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Senior Citizen Tuition and Fee Waiver Program

MassBay is proud to offer free tuition and fees for eligible students aged 60 years or greater. Students are limited to one free credit course per semester and must be 60 years of age or greater by the start of the semester to use the waiver. The Senior Citizen Tuition & Fee Waiver program will waive the tuition and fee costs remaining (of one course) after any other applicable financial aid or benefits have been applied. The program will only be applied to classes for which at least 11 students are enrolled.

Waiver Information

Requests for the Senior Citizen Tuition & Fee Waiver will not be accepted until two weeks prior to the first day of the semester. Students eligible for the Senior Citizen Tuition & Fee Waiver must certify US citizenship and Massachusetts residency and present proof of age 60 years or greater.

Students enrolled in a degree or certificate program must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or, if eligible under the Massachusetts Tuition Equity law, the Massachusetts Application for State Financial Aid (MASFA) to be considered for financial aid. Students seeking the senior citizen tuition and fee waiver must complete the FAFSA or MASFA before the waiver can be applied to one course. The waiver will only be applied to one class that is not covered by financial aid.

The following students and programs are not eligible for federal financial aid and do not need to complete the FAFSA:

  • Guest students
  • Central Processing Technology
  • Phlebotomy Skills Summer Program

The following program is not eligible for federal financial aid but may be eligible for state financial aid:

  • Emergency Medical Technician

Students enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician program must complete the FAFSA or MASFA if seeking a senior tuition and fee waiver for one course. 

How to Request Senior Citizen Tuition and Fee Waiver

To request a senior citizen tuition and fee waiver, student must present *one valid, original, and unexpired state-issued photo ID in person each semester to the Student Accounts Office (after registering for their course).

Expired documents, photocopies, scans, or screenshots are not accepted.

For degree seeking students, the waiver will only be applied to one class that is not covered by financial aid.

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