Tulsa Achieves Eligibility

The innovative Tulsa Achieves Scholarship program provides tuition-free education for graduating high school seniors of any high school—public, private, or homeschooled—who live in Tulsa county.

To be eligible for Tulsa Achieves, you must:

  • Reside in Tulsa County
  • Apply to Tulsa Achieves as a high school senior
  • Graduate from a public or private high school, or home school
  • Graduate High School with at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
  • Must attend TCC the Fall after high school graduation.
  • Be a U.S. Citizen or Legal resident of the U.S.

Residency

Tulsa Achieves funding is pro-rated based on the number of years a student lived in Tulsa County during high school.

  • All 4 years of high school as a Tulsa County resident - 100% of the balance
  • Sophomore, junior & senior years completed as a Tulsa County resident - 75% of the balance
  • Junior & senior years completed as a Tulsa County resident - 50% of the balance
  • Senior year completed as a Tulsa County resident - 25% of the balance

Maintaining Program Eligibility

To remain eligible, once a TCC student, you must:

  • Maintain Tulsa County residency
  • Maintain good academic standing
    • Earn a 1.7 GPA with 30 attempted credit hours or less
    • Earn a 2.0 GPA with 31 attempted credit hours or more
  • Complete at least 67% of attempted coursework, cumulatively
  • Complete at least 3 credit hours with a passing grade each fall and spring semester
  • Complete a FAFSA each year
  • Complete 40 hours of volunteer service each academic year
  • Complete the course, College Success (COLL 1003)