About AlamoPROMISE

Working with local government and community partners Alamo PROMISE provides community college tuition along with mandatory fees to eligible students who plan to earn an associate degree, certification, courses for transfer or workforce training.

Alamo PROMISE is more than a new program of the Alamo Colleges District, it is a community-wide initiative. 

AlamoPROMISE will provide last-dollar funding to fill the gap between a student’s financial aid award and the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for up to three years at one of the Alamo Colleges District’s five colleges.

Graduating high school seniors from any of the participating high schools are eligible.

To be eligible, students must:

• Complete a Save Your Seat Form to participate in the program
• Submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or Texas Application for State Financial Aid and list at least one college of the Alamo Colleges District
• Complete any documents required to process a financial aid award
• Apply for admission to one of the Alamo Colleges through Apply Texas
• 在澳门正规博彩十大排行平台之一完成注册，在高中毕业后立即参加秋季学期
• Enroll in the fall semester immediately following high school graduation
• Maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), which includes three components:
  • 1) Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0.
  • 2) Completion rate of 66.66% cumulative rate between hours attempted and hours completed.
  • 3) Maximum hours: no more than 99 attempted hours of college-level coursework (excluding 20 hours of remedial courses) for Associates Degrees and no more than 180 attempted hours of college-level coursework (excluding 30 hours of remedial courses) for Bachelor Degrees (BSN).
  • For more information on SAP, visit Maintaining Your Eligibility on the District financial aid page for more information.
• Follow Course in Program of Study (CPOS) requirements. CPOS is a federal requirement stating that only courses that count toward your degree or certificate can be considered when calculating your federal financial aid eligibility.  此外，AlamoPROMISE不包括您学习计划之外的课程.

View List of Participating High Schools

第一批AlamoPROMISE学者于2019年秋季招募，并于2020年秋季注册为AlamoPROMISE学者.

AlamoPROMISE is both privately and publicly funded.

The generous support of our community makes this program possible. We want to encourage your continued investment in Bexar County area students.

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There is consensus in the community that education beyond high school is critical to providing economic and social mobility for residents, 经济障碍是阻碍居民入学或完成大学教育的最大因素.

The leadership of the Alamo Colleges District believes that Alamo PROMISE provides a strategy to address that reality and the fact that San Antonio is one of the fastest-growing economic regions in the country, 然而，在美国最大的25个州中，贫困人口比例排名第二.S. metro areas.

Yes. The Dallas County Community College District has a successful Promise program, and there are 242 such programs making a difference across the country.

AlamoPROMISE is open to graduating seniors from participating AlamoPROMISE high schools. Current participating AlamoPROMISE high schools can be found here.

即将毕业的高年级学生需要在高中毕业后的秋季学期立即在澳门正规博彩十大排行平台注册.

有兴趣成为AlamoPROMISE学者的学生必须在申请截止日期前被考虑参加该计划. 对于想要成为AlamoPROMISE一部分的学生，需要满足以下步骤:

• Save Your Seat
• Submit your Admission Application through Apply Texas
• Submit your FAFSA or TASFA

Alamo Colleges FAFSA School Codes:

NLC 042636  

NVC 033723  

PAC 016615  

SAC 009163  

SPC 003608

AlamoPROMISE不适用于:非参与高中或试点项目的学生, transfer students, 在秋季学期之前在其他高等教育机构注册的学生, 或者在高中毕业后的秋季学期没有入学的学生.

AlamoPROMISE项目办公室可以通过以下网址解决有关AlamoPROMISE参与的任何问题 promise@nesmay.com.  Students who do not meet AlamoPROMISE participation criteria can receive assistance with transition to college through the Alamo Colleges District’s College Connection Team.  

No, 收入水平或毕业平均绩点(GPA)/班级排名不是AlamoPROMISE资格要求的一部分. Seniors from participating high schools can become AlamoPROMISE Scholars.

AlamoPROMISE covers the cost of tuition and required fees at any of the five colleges of the Alamo Colleges District for up to three years (six consecutive semesters Fall and Spring semesters) or the completion of an associate degree or academic certificate, whichever comes first.

After the financial aid award has been applied, AlamoPROMISE last-dollar funding covers the remaining costs of tuition and required fees. You may view the Cost of attendance breakdown, here.

AlamoPROMISE只涵盖学生课程计划(CPOS)的一部分课程。. CPOS is a federal requirement stating that only courses that count toward a degree or certificate can be considered when calculating a student’s federal financial aid eligibility. Due to this requirement, if a student takes courses not on their official degree plan, 这可能导致学生获得的联邦财政援助减少，并不得不自掏腰包支付课程费用. Visit here for more CPOS information.

AlamoPROMISE does not pay for other college-going expenses, including but not limited to technology equipment, transportation, and housing. Note that textbook rentals covered by tuition, laptop rentals and VIA bus passes are available to enrolled students. 

