Free College at YCCC

High school graduates from the classes of 2020 – 2025 are 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 Free College Scholarship.

To qualify, students must:

Step1

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.

Step3

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.

PLEASE NOTE: If you aren’t eligible to file the FAFSA or can’t complete it for any reason, you must contact the YCCC Financial Aid Office. After completing your FAFSA, you will need to accept all federal and state grants and scholarships that you are awarded.

Step5 1

Live in Maine while enrolled in courses  throughout the semester 
(ie. home, rental, residence hall) 

Attention Please

  • You cannot earn more than one associate degree under Free College program.
  • You can use the Free College program to get two one-year certificates or a certificate and an associate degree in the following scenarios: 
  • If the two certificates are stackable. (e.g. Heating certificate, Plumbing certificate) 
  • If the certificate leads to the associate degree (e.g. Automotive Chassis certificate + Automotive Technology degree)  
  • If the two certificates are directly related. (Ex. Construction Technology certificate and Electrician Technology certificate) 
Step2

Apply online and be accepted to YCCC

Step4

Enroll in a certificate or an associate degree program during the following timeframes:

  • 2020-21 Grads – No later than Fall 23/Spring 24 or Summer 24 
  • 2022 Grads – No later than Fall 24/Spring 25 or Summer 25 
  • 2023 Grads – No later than Fall 25, Spring 26, or Summer 26 
  • 2024 Grads  – No later than Fall 26, Spring 27,  or Summer 27 
  • 2025 Grads – No later than Fall 27, Spring 28,  or Summer 28 
Step6

You can access the scholarship for up to 200%  of the program completion time (i.e. if your program completion time is 2 years, you can take up to 4 years to complete it). 

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