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.

• • Have a high school diploma or equivalent. This includes home schooled students, and students earning a GED or Hi-SET during those years.
• • Be a Maine resident.
• • Enroll full time, earning 30 credits per year.
• • Pursue an associate degree or one-year certificate.
• • Accept all federal and state grants first. This is a last-dollar scholarship.
• • Participate in academic planning and advising to stay on track to completion.
• • Enroll now! Start taking classes as early as this Summer.