APS Offers Maricopa Community Colleges Scholarships

February 26, 2008

Phoenix, AZ  -   Applications are being accepted for APS-sponsored scholarships at Maricopa Community Colleges for the 2008-2009 school year.

To be eligible, applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, be an Arizona resident, be enrolled in at least nine credit hours per semester and demonstrate financial need.

Students attending Maricopa Community Colleges are eligible for one of 25 scholarships of $1,000 ($500 per semester). The application deadline is 4 p.m., March 31.

Applicants must be a high school senior or MCC student studying engineering, business, information technology, trade and crafts, education or health care.

For more information or an application, visit Maricopa Community College at http://www.maricopa.edu/resdev/scholarships/apply.php. Scroll down to "Arizona Public Service Scholarship."

For more information on these scholarships, call Louise Moskowitz at (602) 250-2291 or e-mail her at Louise.Moskowitz@aps.com.

APS, Arizona's largest and longest-serving electric utility, serves about 1.1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the largest subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE:PNW).

Damon Gross
(602) 250-2269