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THE HONORS PROGRAM AT PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

In addition to the 30-year also pushes them to grow in areas of took on leadership roles in the up to NAU to do a high-ropes anniversary of Paradise Valley leadership, research, communication Honors Program, earned additional course. Students also have had Community College, the PVCC and critical thinking all the while scholarships through the help of the opportunity to present their Honors Program also celebrates its enjoying the intimate feel of a small faculty mentors and even got to share research at the Western Regional first 30 years. Shadow Mountain college. my ideas at the National Collegiate Honors Conference in places such as High School and Accelerated Honors Conference,” said Peterson. California and Oregon. Many of the Learning Center have many students Alexis Peterson, a Shadow Mountain Honors students have gone on to win who attend PVCC, but few seem to High School graduate, transferred to The Honors Program is designed the prestigious All-USA scholarship know about the Presidents’ Honors PVCC after overhearing about the to empower students to achieve to pay for 2-years’ worth of classes at Scholarship which provides all Honors Program’s tuition scholarship whatever their goals may be. The any of the big 3 in-state universities. Maricopa County high school in her high school pre-calculus class. majority of Honors graduates transfer students who graduate with a 3.0 GPA After high school, she was nervous to a university to pursue baccalaureate Whether a student wants to be a or higher and test into college level and undecided about what to do. “I degrees in various subjects such doctor, a teacher, an accountant, or a classes with two free years of tuition. turned down a tuition scholarship as business, nursing, biology, pharmacy tech, the Honors Program at to NAU because PVCC was close accounting, education, political Paradise Valley Community College Due to its close proximity to the to home and from the first time I science and public health. prepares them by providing enriching North 32nd corridor, PVCC provides stepped on campus, I knew that I learning opportunities that teach an opportunity for students to stay was making the right decision,” Honors encourages a sense of students to thrive academically and closely connected to the community said Peterson. She attributes PVCC community on campus by having professionally. For more information they grew up in. The Honors Program with giving her so many leadership a designated honors space, taking please visit www.paradisevalley. at PVCC takes it one step further by and learning opportunities, many new honors students on the Honors edu or contact Regina Hernandezproviding those students the chance of which she would never have the Retreat, and offering exciting Garcia in the recruitment office for to challenge themselves with a unique opportunity to experience if going Honors Explore Classes. These general questions at 602/787-6815 or college experience while being straight into ASU from high school. “I classes include traveling up to alexis.peterson@paradisevalley.edu supported with scholarship and a got to start my own leadership club, Flagstaff, taking a hike down the for questions regarding the Honors close-knit community. The program learned to facilitate training programs, Grand Canyon, and travelling Program.

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