Amanda Hatch
  • Nursing
  • Class of 2019
  • Taylor, AZ

NPC Student Amanda Hatch Named to All-Arizona Academic Team

2017 Dec 12

Amanda Hatch, of Taylor, AZ, is one of 12 students at Northland Pioneer College earning All-Arizona Academic Team honors and will receive a tuition waiver from the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) to complete bachelor's degree work at one of the state's three public universities. ABOR awards the waivers, for up to 60 credits, to encourage the state's top scholars to finish their education. That's a value of over $42,000 per student in tuition savings!

NPC nominees, along with 69 All-Arizona Academic scholars from the state's other community colleges, will be honored at a luncheon March 1 in Mesa. NPC can nominate two students from each campus and center location to the All-Arizona team, and a student must have taken a class at or originating from that location to be considered for one of the two nominations. To be eligible for nomination, a student must have a cumulative 3.5 or higher grade-point average, be working toward an associate degree and demonstrate college or community volunteerism and leadership.

All-Arizona team members are eligible for All-USA Academic Team honors. The competition is co-sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Follet Higher Education Group, the Coca Cola Scholars Foundation and USA Today.