Gain access to exclusive education benefits.

As a dedicated Amazon employee, you hold the key to unlocking a world of knowledge and skill development. Choose from five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District and chart your path to success with Amazon Career Choice!

Get ready for college.

Invest in your future today!

In-demand career options

Program offerings aligned to internal roles and career pathways for employees to find a career at Amazon or elsewhere.

No cost learning materials

Pre-Paid tuition costs and reimbursement of books and fees up to an annual maximum.

Limitless learning

No limit to the number of years you can utilize Amazon Career Choice as an employee.

Start earning the knowledge and skills needed to advance your career.

As an Amazon employee, you have access to Amazon Career Choice, an education benefit that empowers eligible employees to advance their careers and learn new skills from one of five colleges in the Alamo Colleges District.

The great news is your Amazon tuition assistance covers any credit-bearing program, including associates or certificate offerings that lead to careers in these fields:

Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics
Creative & Communication Arts
Health and Biosciences
Public Service
Business & Entrepreneurship
Science and Technology.

At your convenience, our five Alamo Colleges offer face-to-face or fully online learning.

Sept. 2023 | Article

Everything you need to know about Career Choice, Amazon’s education benefit that pre-pays tuition for degrees and skills development

Northeast Lakeview College student and Amazon employee, Megan Coghlan, is earning a tuition-free education through Amazon Career Choice.

"Amazon Career Choice has changed my life by making college possible and obtainable for me. I feel so much more confident."

- Megan Coghlan, Northeast Lakeview College student

Explore our degrees, certificates, and offerings.

Available at the five independently accredited Alamo Colleges of the Alamo Colleges District.

First, apply to Alamo Colleges

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Apply

Apply and get accepted to college!

Applying is free and easy. Visit applytexas.org to complete your application.

Apply now at ApplyTexas.org

Tip - Filling Out Your Application

Make sure you have what you need before you begin your application.

View Application FAQs

Tip - Applying for Financial Aid

Most students qualify for financial aid.

Learn about applying for aid

Next Steps

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Access Student Portal

The Alamo Colleges District uses ACES as the online student portal for all of your information and can be accessed at aces.alamo.edu.

You will receive your ACES login information via email within 3-5 days of submitting your ApplyTexas application.
Be sure to complete the Test Prep module located in the "Start Here" tab.

Tip

Select the link in the top-right corner of ACES to access your student email.

Submit Documents

You’ll need to gather and submit several important documents, including:

Official high school or college transcripts Click here for instructions.
Test scores must be submitted to your college. Learn more from your college's testing center.
You must submit your bacterial meningitis vaccination record if you’re 21 or younger. You can submit documentation in ACES in the "Start Here" tab.

Tip

You don’t have to wait to gather your paperwork. Start submitting these as soon as you apply.

Get Registered

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Orientation and Registration

Celebrate your transition to college! You'll learn more about your college programs and services at New Student Orientation (NSO), which is required for all new and transfer students.

Once you attend NSO, you'll be able to meet with an advisor and register for classes.

Learn more about NSO

Make Payment

After you’ve registered, you’ll need to make sure your tuition has been covered by financial aid or your payments have been made to avoid having your classes dropped.

View Registration and Payment Calendar

Questions about paying for college?

Learn more about Paying for College

Next, request Payment from Amazon Career Choice

Visit amazoncareerchoice.com to submit a payment request for your chosen school and program.

amazoncareerchoice.com

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The request will be sent to the school to confirm course-level details, and either approve or deny the request. If approved, Amazon pays the school directly.

Parts of Term

First day to apply for admission: Sept. 1, 2024

	16-week	Flex I	Fall First 5 Week	Start II	Fall Second 5 Week	Flex II	Fall Third 5 Week
Term dates	Aug. 25 - Dec. 13	Aug. 25 - Oct. 18	Aug. 25 - Sept. 27	Sept. 8 - Dec. 13	Sept. 29 - Nov. 1	Oct. 20 - Dec. 13	Nov. 3 - Dec. 6
Term length	16 weeks	8 weeks	5 weeks	14 weeks	5 weeks	8 weeks	5 weeks

