MCCS in the News

Legislation working its way through the Maine State Legislature could make a free-community-college program a permanent part of the state budget — but also alter it to limit eligibility and make some students newly responsible for fees. It would be the first time since free-college programs proliferated to around 35 states over the past decade that a state-level program has cut back benefits. Read More

The committee will meet Monday, April 6, 2026. Read More

The committee will meet Thursday, April 2, 2026. Read More

Making the Maine Free College Scholarship permanent for the high school graduates of the Class of 2026 and beyond delivers on a promise the two of us made decades ago — and maintained since — to keep a community college education affordable to as many Mainers as possible. Now Gov. Janet Mills is working to secure that same promise for future generations, by making permanent the Maine Free College Scholarship. It is a sound and profound decision. Read More

A steady stream of support is emerging for making the Maine Free Community College Scholarship a permanent program. Read More

Maine is one of about 35 states that offer tuition-free community college. And since the fall of 2022, more than 20,000 Maine students have taken advantage of it. More than a third are the first members of their families to ever attend college. But unless lawmakers approve Gov. Janet Mills'… Read More

She emphasized how more than half of those enrolled at the southernmost community college campus are taking advantage of Maine’s free community college program. Read More

The Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Read More

The committee will meet Monday, March 23, 2026. Read More

Maine’s community colleges generate more tax revenue than they receive. Read More