We speak with Joe Cassidy, President Of Southern Maine Community College about Maine Community College System’s Free College Scholarship.
The Free College Scholarship is new. Starting immediately, recent high school graduates from the Classes of 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 get free tuition at Maine’s seven community colleges. It pays for 100% of tuition and mandatory fees.
If you graduated high school (or earned the equivalent of a high school diploma, like a GED or Hi-SET) in 2020, 2021, 2022, or 2023 – you’re eligible. It’s that simple. There are no income or age limits. All you have to do is enroll full-time in a degree or certificate program and accept any state or federal aid you qualify for. That’s it – you’re in!
The free college scholarship covers tuition and mandatory fees for two (2) years. It is a last-dollar scholarship which means that it is applied after federal and state grant aid has been applied. Those students who qualify for maximum grant aid may use any additional grant funds to cover the cost of books, supplies, and other related educational expenses.
Go to freecommunitycollegemaine.com. Or you can go directly to the community college you are most interested in by visiting them online, by phone, or in person.
