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“This has been a dream of mine – to see this day come. You guys are part of the original crew of Earn to Learn. I can’t tell you how I proud I am of you. You made it across the finish line and [...]

How do high school students learn about the Earn to Learn savings-to-scholarship opportunity? Along with Earn to Learn staff outreach efforts, a network of current savers and their families, [...]

Have you ever wondered why people select a certain major? For some the answer may be simple, and for others there are more twists and turns in their academic journey. Knowing this was an [...]

Earn to Learn values student's efforts to gain experience in the workplace through internships. Students from the University of Arizona participated in a 90-minute workshop with the goal of [...]

“One bad grade doesn’t define me as a student. I told myself that I deserved to be here at college and one class as an incoming freshman wouldn’t determine my future.” It is easy to see that [...]

The Southern AZ office hosted their 2nd personal finance workshop with Vantage West Credit Union. This semester the topic was credit. Students learned about the importance of credit, what affects [...]

For this Valentine’s season the NAU Earn to Learn team hosted an evening of saver appreciation. Students competed for prizes, shared their goals and worries for the semester, and had the [...]

Earn to Learn Savers in Southern Arizona came together before finals week to build gingerbread figures, enjoy tamales, and share study tips at our 1st annual holiday party. Students in high [...]

Maisha Kamalebo, a freshman at the University of Arizona, recently learned that by the year 2025 most jobs will require post-secondary education. He knows that by being the first in his family to [...]

As a freshman at Northern Arizona University, Isabel Rojas has mixed feelings about her new surroundings. “There have been happy and sad moments being away from home for the first time.” [...]

“I am motivated to save and participate in Earn to Learn because I know that saving is something that you learn by doing it and I can become a better and more knowledgeable saver over time.” [...]

Lizbeth Encinas believes in maximizing her options to ensure a bright future while minimizing uncertainty. “When I started at UA I finished the pre-requisites for both nursing and Eller. Either a [...]

“This program was perfect for me. I’ve been saving for college since I was three years old.” Michaela Starkey, a junior at Arizona State University, is not only a natural born saver but also a [...]

The world is changing fast and if there’s one person who can fill you in on all the updates it’s Jazzmina Redondo. She has a passion for learning about new cultures through international [...]

“We can all be helpful and contribute to society in a meaningful way.” Genesis Matthew Florendo inspired us with this idea and more at the recent Evening of Honors held in the Southern Arizona [...]

Viridiana Morales is on track to graduate early pre-nursing from the University of Arizona and also will complete a bachelor’s in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. All of this and she works [...]

Our 4th annual Evening of Honors at the University of Arizona was a touching ceremony that celebrated our current student savers, their families, and our generous donors and sponsors. Earn to [...]

Learning how to save was just the beginning for Analyssa Sanchez. “It has been an education in empathy and mentorship that I learned from the way my Earn to Learn success coach listened and [...]

Freshman year in high school Ryan Bravin discovered he wanted to be an architect. “I knew I would need to save and many scholarships only apply to 4 year college programs, the University of [...]

Ever since the summer before his senior year in high school, the marshmallow rule has guided Brian Perez’s decision-making for the future. “I was talking to a professor from the University of [...]

Our first NAU Evening of Honors was a huge success! On September 13, 2016 we all joined together as a community in the beautiful Native American Cultural Center on NAU’s campus. We had a [...]

Meet Rachel Rogowski, a saver who does her homework to know how to best plan for the future. “When I was 18 I decided to move out and get my own apartment, this wouldn’t have been possible if I [...]

Why does Delijah Little save? So that he can experience on-campus college life. Without the Earn to Learn scholarship, living on campus would not be possible. “There are a lot of people from all [...]

Our 3rd UA Evening of Honors was a success! On November 2, 2015 Earn to Learn and the University of Arizona celebrated our student savers, families, community partners, and sponsors!

On March 22, 2016, Earn to Learn and Arizona State University hosted the 1st Annual Evening of Honors. Earn to Learn was joined by sponsors Western Alliance Bank, Helios Education Foundation, [...]

To kick off the fall semester E2L’s Southern Team hosted a 1st Year Q&A Night where incoming freshmen had the chance to hear from UofA sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Our panelists gave [...]

In our Why I Save series, we are meeting some of the amazing young people in the Earn to Learn program. Let’s meet Jacqueline Noriega, a senior at the Northern Arizona University working towards [...]

As we continue our Why I Save series, meet Anthony Danza, an incoming freshman at NAU who has been saving $42 for college every month since October 2015. With matches received through Earn to [...]

In our new series Why I Save, we are exploring the stories of young Arizonans who are choosing to save for college. They are amazing and determined young people who, with the help of Earn to [...]

Earlier this month E2L hosted Arizona State University’s Campus Discovery Instagram Challenge. Incoming ASU students were teamed up with returning ASU students and competed to find important [...]

This summer I had the opportunity to study abroad in Costa Rica for five weeks. I am currently a sophomore majoring in physiology and chemistry with a minor in Spanish at the University of [...]

Our 1st annual University of Arizona Campus Discovery Instagram Challenge was a big success! Four teams made up of incoming freshmen and returning students explored the U of A to find as many [...]

Earn to Learn has been selected as a finalist for the 2016 OORCO Cares Charitable Organization Funding Program! If we win the contest, Earn to Learn will receive the profits from the sale of [...]

Earn to Learn is aligning its work with the Arizona College Access Network, Northern Arizona College Resource Center and the Metropolitan Education Commission to reach students in 18 Arizona [...]

Candelaria attends Rincon High School where she maintains a 3.67 GPA while balancing her time studying, working and playing soccer and basketball. She has been saving for college by working [...]

On April 30th, the Central Earn to Learn Staff, Citi Bank and College Depot hosted an in-person Personal Finance Training for Phoenix area students who are interested in applying to Earn to [...]

In 2014, Citi partnered with Earn to Learn and LeadLocal, which delivers leadership coaching and professional development experiences for young professionals and high potential students who have [...]

We are happy to announce that Judicael, a Northern Arizona Saver from Winslow High School, is a Gates Millennium Scholar! He has taken advantage of every opportunity. Not only is he an Earn to [...]

Evening of Honors is a celebration of Earn to Learn student savers and their families. Each student receives a certificate of participation, and several students and parents share their stories [...]

Flor, an ETL Success Coach, stopped by her local Starbucks one Saturday morning.  As she stood waiting for her latte, she noticed a young Hispanic man nervously shifting from foot to foot next to [...]

Earn to Learn’s mission is to empower low to moderate income students to succeed in college. We do this because we want people to have a solid pathway out of poverty and into possibility that a [...]

To All Earn to Learn Staff, Coming from a middle class family that was split apart into a lower class family, I never thought I’d be able to pay for college. My sophomore year of high school I [...]

Frank Meza grew up in Tucson, Arizona. The oldest of 4 children, Frank was the first person in his family to attend college. He registered at Pima Community College right out of high school and [...]

Michelle Sharifi has been an Earn to Learn saver since November of 2013. She began her college career at  Arizona State University  in the Fall of 2014. Michelle is currently a sophomore and is [...]

Wendy Mullen has been an Earn to Learn Saver since 2014. This Spring she is graduating from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s in applied science in Human Services. She leaves us [...]

Throughout the month of April Earn to Learn partnered with Lead Local and Starbucks to bring Career Café to our Savers. Career Café is a free, 3-hour workshop that gives young people the chance [...]