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Scholarships available at Maine's Community Colleges

Each Community College has scholarships available unique to its college, region and programs. Financial aid staff can help students identify scholarships that they may qualify for.

Many of the Community Colleges' programs systemwide have dedicated scholarships to help students in specific fields, such as the Maine Metal Products and AAA scholarships. An overview of some of the scholarships available systemwide are listed below.

For more information contact the financial aid department at your local community college.

  • The MCCS Center for Career Development is administering Early College for ME for high school students who have not made plans for college but are academically capable of success in college. The program offers 200 scholarships (up to $2,000 each) to students entering a Maine Community College, as well as tuition-free early college courses during students' senior year of high school, and support and guidance through the college admissions process. Recipients are selected by their high school guidance staff.
  • The Osher Scholarship for Associate in Arts Students is available to students who enroll in the program for this fall. Students may be eligible to receive two courses tuition free, a savings of $468. For more info click here.
  • AAA Northern New England has given a total of $195,000 since 1999 to establish an endowment, which will fund three annual scholarships in the amount of up to $1,000. That is roughly half the cost of tuition for a full-time student. The scholarship rotates among the colleges that offer an automotive technology program.
  • Every seven years the New England Hospitals Engineers Society has given a scholarship to a Community College student majoring in engineering or related areas. During the 2000-01 school year the scholarship award was $2,000. The next award would be given in 2006-07.
  • The Maine Antique Power Scholarship is available each year to second-year students enrolled in an automotive technology program. The $400 scholarship rotates among the colleges that offer the program.
  • The Maine Higher Education Assistance Foundation's Maine Community College Scholarship is available each year to a second-year business or business related student. The $1,000 scholarship rotates each year among the colleges.
  • The Maine Healthcare Engineering Society Scholarship is available each year to a second-year student in engineering or related program. The $500 scholarship rotates each year among the colleges.
  • The Maine Automotive Trade Show Association gives a $500 scholarship to a second-year student enrolled in an automotive technology program at one of the community colleges.

Helpful links:

www.salliemae.com, an online scholarship service.