YES, YOU CAN AFFORD COLLEGE! NPC understands that college can be expensive and that’s why we work so hard to keep costs low. A quality education does NOT have to mean higher cost. Financial aid and scholarships are available. All students who wish to apply for financial assistance, including scholarships, must start by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form online....

News & Notes from around the college: Bicycling Adventure! The Petrified Forest National Park in Holbrook, AZ is a beautiful place for a bike ride. Every year in September, Northland Pioneer College hosts a 36- and 60-mile tour ride called Pedal the Petrified through the park to help raise funds for student scholarships. This year’s ride will be on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Previous riders...

Yes, and it starts with Northland Pioneer College. A little known scholarship awarded every year by the Arizona Board of Regents, only to community college students is the All-Arizona Academic Team scholarship. Each Arizona public community college is allowed to select two students per campus/center location to be on their team. For Northland Pioneer College that can mean up to 18 students per...

Transitioning out of the military very often means transitioning into a new career. Veterans benefits such as the ones listed below will provide financial support for education for veterans for a variety of educational programs. Forty-three percent of all military veterans attending college are enrolled in community colleges. The educational benefits available at Northland Pioneer College...

Don’t assume you don’t qualify! The cost of tuition shouldn’t stand in the way of getting an education. Most students rely on some form of financial aid to get through college. NPC’s Financial Aid Office will walk you through the application process to help you get the most aid available. What is financial aid? Financial aid is money provided by federal, state and institutional sources to...

(l to r) Ret. Gen. “Rusty” Findley, Dr. Jeanne Swarthout, NPC Board member James Matteson, Ray Torres and VFW Post 9907 Commander Scott Keil. Board members from S.E.E.4Vets (Support Education & Employment for Vets) and Northland Pioneer College officials cut the ceremonial ribbon to officially open the new Veterans Center on NPC’s Show Low campus on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. S.E.E.4Vets...

Sometimes a phrase by itself is inspiring. NPC’s new slogan “Knowledge is Power. Be Powerful” is commanding, but what really makes it inspiring is knowing the person and story behind that phrase. Meet Rhonda Paladino, a new NPC student with a story to tell. Something that stands out about Paladino is that she has no qualms when she talks about her past. When Paladino tells her stories she...

NPC Friends and Family is a non-profit alliance whose primary mission is to raise and disseminate need-based grants and scholarships to NPC students. The alliance was born in July 2014 out of the reorganization of the NPC Foundation. Executive Director Betsyann Wilson was excited to be in a position to help students surmount the financial barriers they faced in earning a college degree, so...

Yes, it starts at Northland Pioneer College. Every year, for the past 20 years, the Arizona Board of Regents awards a little-known scholarship only to community college students selected as members of the All-Arizona Academic Team. Each Arizona community college is allowed to select two students from each campus/center location, which means up to 18 Northland Pioneer College students can receive...

YES, YOU CAN AFFORD COLLEGE! Financial aid and scholarships are available. All students who wish to apply for financial assistance, including scholarships, must start by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form online. Getting started is easy; just watch the student guide video for step-by-step instructions at www.finaid.ucsb.edu/FAFSASimplification. Don’t have access...

by Everett Robinson Students and their parents applying for financial aid and scholarships should experience less stress after two major national process changes were implemented October 1. First, students are able to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the next school year three months earlier. This is the form that every U.S. college student has to submit in order to be...

YES, YOU CAN AFFORD COLLEGE! Financial aid and scholarships are available. All students who wish to apply for financial assistance, including scholarships, must start by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form online. Getting started is easy; just watch the student guide video for step-by-step instructions at www.finaid.ucsb.edu/FAFSASimplification. Don’t have access...

Every year, for the past 21 years, the Arizona Board of Regents award a little-known scholarship only to community college students selected as members of the All-Arizona Academic Team. Each Arizona community college is allowed to select two students from each campus/center location, which means up to 18 Northland Pioneer College students can receive this scholarship! Students who complete their...