Admissions & Aid
FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXTENDED FOR TWO MORE YEARS FOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES OF 2024 and 2025!
Through the York County Promise Free College Scholarship, eligible Mainers are now FREE to be FEARLESS.
The York County Promise is funded by the State of Maine’s Free College Scholarship. The state-wide Free College Scholarship was generously funded as a one-time $20 million allocation for the 2022 supplemental budget, passed by the State of Maine Legislature and signed by Governor Janet Mills.
High school graduates from the classes of 2020 – 2025 are now eligible for a last-dollar scholarship to cover the tuition and fees of an Associate’s degree or one-year certificate at York County Community College.
As a last-dollar scholarship, eligible students must first accept all Federal and state grants awarded to them. Any remaining costs associated with tuition and fees will be covered by the York County Promise Free College Scholarship
To qualify, students must:
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent from 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. This includes homeschooled students, and students earning a GED or Hi-SET during those years.
- Complete the program of study within 200% of the stated completion time
- Pursue an associate degree or academic credential.
- Accept all federal and state grants and scholarships. This is a last-dollar scholarship.
- All applicants MUST file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be eligible to receive a FREE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP. Learn more about filing your FAFSA HERE.
- Participate in academic planning and advising to stay on track to completion.
- Live in Maine at the time of enrollment and while enrolled in the program
| ENROLLMENT DEADLINES | |
| 2020 and 2021 Graduates | Enroll no later than during the 2023-24 academic year |
| 2022 Graduates | Enroll no later than during the 2024-25 academic year |
| 2023 Graduates | Enroll no later than during the 2025-26 academic year |
| 2024 Graduates | Enroll no later than during the 2026-27 academic year |
| 2025 Graduates | Enroll no later than during the 2027-28 academic year |
For more information please complete the form below or CLICK HERE TO APPLY!
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