STEP College-Prep Program

STEP College-Prep Program STEP educates & empowers low-income Arizona high schoolers to enroll in & graduate from college.

We believe every student deserves to succeed in applying for college, securing scholarships, navigating transitions, and advocating for themselves.

06/19/2026

📣 Calling all STEP alumni!

Whether it’s been a few months or a few years since you’ve seen your STEP friends, we’d love to have you join us for our next Alumni Social.

Come reconnect with familiar faces, meet fellow alumni from other cohorts, and enjoy good conversation (plus snacks!) with the STEP community.

📅 Friday, June 26
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 Arizona Wilderness DTPHX
201 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix

Hosted by STEP alumni and board members Dylan Dilla and Victor Niño.

RSVP here: https://partiful.com/e/p8RmUgoTQRi90QQe5ibb?c=p05RE7S-

We hope to see you there! 💙

STEP alumnus .tofu is now proud owner of a COLLEGE DEGREE 🎉🎉🎉 He recently graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in...
06/11/2026

STEP alumnus .tofu is now proud owner of a COLLEGE DEGREE 🎉🎉🎉 He recently graduated from Williams College with a B.A. in Biology, Honors in Chemistry, and a concentration in Public Health.

Next up: Chris is heading to UCSF, where he’ll work as a wet lab manager for the chair of the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department.

Know how he landed the job?

“Funny story, shout out Tracy for always pushing us to advocate for ourselves. I got this job from a cold email.

I read a paper for a pharmacology class in the fall, thought it was so cool I emailed the professor and it turned into the job eventually.”

Keeping putting in the work and achieving your dreams, Chris! 💙

We’re proud to celebrate STEP alumnus Bill De La Rosa (Class of 2012), who recently graduated from Yale Law School and i...
06/05/2026

We’re proud to celebrate STEP alumnus Bill De La Rosa (Class of 2012), who recently graduated from Yale Law School and is beginning one of the nation’s most prestigious public-interest law fellowships.

As a Skadden Fellow, Bill will work with the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project to help launch a universal representation program for immigrants in detention — with the goal of ensuring every person has access to legal representation, regardless of their financial circumstances.

Bill’s journey has taken him from Pueblo High School to Bowdoin College, Oxford University, and now Yale Law School. But throughout it all, he has remained committed to using education as a tool to expand opportunity, dignity, and justice for others.

Congratulations, Bill. We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll continue to make in Arizona and beyond. 💙

We’re excited to celebrate two more STEP Million Dollar Scholars from Bioscience High School who have each earned more t...
05/31/2026

We’re excited to celebrate two more STEP Million Dollar Scholars from Bioscience High School who have each earned more than $1 million in total scholarship offers. 🎓🎉

Naiya P. will attend Williams College to study Spanish and neuroscience.

Maite A. will attend Arizona State University to study nursing.

These students represent the heart of the STEP community: driven, resilient, and deeply committed to building bright futures for themselves and their communities. We are so proud of all they’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see what comes next. 💙

Did you know? STEP’s Class of 2026 includes more Million Dollar Scholars (and this is only Part 1…)We’re still celebrati...
05/27/2026

Did you know? STEP’s Class of 2026 includes more Million Dollar Scholars (and this is only Part 1…)

We’re still celebrating the incredible achievements of this year’s graduating class — and today, we’re spotlighting three students from Trevor G. Browne High School who earned life-changing scholarship offers through their hard work, leadership, and determination. 🎓

💰 Jeremiah R. received more than $3.5 million in scholarship offers and plans to attend Princeton University to study philosophy on a pre-law track.

💰 Abigail C. received more than $2 million in scholarship offers and plans to attend Colgate University to study political science or international relations.

💰 Jonathan M.N. received more than $1 million in scholarship offers and plans to attend Colgate University to study astronomy and physics.

These milestones represent years of persistence, ambition, and community support — and we could not be prouder. Congratulations to all three students as they prepare for this next chapter. 🎉

STEPPERs Naiya and Maite 🤝 Million Dollar Scholars 🎉🎉🎉
05/24/2026

STEPPERs Naiya and Maite 🤝 Million Dollar Scholars

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Still celebrating some big STEPPER wins 💙
05/24/2026

Still celebrating some big STEPPER wins 💙

On May 10, we gathered at the Heard Museum to celebrate 116 graduating seniors — the largest graduating class in STEP hi...
05/24/2026

On May 10, we gathered at the Heard Museum to celebrate 116 graduating seniors — the largest graduating class in STEP history. 🎓

Surrounded by family, friends, mentors, and the community that has supported them along the way, each student was honored individually as we announced the college they’ll attend this fall. From ASU and U of A to Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Washington University in St. Louis, and Yale, our seniors are preparing to take their next steps at colleges and universities across the country.

We were also honored to hear from featured student speakers Quinn Van and Esmeralda Ponce Castrejon, who reflected on the journey, resilience, and community that brought this class to this moment.

Senior Celebration is always one of the most meaningful days of the year at STEP — a chance to pause, reflect, and send off our graduates with pride, love, and excitement for what’s ahead. 💙

Photos submitted by . Today’s the day, Seniors. We’ll see you soon to celebrate the STEP Class of 2026! 💙
05/10/2026

Photos submitted by . Today’s the day, Seniors. We’ll see you soon to celebrate the STEP Class of 2026! 💙

05/09/2026

Another celebratory post — this one submitted by . Here’s to the Class of 2026 and all your achievements. It’s only the beginning! 💙🚀

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