AlamoPROMISE is a last-dollar funding program that considers first federal and state financial aid awards that a student is eligible for, such as a federal Pell Grant.  The amount of “last-dollar” AlamoPROMISE funding each student receives will vary based on individual financial aid awards for which the student is eligible. 

• AlamoPROMISE学者必须满足支持成功完成大学学业的关键标准. AlamoPROMISE Scholars are highly encouraged to complete at least 18 credit hours during the Fall and Spring semesters (9 hours per semester).
  
  
• AlamoPROMISE学者必须连续注册最多六个秋季和春季学期(不包括夏季)。. AlamoPROMISE students may take classes during the Summer; however, other sources of funding such as Summer Momentum Program, 奖学金或其他援助将需要使用，因为AlamoPROMISE最后一美元资金不适用于夏季学期. For more information related to scholarships view the Student Scholarships page.
• AlamoPROMISE Scholars must remain in Satisfactory Academic Progress(SAP).
  • Note: The Alamo Colleges District checks SAP every year after Spring grades are posted. This includes maintaining a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

• AlamoPROMISE Scholars must maintain Financial Aid eligibility.

• AlamoPROMISE Scholars must pursue Courses in their Program of Study (CPOS) in order to follow federal requirements. 学生应该总是参考他们的官方学位计划和课程目录，以确定哪些课程计入他们的学位. For specific questions about what counts toward their degree, Scholars may contact their academic advisor.
  
  
• 完成由AlamoPROMISE项目办公室通过官方学生ACES电子邮件帐户传达的任何其他项目要求.

AlamoPROMISE Scholars not meeting the requirements needed to maintain AlamoPROMISE Scholar status may be subject to having their AlamoPROMISE revoked. Any notices regarding a change in AlamoPROMISE Scholar status will be communicated by the AlamoPROMISE Program Office to the official student ACES email account.

Please note that if there are concerns about meeting any requirements, 学生应该与他们的认证学术顾问一起工作，以获得例外考虑和持续成功的计划. The AlamoPROMISE Program Office is also available to assist with any questions at promise@nesmay.com.

Yes, AlamoPROMISE students need to complete financial aid verification and/or any other required financial documents that are requested after a FAFSA of TASFA is submitted. 请注意，每年必须完成FAFSA/TASFA和任何要求的文件，以保持AlamoPROMISE学者身份.

Any requested documents are part of the Financial Aid completion process and are needed to determine a student’s Financial Aid eligibility and last-dollar funding. 在财政援助文件完成之前，财政援助奖和AlamoPROMISE最后一美元资金不能发放.

Verification is a review process in which the Student Financial Aid Office determines the accuracy of various data elements reported by the student and/or their parent(s) on their FAFSA submission. The U.S. 教育部会挑选大约30%的助学金申请者进行审核. 验证过程确保学生获得他们有权获得的所有经济援助. 被选中的学生需要在确定财政援助资格之前完成验证过程.  

Any outstanding financial aid documents will be requested through the student portal, ACES. 

Steps to complete Verification:

• Log into ACES
• 检查“我的页面”的“经济援助清单”部分，以了解未满足的经济援助要求
• 完成所有要求的PDF /DocuSign/其他文件，并按照提供的说明提交:         

• • 您也可能会被要求遵循一个URL链接到ProVerifier+学生门户网站，并与您的alamo注册.edu email address.
  • If directed to the ProVerifier+ student portal, make sure to check and complete all document requests in both the ProVerifier+ ANDyour ACES student portals. 澳门正规博彩十大排行平台区正在使用ProVerifier+系统来帮助您完成验证过程. The automated ProVerifier+ system communicates directly with the IRS on behalf of you and/or your parent(s) to obtain official IRS tax transcripts, 节省大量的时间和精力，并确保正确的文件为正确的年份被要求. You and/or your parent(s) will only be required to electronically complete and eSign an IRS Form 4506-T/C Form and a Verification worksheet – ProVerifier+ will do the rest!

For help with any Financial Aid documents, please email promise_finaid@nesmay.com or call 210-212-5266.

If you have any concerns about Financial Aid and AlamoPROMISE Scholar Status, the AlamoPROMISE Program Office is also available to address questions at promise@nesmay.com.  

AlamoPROMISE Scholars who have outstanding balances related to tuition and required fees may be dropped from classes if their financial aid is not complete. 继续AlamoPROMISE应不迟于5月1日提交经济援助申请，以避免被退学.

Additionally, 学生可能会因注册学习计划(CPOS)以外的课程而产生余额。. 学生应与他们的学术顾问会面，审查他们的课程安排，并根据需要进行调整.

与AlamoPROMISE未涵盖的费用相关的未偿余额的学生应联系 Student Business Office for payment plan options. Alternate funding sources are also available through internal scholarships or emergency aid. 

Students attending one of the five colleges at the Alamo Colleges District have access to different types of resources to assist you with your success. Some resources include: Laptop and Wi-Fi Hotspot check-out, student emergency aid, student food support from the San Antonio Food Bank, Housing and Rental Assistance programs, mental health counseling and other referrals for public assistance.