The TCC GO program is designed to provide guidance and resources for high school students in identifying and pursuing their career field of interest while preparing them for post-secondary education or vocational training after high school.
Guidance. Exploration. Opportunities. TCC GO is here to help students find a path to a meaningful career.
Contact Us:
Isaac Bettis, TCC GO Program Coordinator
(907) 452-8251, ext. 3049
Academic Advisors
Angela Rutman
angela.rutman@tananachiefs.org
(907) 452-8251, ext. 3039
Purestyn Milk
purestyn.milk@tananachiefs.org
(907) 452-8251, ext. 3403
Service Details
Projects goals are to 1) providing career exploration opportunities and supporting access to educational credentialing (tuition for dual credit courses); and 2) increase the level of academic engagement and high school graduation rates of Alaska Native students in the TCC region.
TCC GO provides individual targeted academic advising to Alaska Native students that concurrently encourages health career exploration and provides support and encouragement in meeting basic academic requirements for high school graduation.
Advisors will work with students to explore and arrange free dual credit opportunities through UAF’s Alaska Advantage program, help students develop a career pathway and engage in virtual health job shadowing, paid micro-internship opportunities, and to receive eligible reimbursements for internet access.
In addition to helping students take advantage of TCC GO opportunities, our advisors can assist students with applications to colleges and with applications for scholarship opportunities.
TCC GO is open to all Alaska Native students attending any high school in any part of the TCC region, including homeschool. In order to be considered you will need to submit an application, which you can find on this website. If you have any questions about the application process or issues filling out the application, please contact one of our Student Support Coordinators or email tccgo@tananachiefs.org.
There are a lot of exciting benefits that TCC GO offers that can help you with your educational goals.
TCC GO Student Support Coordinators can help students:
- identify a career pathway and work with them toward completing dual credit courses (taken through UAF’s Alaska Advantage program, TCC GO provides full scholarships for any course taken through UAF)
- get free access to Pathful Explore (https://pathful.com/explore), a college and career readiness platform that empowers students with the content and tools needed to adapt to the evolving world of work
- set up paid stipend opportunities (students can earn money for completing various assignments identified by TCC GO Student Support Coordinators)
- receive reimbursement (up to $100/month) for internet expenses (paid to household, not per student)
- with free access to SAT/ACT preparation resources (including to online prep programs and prep books)
TCC GO participants have many opportunities to earn a stipend. There is are stipends for completing lessons assigned both through Pathful Explore and for lessons which require the student to watch a series of interviews from Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center staff and do some work related to those interviews.
When students take a dual credit class (such as through the UAF Advantage program which TCC GO will pay for) they may also be eligible to receive a stipend for successful completion of the course.
There are also stipends available for students that complete the FASFA and other scholarship and college applications. Please contact a Student Support Coordinator for more information.
How to apply or get more info
Complete the TCC GO Application and return via email to tccgo@tananachiefs.org or by mail to: TCC GO Program, 122 1st Ave, Suite 600, Fairbanks AK 99701
Resources
- TCC GO Brochure (PDF 3mb)
- Native Pathways – A College-Going Guidebook by the American Indian College Fund
- Participant Stipend Form
- Career Pathways Guidebook – A Career Readiness Guidebook by the American Indian College Fund.
- UAF Alaska Advantage – Online, high-quality dual enrollment courses for Alaska’s high school students.
- ACPE – Promoting access to and access in the education and career training beyond high school
- FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
Important Dates
Taking a UAF Course in the Fall or Spring Semester?
Make sure to get enrolled first with UAF’s Alaska Advantage
program, then have your tuition statement forwarded to your TCC GO advisor for
payment. Paperwork must be submitted no later than 2 weeks before the first day
of classes.
Applying to UAF
If you are interested in applying to UAF, visit their site: https://uaf.edu/admissions/apply/index.php#requirements
(Check with your school counselor, you might be able to get a waiver for the application fee.)
Program News
NEW! Starting Summer 2024 TCC GO will oversee the Summer Youth Employment Program!
We are pleased to announce that the Summer Youth Employment Program will be administered by TCC GO staff. TCC GO will work with tribes to help them launch their youth employment opportunities. Youth potentially will be able to participate in trainings in CPR and Basic Life Support, Basic First Aid, resume writing and more. Contact Isaac Bettis for more information.
TCC GO Laptop/iPad Loaner Program
Do you need a device to be able to get online and complete TCC GO program components? We have a limited supply of laptops and iPads available, contact Angela Rutman or Purestyn Milk for more information.