1-1 College Assistance

Need help with college? Make an appointment with a college advisor TODAY! 

Be a Leader Foundation 

Steps to get started:

1. Use this advising form to ask questions about next steps in the college-going process whether you are admitted, applying, or have not begun the process. 

2. Once completed, an advisor will schedule an appointment through Calendly (a scheduling website that will create the appointment, either on video chat or on the phone) to go over the tasks needed to complete and answer any questions.

College Depot at Phoenix Public Library

Three ways to contact:

Fill out a Collge Depot contact form.

Call the main line and leave a voice mail: 602-261-8847.

Email college.depot@phoenix.gov to set up a phone/virtual appointment.

Arizona State University

Students and Parents visit: https://admission.asu.edu/

Counselors and Advisors visit: https://admission.asu.edu/counselors

Students at Camelback, Carl Hayden, Metro Tech, North, Bioscience, South Mountain, Trevor Browne, and Wilson contact:

Suzie Kwan, ASU first year recruitment coordinator, Admission Services
Email: DiabloDelSol@asu.edu 
Virtual appointments: https://calendly.com/suziekwan

Students at Alhambra, Betty Fairfax, Central, Cesar Chavez, Franklin, Maryvale, and Phoenix Coding contact:

Sarah Greenstein, ASU first year recruitment coordinator, Admission Services
Email: asusarahgreenstein@asu.edu
Phone: 602-496-0151
Virtual Appointments: calendly.com/sarah-greenstein

Grand Canyon University

Students at Alhambra contact:

Brenda Lara
Email: Brenda.Lara@gcu.edu

Students at Bioscience, Camelback, Maryvale, Trevor Browne, and Wilson contact:

Bri Mendez
Email: bri.mendez@gcu.edu

Students at Carl Hayden contact:

Brooke Beckwith
Email: brooke.beckwith@gcu.edu

Students at Betty Fairfax, Central, Cesar Chavez, Franklin, Metro Tech, North, and Phoenix Coding contact:

Kyle Speed 
Email: kyle.speed@gcu.edu

Northern Arizona University

All Phoenix Union students contact:

Aimee Bettersworth, NAU admissions officer, University Admissions
Email: aimee.bettersworth@nau.edu
Phone: (928) 523-6141

Students and Parents visit: nau.edu/virtual

Counselors and Advisors visit: https://nau.edu/admission/counselor-connections/

University of Arizona

All Phoenix Union students contact:

Brandon M. Hardy, UA admissions counselor; Outreach, Admissions, and New Student Enrollment
Email: bhardy1@email.arizona.edu
Phone: 602-827-2612

Students and Parents visit: https://www.arizona.edu/student-life/virtual-visit

Counselors and Advisors visit: https://admissions.arizona.edu/counselor-resources

Phoenix College

General information and inquiries:

Main line: 602-285-7777 (9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday)
Inquiries: https://www.phoenixcollege.edu/chat (Inquiries should start here unless they are specific to a team member. All team members receive emails sent to this address.)

Recruitment and Outreach:

Email: pc-recruitment@phoenixcollege.edu
Phone: 602-285-7415
QLess: https://www.phoenixcollege.edu/qless (Sign into Qless and receive a call back from a representative.)

Michael Matos, director of outreach, Recruitment and Educational Partnerships
Email: michael.matos@phoenixcollege.edu
Phone: 602-285-7618

Vonzell Cash, primary recruiter
Email: vonzell.cash@phoenixcollege.edu
Phone: 602-285-7508

Che' Jones, special populations recruiter
Email: che.jones@phoenixcollege.edu
Phone: 602-285-7459

Gateway Community College 

GateWay Recruitment:

Email: gwc.recruitment@gatewaycc.edu

Arnold Torres, manager of recruitment and outreach
Email: arnold.paul.torres@gatewaycc.edu
Phone: 602-286-8212

GateWay Contact Center:

Email: info@gatewaycc.edu
Phone:  602-286-8050

Financial Aid:

Email: finaid@gatewaycc.edu
Phone: 855-622-2332

Chat with Enrollment Services, get general info, and learn about financial aid options at gatewaycc.edu (Click to chat at bottom of page.)

South Mountain Community College

Recruitment and Outreach:

Email: StudentSuccessStaff@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-243-8212 

Christopher Erran, manager of recruitment and outreach
Email: Christopher.Erran@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-316-0272

Glen Ellis, college advisor at Academies at South Mountain
Email: Glen.Ellis@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-644-0151

Jacklyn Gueyger, college advisor at Cesar Chavez High School
Email: Jacklyn.Gueyger@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-644-0185

Courtney Johnson, college advisor at Betty Fairfax High School
Email: Courtney.Johnson@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-918-9810 

Marlon Liddell, college recruiter
Email: Marlon.Liddell@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-309-2361

Financial Aid:

Rachel Harrison
Email: Rachel.harrison@southmountaincc.edu
Phone: 602-243-8133
(Contact to set up a phone appointment or virtual appointment for FAFSA assist.)

SMCC inquiries through chat: https://www.southmountaincc.edu/ (See CHAT WITH US in the left-side menu. Services available through chat include financial aid, admissions, advisement, and general information.)

Glendale Community College 

Student Services available remotely at www.gccaz.edu/update.

Recruitment Team:

Stephen Zubia, supervisor
Email: stephen.zubia@gccaz.edu
Phone: 623-845-3063 

Patricia (Tricia) Elam, student services specialist
Email: patricia.elam@gccaz.edu
Phone: 623-845-4779

Frankie Roman, student services specialist
Email: francisco.roman@gccaz.edu
Phone: 623-845-4816

James Morris, student services specialist
Email: james.morris@gccaz.edu
Phone: 623-845-3255

Estrella Mountain Community College

Supporting students remotely through email, web conference, and phone. Contact student service departments for a quick question, request a meeting, or request services by completing an Estrella Mountain Community College online contact form.

Benedictine University at Mesa

Brandon J. Willis, Director of Enrollment
Email: bwillis@ben.edu
Phone: 602-888-5504

Raychele Hernandez, Admissions Counselor
Email: rhernandez@ben.edu
Phone: 602-888-5508

Bill Olcan, Admissions Counselor
Email: bolcan@ben.edu
Phone: 480-878-6709

Rolando Sanchez, Admissions Counselor - Transfers
Email: rsanchez10@ben.edu
Phone: 602-888-5518

Year Up

General contacts:

Email: AZadmissions@yearup.org
Phone: 480-376-0898
Text: 480-771-3199

Gaspar Mata, recruitment and college outreach manager
Email: GMata@YearUp.org
Office phone: 480-498-7396 x2154
Cell phone: 623-628-3428

Interest form: https://tinyurl.com/qvwbu2q

Virtual information session RVSP: https://tinyurl.com/YUAZVirtualInfoZoom (Mondays and Wednesdays 11 a.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 p.m.)

Virtual interviews: http://bit.ly/YearUpAZInterview  (Must first complete information session and application.)