Arkansas Career Pathways


A State Educational & Financial Assistance Program

Do you struggle to provide the things your family needs? Arkansas Career Pathways at SAU Tech can help! The Career Pathways Initiative is a program that enables SAU Tech to offer, those who qualify, free career training and college classes. The Pathways program may be able to help you overcome the barriers that have kept you from getting the training and education you need. Help with things like childcare, gas, career counseling, and job placement.

In order to enroll in the Arkansas Career Pathways program, you must qualify to receive benefits. Basic eligibility requirements include:

  • You must be a parent, with children under the age of 21 living in your home;
  • You must be receiving Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) now, or have received TEA in the past;
  • Or you must be receiving food stamps or Medicaid;
  • Or you must have an annual family income below 250% of the Federal poverty level (about $43,000 annually for a family of three).

If you think you may qualify for the Arkansas Career Pathways program, call 870.574.4705 today! Your pathway to a brighter future begins now!  Come by and see us! Our offices are located in the Administration Building on the SAU Tech campus on the second floor. Ask for LaTonya Reed. 

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Eligible for Career Pathways? Then you might also qualify for more benefits from Education Pays!