AZ Ahead is a unique collaboration between Northern Arizona University (NAU) and Northland Pioneer College (NPC) to support you throughout your college journey.
To help you achieve your educational goals, AZ Ahead offers:
- Individualized Student Support
- Career Development Workshops
- Scholarships
- Family Engagement Events
- Workshops & Social Activities
The AZ Ahead program is designed to advance postsecondary educational attainment by increasing college retention, persistence, and baccalaureate degree completion rates of students. This is a comprehensive effort to support community college students with direct scholarship funding and services to help students persist and graduate from NPC and ultimately transfer to NAU.
Program Eligibility:
- Recent high school, online, home-schooled, OR GED completion (within the past year)
- High School GPA 2.0 or Higher
- First-time full time student at NPC
- Enrolled in 12 credit hours or more
- Completed FAFSA
- A resident of Mohave, Coconino, Navajo or Apache County
- Interested in obtaining a baccalaureate degree from NAU
- Degree or Certificate seeking
Scholarships & Financial Aid
As an AZ Ahead program participant, students can receive a scholarship of $1,000 per semester at Northland Pioneer College for up to four semesters (if continuing requirements are met). When you transfer to NAU as a full-time student, you may also be eligible to receive the 2NAU scholarship (up to $4,000), and the Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship or the Jacks Transfer Award (up to $8,000 for Flagstaff campus students).Program Highlights:
- Orientation: For students and family
- Personal Development: Workshops and activities
- Academic Skills: Sessions to enhance learning techniques
- Networking & Mentorship: Opportunities to connect with peers and mentors
- NAU Flagstaff Campus Tour: Explore the campus
- Partnership & Scholarship Information: Learn about the NPC and NAU AZ Ahead partnership and available scholarships
