THE SMART DESTINATION FOR YOUR BACHELOR’S IN MUSIC EDUCATION
On your path to becoming a skilled music educator, it’s essential to learn from accomplished faculty in a program that offers strong vocal, instrumental, and orchestral training. Eastern Arizona College’s respected music program provides all of that. Along with the bachelor’s degree you need to teach music at the primary and secondary levels.
Affordable Education with Real-World Preparation
You’ll prepare and train in well-equipped performing arts facilities while earning your degree at about a quarter of the tuition cost of a state university. Small class sizes mean you’ll get personal attention from faculty who are accessible in and out of class—you’re never “just a number” here.
EA also offers dedicated academic support, caring counselors, and a personalized path to graduation at a pace that works for you. Add in free parking, convenient dining options, comfortable student lounges, and focused learning spaces, and you’ll find a campus built to help you thrive.
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Scholarships
EA Music Scholarship Audition
Eastern Arizona College offers a Music Scholarship — as determined by the director of each performing art group through an audition process — to help make your education more affordable. Please visit the Music Scholarship Audition page to learn more.
Music Audition Scholarship Form
Arizona Teachers Academy Scholarship
Those majoring in EA’s Bachelor’s in Music Education can apply for the Arizona Teacher’s Academy (ATA) Scholarship.
The ATA Scholarship is renewable each semester for up to four semesters while you stay eligible, helping you move straight from college into a teaching career.
As a “last-dollar” scholarship — meaning it applies after your FAFSA, Pell Grant, and other non-loan scholarships — it helps cover remaining tuition and fees, significantly reducing what you pay each academic year.
Who Should Apply
- No Arizona residency required to apply.
- Committed to completing the Bachelor’s in Music Education from Eastern Arizona College
- Planning to teach in Arizona public schools after graduation
Service Commitment After Graduation
ATA recipients agree to teach in an Arizona public or charter school for one year for each year they receive the scholarship.
How to Apply to the ATA Scholarship
- Apply and be admitted to EAC as a Music Education major.
- Complete the FAFSA
- Submit the online ATA Music Education Scholarship application :
Scholarship Questions
For more information or if you have questions, please contact:
EA Enrollment Management Office
(928) 428-8332.