Columbia College Promise
The Columbia College Foundation is pleased to offer the Columbia College Promise for local high school seniors enrolling at Columbia College. The Promise program makes it possible for every qualified local public or private high school graduate or GED or CHSPE earner to attend Columbia College fulltime, tuition free, for two full years of consecutive semesters if they enroll immediately after graduation. The program service area includes high school graduates throughout the college service area which includes Oakdale and Waterford, and to Mariposa and Calaveras, both adjacent rural high school districts. The program, a three-year pilot launched in Fall 2018, is funded by Columbia College and gifts from individuals and community partners who care deeply about education for local youth.
Learn more here (FAQs): High School Class of 2022
Fall 2023 Promise Application
To be eligible for the Promise a student must reside in one of the following counties or cities:
- Tuolumne County
- Calaveras County
- Amador County
- Oakdale
- Riverbank
- Waterford
- Mariposa County
For information: Email ColumbiaPromise@yosemite.edu or call 209-588-5055.
Columbia College Welcome Home Sponsorship
The Spring 2023 Application is Now Open!
Visit the Basic Needs webpage to apply
Columbia College Promise News:
Thank you to our community partners for generous support of the Columbia College Promise: Sonora Area Foundation, Calaveras Community Foundation, Black Oak Casino Resort, and Chicken Ranch Tribal Council.
PRESS RELEASE: Columbia College Welcomes Students Back on Campus July 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Columbia College Foundation plans Promise Program expansion September 2019
PRESS RELEASE: Columbia College Foundation receives $2 million endowment gift from local family September 2017
PRESS RELEASE: Columbia College Foundation plans Promise Scholarship opportunity
Donate to the Columbia College Foundation to support this program.
