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Yes, you may qualify: GED students age 17-19 who have completed the GED program in the 2025-26 academic year qualify for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise.

Yes, to qualify for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise, you must complete the FAFSA or applicable state aid.

Yes! can complete the FAFSA or TASFA and be considered for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise. Parents are not required to be US citizens or eligible non-citizens for their student to complete the FAFSA or TASFA. Note: Eligible non-citizens must provide documentation of lawful presence to successfully complete the FAFSA or TASFA.

Yes, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise is a last-dollar scholarship designed to cover the remaining costs of education that are not already covered by other financial aid, scholarships, or a third party. The Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise scholarship will be awarded to students who have exhausted other sources of funding and have met the eligibility requirements. For example:

Student is eligible for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise and does NOT receive PELL or scholarships = Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise pays 100% tuition and fees.

Student is eligible for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise and receives PARTIAL PELL and no scholarships = Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise pays the balance of tuition and fees after PELL is applied to the balance.

Student is eligible for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise and received FULL PELL = Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise does NOT pay tuition and fees, but student is still considered part of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise program.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise has no cash value and students will not be refunded un- used Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise funds.

Students must complete the FAFSA in order to qualify for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise.

Yes. After your first, fall semester, you may enroll in Midwinter, Maymester and summer courses. Full-time status in Maymester and Midwinter is one course. Full-time status in summer is 2 courses.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise will scholarship 33 hours per academic year (fall through summer) until the Promise student has earned 60 hours or an Associate’s degree.

No.

If you go over 60 semester credit hours, you will be responsible for tuition and fees.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise will pay tuition and fees for eligible students to reach 60 semester credit hours or an Associate’s degree.

Yes, you are expected to maintain a 2.0 GPA to continue receiving Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise. Students who fall below a 2.0 cumulative GPA no longer qualify for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise, but may qualify for the college’s Restart Scholarship.

Yes, you must be enrolled full-time – at least 12 semester credit hours per semester.

That is okay. Life happens. If you drop below 12 semester credit hours, you will be expected to register as a full-time student (12 semester credit hours) the next semester to continue to receive Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise students who fall below full-time status twice, will no longer be eligible for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise. Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise has no cash value and students will not receive a refund.

No, if you have earned an Associate’s degree during or after high school, you are not eligible for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise.

Yes, if you have not earned an Associate’s degree or earned 60 semester credit hours you may qualify for Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise. Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise will pay tuition and fees for eligible students to reach 60 semester credit hours or an Associate’s degree. This means if you transfer in 30 semester credit hours of dual credit, Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Promise will pay for the next 30 semester credit hours or until you earn an Associate’s degree.