Maine community colleges optimistic about tuition-free future after cost cuts, surging support

By: Eesha Pendharkar

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 862

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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After months of limbo, the Maine Community College System is optimistic that the state Legislature will make the free college pilot permanent.

Last session, the Legislature did not fund Maine’s free community college program — a last-dollar scholarship that pays for a 100% of tuition and fees for recent high school graduates — beyond the class of 2025, making the future of the pilot program uncertain. It also removed language making the program permanent. …

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