The California Community Colleges offer a fee waiver to help eligible students with the Enrollment Fee ($46/unit). The waiver is a grant program and may require repayment.. The waiver pays the Enrollment Fee for the academic year.

To qualify, students must be a California resident (lived in California for at least one year and one day or exempt from non-resident fees-AB540).  To apply for the following academic terms:

Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025 students must file a 2024-2025 CCPG Application - English / 2024-2025 CCPG Application - Spanish or a 2024-2025 FAFSA Application or complete the 2024-2025 California Dream Act Application

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) may affect your eligibility for the fee waiver.  You must maintain a minimum 50% pace progression and 2.0 GPA.  If you lose your eligibility for the fee waiver, you may submit an appeal or sit out two consecutive semesters (excluding summer term) at MPC.  Please be sure to register for your classes each semester by your priority registration deadline, as this may benefit your waiver status.

Dropping or adding courses at any time during the semester may affect your eligibility for Fee Waivers, Grants and or Loans.   If your eligibility decreases, MPC has a legal responsibility to collect any funds already awarded.  

Type A (documentation required):
  • Receive AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), SSI/SSP (Supplemental Security Income), or General Relief. Students must show current proof (i.e., copy of a CA-7 with current or last month’s date, agency verification, etc.);
  • Be eligible as a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor or as a child of a recipient or a dependent of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
  • Be eligible as a dependent of a deceased law enforcement/fire suppression personnel killed in the line of duty.

Type B (documentation required):

Meet the income standards listed in the Total Family Income table below. Students may be required to provide previous year's federal tax return (s), W2, or other income verification.

California COLLEGE Promise Grant

(formerly  the Board of Governors Fee Waiver Program "B")

2024-2025 Income Standards*
Family Size 2022 Income
1 $21,870
2 $29,580
3 $37,290         
4 $45,000           
5 $52,710
6 $60,420
7 $68,130
Each Additional Family Member $7,710

*These standards are based upon the federal poverty guidelines, as published each year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Under Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations, the student or student's family must have a total income in the prior year (in this case, 2022) that is equal to or less than 150% of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines based on family size.

These income standards are for the 2024-25 academic year and are to be used to determine eligibility for Summer’24, Fall’24, and Spring’25.

Type C (must have completed a FAFSA or Dream Act)

You have to apply for financial aid and have been determined to have an unmet need by the U.S. Department of Education. A Minimum Unmet Need of $1,104 is required. Some students attending ONLY Summer school may not qualify. For more information please contact the Financial Aid Office.

Note: Reimbursements may be paid to students only within the current academic year. There shall be no reimbursements after the end of the academic year. If a student becomes ineligible after receiving a Fee Waiver, MPC will bill the student for all of the ineligible fees awarded.