Key Dates

	16-week	Flex I	Fall First 5 Week	Start II	Fall Second 5 Week	Flex II	Fall Third 5 Week
Last day to apply for admission	Aug. 15, 2025	Aug. 15, 2025	Aug. 15, 2025	Aug. 29, 2025	Sept. 19, 2025	Oct.10, 2025	Oct. 24, 2025
Registration deadline	Aug. 24, 2025	Aug. 24, 2025	Aug. 24, 2025	Sept. 7, 2025	Sept. 28, 2025	Oct. 19, 2025	Nov. 2, 2025
Census date	Sept. 10, 2025	Sept. 2, 2025	Aug. 28, 2025	Sept. 19, 2025	Oct. 2, 2025	Oct. 27, 2025	Nov. 6, 2025

Note: Online registration will be closed on payment deadline dates from 7:30 p.m. until 8 a.m. next day.

What is Census date?

Last day to withdraw without a W on transcript
Students who have not yet paid their balance for the respective part of term will be dropped from that term's classes

Parts of Term

First day to apply for admission: Sept. 1, 2025

	Wintermester	16-week	Flex I	Spring First 5 Week
Term dates	Dec. 15, 2025 - Jan. 3, 2026	Jan. 20 - May 16	Jan. 20 - March 21	Jan. 20 - Feb. 21
Term length	3 weeks	16 weeks	8 weeks	5 weeks

	Start II	Spring Second 5 Week	Flex II	Spring Third 5 Week
Term dates	Feb. 2 - May 16	Feb. 23 - April 4	March 23 - May 16	April 6 - May 9
Term length	14 weeks	5 weeks	8 weeks	5 weeks

Key Dates

	Wintermester	16-week	Flex I	Spring First 5 Week
Last day to apply for admission	Dec. 1, 2025	Dec. 29, 2025	Dec. 29, 2025	Dec. 29, 2025
Registration deadline	Dec. 14, 2025	Jan. 19, 2026	Jan. 19, 2026	Jan. 19, 2026
Census date (Last day to withdraw without a W on transcript)	Dec. 16, 2025	Feb. 4, 2026	Jan. 27, 2026	Jan. 23, 2026

	Start II	Spring Second 5 Week	Flex II	Spring Third 5 Week
Last day to apply for admission	Jan. 19, 2026	Feb. 9, 2026	March 9, 2026	March 9, 2026
Registration deadline	Feb. 1, 2026	Feb. 22, 2026	March 22, 2026	April 5, 2026
Census date (Last day to withdraw without a W on transcript)	Feb. 13, 2026	Feb. 26, 2026	March 30, 2026	April 9, 2026

Note: Online registration will be closed on payment deadline dates from 7:30 p.m. until 8 a.m. next day.

What is Census date?

Last day to withdraw without a W on transcript
Students who have not yet paid their balance for the respective part of term will be dropped from that term's classes

Parts of Term

First day to apply for admission: Sept. 1, 2025

	Maymester	Summer I 8 Week	Summer I	Summer II 8 Week	Summer 10 Week	Summer III 8 Week	Summer II
Term dates	May 18 - June 4	May 18 - July 9	June 8 - July 9	June 8 - July 30	June 8 - Aug. 14	June 22 - Aug. 14	July 13 - Aug. 14
Term length	3 weeks	8 weeks	5 weeks	8 weeks	10 weeks	8 weeks	5 weeks

Key Dates

	Maymester	Summer I 8 Week	Summer I	Summer II 8 Week	Summer 10 Week	Summer III 8 Week	Summer II
Last day to apply for admission	May 4, 2026	May 4, 2026	May 25, 2026	May 25, 2026	May 25, 2026	June 8, 2026	June 29, 2026
Registration deadline	May 17, 2026	May 17, 2026	June 7, 2026	June 7, 2026	June 7, 2026	June 21, 2026	July 12, 2026
Census date (Last day to withdraw without a W on transcript)	May 19, 2026	May 26, 2026	June 11, 2026	June 16, 2026	June 29, 2026	June 30, 2026	July 16, 2026

Note: Online registration will be closed on payment deadline dates from 7:30 p.m. until 8 a.m. next day.

What is Census date?

Last day to withdraw without a W on transcript
Students who have not yet paid their balance for the respective part of term will be dropped from that term's classes