve them well in the workforce. By 2020 68% of all jobs in Arizona will require at least some form of education beyond high school, but only 45% of adults in Arizona hold a high-value certificate, associates degree or higher. Adding just 500 college graduates to the Arizona workforce would increase state tax revenue by more than $1 million every year.
Your support enables us to provide need-based funding and advisory services to students; it also helps to advance our work to provide professional training for college access professionals and to inform policymakers and the public about solutions to college access and attainment challenges in Arizona. Combined, these efforts are helping to increase attainment statewide and boost Arizona’s economy.
If you have questions, please contact Johanna Urrutia, Director of Development, at 602-595-9392 or at jurrutia@collegesuccessarizona.org.
