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ACE Facts

Achieving a College Education (ACE)

Achieving a College Education (ACE) is a scholarship-based, concurrent enrollment program featuring parent participation. High school students attend college classes during the summer, and on Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters. Some facts:

The first ACE Program was established in 1987 at South Mountain Community College.

ACE serves more than 80 high schools in Maricopa County. Tenth graders apply through their high school’s counseling department.

ACE students can earn up to 24 college credits by the time they graduate from high school.

84 percent of ACE students graduate from high school.

76 percent of ACE students go on to college.

ACE has 10 high school programs, one adult program and five junior (middle-school) programs. Each Maricopa Community College offers an ACE program.

ACE costs approximately $852 per year, per student. Scholarship funds are raised through the efforts of the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks contributions from public and private sources including individuals, corporations and other foundations.

For any questions about ACE, contact ace.corp@domail.maricopa.edu.

To learn more about the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation visit: http://www.maricopa.edu/foundation.