Helios Education Foundation
First-Generation Scholars
Transforming opportunities for students
Helios Education Foundation First-Generation Scholars number in the thousands. Some students pursued associate degrees which led to careers in public health, while others pursued bachelor degrees that led them to teach. Regardless of profession, all 2020-2021 Helios Education Foundation First-Generation Scholars exemplify the transformational power of education.
Education Changes Lives and Strengthens Communities
Motivated by the transformational power of education, in 2006 Helios seeded endowments with both the Florida College System and the State University System of Florida to support scholarships for first-generation students. In the last decade, Helios has supported degree completion for scholars who’ve not only achieved their academic goals, but now contribute to their communities as successful college graduates.
Participating Institutions
Florida Colleges
- Broward College
- Chipola College
- College of Central Florida
- Daytona State College
- Eastern Florida State College
- Florida Gateway College
- Florida SouthWestern State College
- Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Gulf Coast State College
- Hillsborough Community College
- Indian River State College
- Lake-Sumter State College
- Miami Dade College
- North Florida College
- Northwest Florida State College
- Palm Beach State College
- Pasco-Hernando State College
- Pensacola State College
- Polk State College
- Santa Fe College
- Seminole State College of Florida
- South Florida State College
- St. Johns River State College
- St. Petersburg College
- State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
- Tallahassee Community College
- The College of the Florida Keys
- Valencia College
Florida Universities
Arizona Colleges
- Arizona Western College
- Central Arizona College
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College
- Cochise College
- Coconino Community College
- Diné College
- Eastern Arizona College
- Estrella Mountain Community College
- GateWay Community College
- Glendale Community College
- Mesa Community College
- Mohave Community College
- Northland Pioneer College
- Paradise Valley Community College
- Phoenix College
- Pima Community College
- Rio Salado College
- Scottsdale Community College
- South Mountain Community College
- Tohono O'odham Community College
- Yavapai College