Massachusetts
For Massachusetts, program is MassEducate; institutions covered is public community college; funding model is last-dollar resources awarded to eligible students; income limit is free for students of any age and income; who qualifies is students of any age, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Massachusetts our reading
- Program
- MassEducate verified
- Institutions covered
- public community college verified
- Funding model
- last-dollar resources awarded to eligible students verified
- Income limit
- free for students of any age and income verified
- Who qualifies
- students of any age verified
- Residency
- have physically resided in Massachusetts for at least one year, as of the start of the enrolled term verified
- Renewal conditions
- meet Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) according to the institution’s requirements and federal standards verified
- What it covers
- covers the full cost of tuition and fees for all eligible students. Students may qualify for an allowance of up to $1,200 for books and supplies based on income level. Some students may also be eligible for an additional allowance (up to $1,200) to help with other costs of attending college verified
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What the source says
In Massachusetts, we’ve made community college tuition and fee free for all students through MassReconnect and MassEducate Building on the success of MassReconnect, which made community college free for students 25 years and older, the Healey-Driscoll Administration and state Legislature made public community college free for students of any age and income in Massachusetts. MassEducate covers the full cost of tuition and fees for all eligible students. Students may qualify for an allowance of up to $1,200 for books and supplies based on income level. Some students may also be eligible for an additional allowance (up to $1,200) to help with other costs of attending college.
— mass.edu, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- mass.eduhttps://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/masseducate.asp