Admissions

A very important tip for prospective students is to not let yourself slack. In a college it is up to you to get your work done. Some of your teachers at Pima will encourage you and remind you to an extensive level what assignments are due and win, but there are some that leave it all up to you to keep track of your syllabus or the online announcements. Time management will make your college career much more simpler, and planners or simply writing down all your assignments and due dates ahead of time will really help you.

Check Pima out before you graduate. If you live in Tucson, you might even be able to register as a student before you graduate. That gives you a huge boost in enrolling for classes since you will not be a New Student the fall semester.
Talk to the advisers. They are very helpful and friendly. Try to get the same one each time.
Check out the scholarships that Pima offers. There are lots of them.

It is a wonderful choice, especially if you can't afford much alone, all my teachers have been UofA teachers and even the Pima teachers are great. Since there are many campuses, you don't have to live in a specific area in order to attend school, they provide for you by having varities of schools all over tucson. Same with the times, I've taken classes bright shining early to late evening and they all work well for me.

Definitely try financial aid, go to an adviser your first semester to help set you up. And join a club, its fun!

STUDY. I know college is a party place, but you have to study at least two hours a day if you want to make it. You will still have time to relax and hangout, trust me. Rent your text books from chegg. It's a lot cheaper then buying your books and chegg will plant a tree anywhere in the world with every rental purchase which is pretty sweet.