ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves Scholarship
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves covers up to 100% of tuition for ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County high school grads. Apply, submit FAFSA, and meet eligibility to get started at TCC.
Plan A: Start Here, Save Money
It’s really that simple.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves pays for up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for graduating high school seniors living in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County. This includes up to 63 credit hours or three years at TCC, whichever comes first.
That’s an associate degree, done, and you’re halfway to your Bachelor’s degree for free.
Apply For ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves How It Works
Contact Us
Contact the Financial Aid Office if you need assistance.
Apply For ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves
Follow these steps to apply for the program. We recommend that you start the process in early October to allow time to complete each step.
Contact us with questions:
918-595-8000
admission@tulsacc.edu
If you have already applied to TCC as a concurrently-enrolled high school student skip to step 2.​
The opens on Oct. 1 for the following Academic Year and uses two years' prior-year tax information. You should elect to use the within the FAFSA for the fastest and easiest processing.
When prompted, enter the TCC School Code: 009763
Once finished, "sign" the form using your FSA ID.
High School graduates who reside in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County, complete your ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves form through the . Sign in using your admission application login credentials.
If you need assistance with your admissions application login information, contact the Admission & Prospective Student office at admission@tulsacc.edu or call 918-595-8000.
Students graduating from accredited high schools can use their GPA for placement. Non-accredited graduates will need to submit ACT/SAT scores and/or take the .
New Student Orientation is required of all incoming ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves students. During orientation, you will learn more about your new school, meet with an academic advisor, and enroll!
Your transcript must list your graduation date and final unweighted GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Eligibility Requirements
Only ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County seniors graduating in the current academic year are eligible to apply.
Full Eligibility RequirementsHow It Works
The ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves scholarship fills the gap when your financial aid isn't enough to cover your tuition and fees.
If your balance is zero after we apply all grants and other forms of free aid you receive (from federal, state, or other sources), then ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves is not applied. If you do not receive any grant funds then ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves will pay for up to 100 percent of your tuition and mandatory fees.
What Percentage of My Balance Will ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves Cover?
Your funding is pro-rated based on the number of years you lived in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County during high school.
- All 4 years of high school as a ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County resident - 100% of the balance
- Sophomore, junior & senior years completed as a ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County resident - 75% of the balance
- Junior & senior years completed as a ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County resident - 50% of the balance
- Senior year completed as a ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County resident - 25% of the balance
Take Advantage of Dual Credit
TCC credit hours accumulated through dual credit do not count toward the 63 credit hours provided through the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves Scholarship. In other words, you can graduate faster with less, or no debt, by leveraging your dual credit hours with the maximum amount of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves Scholarship credit hours.
Am I Eligible?
Any graduating high school senior — public, private, or homeschooled — who lives in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County is eligible.
Additionally, you must:
- Live in ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County
- Apply to ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieves as a high school senior
- Graduate from a public or private high school, or home school
- Graduate High School with at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
- Must attend TCC the Fall after high school graduation.
- Be a U.S. Citizen or Legal resident of the U.S.
Maintaining Program Eligibility
To remain eligible, once a TCC student, you must:
- Maintain ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ County residency
- Maintain good academic standing
- Earn a 1.7 GPA with 30 attempted credit hours or less
- Earn a 2.0 GPA with 31 attempted credit hours or more
- Complete at least 67% of attempted coursework, cumulatively
- Complete at least six credit hours with a passing grade each fall and spring semester
- Complete a FAFSA each year
- Complete 33 hours of volunteer service and seven hours of career exploration each academic year
- Complete the course, College Success (COLL 1003)
Transfer Scholarships
As a bonus, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Achieve students may be eligible for a continuation scholarship from OSU, TU, and NSU.
Contact the TCC Transfer Center at tcc2university@tulsacc.edu or call 918-595-7774 to see if you qualify.