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title: "City of Boston Tuition-Free Community College Program"
description: "https://owd.boston.gov/tfcc/apply-to-tfcc/ The City of Boston has committed to pay for up to three years of college for low-income eligible students pursuing an associate degree through its Tuition-Free Community College (TFCC) Plan. **Eligibility:** - Be a Boston resident - Receive your…"
url: "https://community.womensmoneymatters.org/resources/tfcc/"
updated: "2023-01-24"
category: Education and Student Loans
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# City of Boston Tuition-Free Community College Program

https://owd.boston.gov/tfcc/apply-to-tfcc/

The City of Boston has committed to pay for up to three years of college for low-income eligible students pursuing an associate degree through its Tuition-Free Community College (TFCC) Plan.

**Eligibility:**

- Be a Boston resident
- Receive your high school credential (diploma, HiSET, or GED) within 18 months of starting the plan
- Have a grade-point average of at least 2.0*
- Require no more than three developmental courses by the start of the semester
- Be eligible for a Pell Grant, per the [FAFSA](https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa)
- Have low to moderate household income, per [HUD guidelines](https://s20289.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-NJT-Income-guidelines.pdf)

**Participating Schools:**

- [Bunker Hill Community College](http://www.bhcc.mass.edu/) (BHCC)
- [Massasoit Community College](https://www.massasoit.edu/)
- [MassBay Community College](http://www.massbay.edu/)
- [Roxbury Community College](http://www.rcc.mass.edu/) (RCC)
- [Urban College of Boston](https://www.urbancollege.edu/financial-aid) (UCB)
- [Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology](http://www.bfit.edu/) (BFIT)