Tuition cost per credit hourMandatory feesTotal
Early College $149.00 $0.00 $149.00

Free for qualified students.

Qualified concurrent enrollment and Aspirations students may earn up to 12 free credit hours per year (summer 2022, fall 2022, spring 2023). This total includes courses taken at Maine’s Public Universities and Maine’s Community Colleges.

Maine’s high school Early College students will not pay any fees except course specific materials or travel/housing fees (e.g. lab materials, art supplies, field trips, summer programs that include room and board).

Note: This is per Maine State Statue, not per University of MaineSystem policy.

  • Publicly funded high school students
  • Students who attend a high school or academy classified as a Private Schools Approved for the Receipt of Public Funds and who are not private pay tuition (taxpayer dollars pay tuition for public students to attend these schools such as Fryeburg Academy or Thornton Academy)
  • Homeschool students who have registered with their local school district and the Maine Department of Education
  • International students who are living with a host family, attending school per a Superintendents agreement, and are NOT paying tuition to that school (for example exchange program students)

Note: This is per Maine State Statue, not per University of Maine System policy.

  • Students who attend private schools and pay tuition
  • International students who are paying tuition to a public or private high school
  • Any Maine student who is paying tuition to attend a public or private high school
  • Any out of state student
  • Homeschool students who do not register with the Department of Education
  • Maine high school students will be billed the Early College tuition rate.
  • The Early College tuition rate for Maine students is currently $138.25/credit but is subject to change when tuition rates change
  • Maine high school students will not pay any fees other than course specific materials or travel/housing fees, even if they do not qualify for Aspirations funding.

For additional help or information please contact:

Patricia Nickerson
Associate Director of Educational Partnerships & Early College
Phone: 207-780-5253
patricia.nickerson@maine.edu