Arizona Association of Chicanos for Higher Education Consisting of ten chapters, AACHE is a statewide Chicana/o  and Latina/o non-profit organization. Founded in 1983, AACHE was established to promote equitable educational and employment opportunities within Arizona colleges and universities. This is actualized through faculty recruitment and retention efforts, scholarship programs, MEChA leadership workshops, community involvement, and the annual AACHE conference. AACHE provides a forum for discussion of Chicana/o and Latina/o higher education issues and identifies workable solutions to these issues.