From workshops to wilderness
We educate and empower low-income Arizona high schoolers to enroll in and graduate from college.
STEP defies the odds
While only 14% of low-income students earn a college degree...
96% of STEP’s College-Prep scholars are attending or have graduated college.
We educate and empower low-income Arizona high schoolers to enroll in and graduate from college.
Columbia University
Brown University
Duke University
Georgetown University
ASU Barrett Honors College
Bowdoin College
Pomona College
Smith College
Wellesley College
Colgate University
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
University of Notre Dame
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Arizona
STEP Alum, Williams College
At STEP College-Prep, we believe in the power of education to transform lives. This year, we welcomed 123 ambitious students into the STEP Class of 2027, selected from a highly competitive pool of 292 applicants.
after months of writing essays, submitting applications, and waiting anxiously for decisions, early admission acceptances are rolling in!
Take the first STEP
Arizona high-school sophomores - we invite you to consider joining our hard-working scholars.