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…expanding access and increasing success in postsecondary education for Arizonans
Strategic Plan
Maximize student financial assistance available and support efforts to restore and increase student aid
Effective, efficient administration of student financial assistance programs:
Arizona Family College Savings Program
- Arizona Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (AZLEAP)
- Math, Science and Special Education Teacher Loan Forgiveness
- Ensure the sustainability of the AzGrants secure web portal which provides access to all state student grants, scholarships, forgivable loans, and loan repayments, as well as serves as the web portal for the exchange of sensitive data and reports with high schools and designated entities for both FAFSA Finish Line and College Application Campaign student data, given the reduction in state funding.
Provide support from knowledgeable professionals and accurate and timely information to help students and families take the steps to enroll, finance, and succeed in postsecondary education
- Establish College Goal Arizona
- Coordinate the statewide College Application Campaign
- Coordinate the statewide College Goal FAFSA events
- Provide student level FAFSA completion status data to participating secondary schools, LEA's, and designated entities
- Provide current and relevant information through:
- Arizona College and Career Guide
- Informational websites
- College Savings Planner
Provide a forum where all sectors of postsecondary education dialogue, partner, and problem solve issues of mutual interest
Lead and participate in statewide collaborative efforts:
- Developing Arizona's Human Capital Conference
- Support efforts of Arizona ACT, Expect More Arizona
- Initiate research through Arizona Minority Education Policy Analysis Center (AMEPAC):
Minority Student Report (2013)
To Learn and Earn: Arizonans' Experiences Competing in the Race for Good Jobs (2011)
To Learn and Earn: Arizona's Unfinished Business in Human Capital (2009)
