The York College Promise

Criteria for Program Participation

• Students will be full-time, first-time students from York County.
• Students must have graduated from a York County high school in good standing, or have been homeschooled in York County, with at least a 2.5 high school GPA.
• Students must enroll at York College in the fall immediately following their high school graduation.
• Students must be residential students, on campus, during their four years of college, and enrollment must be continuous every regular term.
• Students must come from families whose Adjusted Gross Family Income, as indicated on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), is $75,000 or less and eligible for a Pell Grant award. 

What's Covered?

• Published tuition and general fees are covered for four years, or a maximum of eight regular terms* (nine terms for appropriate fall clinical nursing students). 
• Membership in a cohort model gives students access to a peer network, as well as specialized support from York College staff in areas like residence life, student success, and community involvement.
• Students may use other forms of financial aid to pay for other education-related expenses, including books, housing, meal plans, and other costs of attendance. 

*Program fees, course fees, and/or program differential fees are not covered by this award.

Requirements for Students

• Students will participate in a cohort model, taking certain courses together as a group. During the fall semester of the first year, students will live in the Changemakers Living-Learning Community.
• Students will be a part of the Changemakers community.
• Students will participate in a York Promise summer orientation session.
• Students will enroll in the Changemakers First-Year Seminar course during the fall semester of their first year at YCP. 

Maintaining Scholarship Eligibility

In addition to participation in all aspects of the program, York College Promise students must maintain the following standards in order to continue qualifying for their scholarship each term.

• Students must complete at least 30 new credits toward degree completion each year, with a minimum college
  GPA of 2.0.
• Enrollment must be full-time and continuous every regular term. 
• Students will participate in 10 or more hours of team-based community service each semester.
• Students must live on campus in assigned residential housing each regular term. During the fall semester of the first year, students will live in the Changemakers Living-Learning Community.
• Students will complete all documents required for York Promise students to begin team-based community service.
• Students must remain in good standing — academically, financially, and socially.