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Mills' Free-College Plan Would Go Permanent but Drop Fee Coverage to Save $2.5M
The revised proposal would require a year of Maine residency and shorten the scholarship's completion window from four years to three.
Northern Maine Community College
Maine Business Wire reported on Northern Maine Community College on October 5, 2026.
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October 5, 2026
Mills' Free-College Plan Would Go Permanent but Drop Fee Coverage to Save $2.5M
Gov. Janet Mills visited Northern Maine Community College on Feb. 27 to promote her proposal to make community college tuition-free in Maine permanently, the Bangor Daily News reported.
- Current annual value
- About $3,800
- Proposed savings
- $2.5 million a year
- NMCC enrollment
- 600 students
- CTE upgrades seen
- $800,000
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