Michigan Reconnect

Scholarship program

Michigan Reconnect is a scholarship program that pays for you to attend your local community college tuition-free. You can use the scholarship to complete an associate degree or a skill certificate program. To be eligible, you must:

Be at least 25 years old when you apply
Have lived in Michigan for a year or more
Have a high school diploma or GED
Have not yet completed a college degree (associate or bachelor’s)
Not be in default on a federal student loan

Interested in a skill certificate from a training provider? Michigan Reconnect provides a limited number of $1,500 Skills Scholarship for Michiganders enrolled in an approved training program.

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It's Never Too Late

An education beyond high school opens the door to many new opportunities. Michigan Reconnect can help you get there—tuition-free.

$7,500

more per year in earnings with a two-year degree

75%

of Michigan jobs will require education beyond high school

Reconnect will ensure that when you get your semester bill from the community college, the following items will be free to you:

In-district tuition - Free
Mandatory fees (fees charged to all students per semester or per hour) - Free
Contact hours (extra charges for certain courses and programs) - Free

Reconnect is a last-dollar program, which means that any Pell grant funds you receive are applied to your tuition and fees bill first, with Reconnect paying what’s not covered by Pell. If you don’t qualify for a Pell grant, Reconnect will pay the full cost of tuition, mandatory fees, and contact hours, or the tuition difference from Delta County in-district tuition for out of district applicants.

For more information, Email Bay%20College%20Admissions or call 906-217-4010.

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