Financial Aid

Financial assistance is available to cover tuition, fees, books and supplies and even the costs of housing and transportation, for students who apply and qualify.

For more information, visit the Financial Aid webpage.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

Federal regulations require that a student meet basic academic progress standards to receive federal financial aid. This is known as Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). These standards are different from Pima Community College’s academic requirements. The financial aid SAP policy may exclude certain coursework from the pace of completion formula such as ESL or remedial. Additionally, certain repeated courses can be counted as completed only once, even if a student received passing grades more than once.

Become familiar with PCC’s Satisfactory Academic Policy. Additional information on SAP policies is in the Student Financial Aid Handbook.

Scholarships

Scholarships are a great way to offset the cost of tuition; Pima offers several institutional scholarships and tuition awards. Students may apply for these scholarships and see current offerings using Pima’s Scholarship Portal also known as ScholarshipUniverse.

For more information on scholarships at Pima, including a variety of internal funding opportunities, visit the Scholarships webpage.

Immigrant and Refugee Student Resource Center (IRSRC)

The Immigrant and Refugee Student Resource Center was founded in 2019. Through the hard work and tireless efforts of students, community members, and the support of leadership, the IRSRC was created to address the pressing need to provide information, resources, and training for students, faculty, administrators, and staff at Pima Community College.

Services provided by the IRSRC include:

• Provide and distribute information and expand PCC community knowledge regarding immigrant/DACA/Refugee issues and experiences in post-secondary education.
• Assist with development, delivery and distribution of information and workshops about immigrant issues to faculty, staff and other educators.
• Provide academic support and information about college processes and community resources available to immigrant and refugee students.
• Present to student groups, offer individual appointments, meet with family members.
• Partner and collaborate with external community organizations to support immigrant (DACA, undocumented and mixed status families) and refugee students.
• Legal referral services
• Application assistance

For more information, visit the IRSRC webpage

Veterans Centers

Each campus welcomes Veterans, Active Duty personnel and their dependents to use our Veteran Centers. Free printing and coffee are offered as well as access to computers and resources for the college and in the community and a network of veteran support.

For more information, visit the Veterans Centers webpage.

Aztec Resource Center (ARC) & Food Pantry

To learn effectively, students must have their basic needs met: food, clothing, shelter and safety. Some students have difficulty affording groceries or accessing sufficient and nutritious food to eat every day. Any PCC student or employee, with an A#, facing food and/or hygiene insecurity can come to, or contact, the ARC Resource Center (ARC) Food Pantry at the West Campus and Desert Vista Campus. In addition, the ARC has information about various community services and local community food pantries. For more information, email pcc-arcpantry@pima.edu or call 520.206.6720.

Mental & Physical Health

Dental Hygiene Clinic (link here) provides low-cost therapeutic and preventive services.

Mental health or personal crisis resources (link here).

Childcare

Pima Community College offers child care options for student parents. Along with a recently relaunched early learning center at the Desert Vista campus. For more information, visit the PCC Child Care webpage.

Lactation Rooms

Nursing parents can make a reservation to use a lactation room found on Pima campuses.

Find out more about lactation room procedures and how to make reservations.

Funding Available for Child Care

The high cost of child care is no longer a reason to not attend Pima Community College.

Pima’s Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) program can help eligible student-parents with the cost of child care while they are taking classes.

For more information, visit the CCAMPIS webpage

Counseling

Pima counselors are available to meet with students during business hours (Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.), on a short term basis to discuss personal counseling concerns and to connect them to community resources as needed.

We can also help with referrals for these areas:

• Substance abuse
• Anger management
• Relationships
• Sexual abuse or assault

For more information, visit the  PCC counseling webpage.

PCC Student Wellness Assistance Program

Pima cares about your wellness – from time management to personal issues, from childcare to finances. Use the Student Wellness Assistance program to find online resources or connect to a counselor 24×7.

The Student Wellness Assistance Program is free to PCC students for up to 6 sessions, per issue, per year. Contact 1-833-251-9941 for more information.

To access the program:

• Go to the MyPima Students Tab > Student Resources > Student Wellness Assistance. (If you are logged into your MyPima account and go to Student Resources, you will see Student Wellness Assistance about halfway down the page. There are hundreds of resources here for self-help and support.)

Additional Resources

• Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
• All About Counseling
• 2-1-1 Arizona
  Dial this phone number (2-1-1) for 24/7 help or visit the website to get free assistance in identifying resources locally and throughout the state such as:
  • Supplemental Food and Nutrition Programs
  • Shelter and Housing Options
  • Utilities Assistance
  • Emergency Information and Disaster Relief
  • Employment and Education Opportunities
  • Services for Veterans
  • Healthcare, vaccination and health epidemic information
  • Addiction Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs
  • Re-entry help for ex-offenders
  • Support groups for individuals with mental illnesses or special needs
  • A safe, confidential path out of physical and/or emotional domestic violence