San Diego Promise

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San Diego Promise

Welcome

The San Diego Promise is a two-year completion program for recent high school graduates enrolled full-time (12 units per semester). The program provides up to two years of free tuition to eligible students. Participation in the Promise program comes with a variety of benefits: an assigned peer mentor/success coach, specialized counseling and guidance support, and additional campus engagement opportunities. 

Eligibility for the San Diego Promise 2020-2021 Cohort: Class of 2020 high school graduate, California resident for tuition purposes or AB540 eligible, and completion of a 2020-2021 FAFSA or California Dream Act.

If you are a Class of 2020 high school graduate who will be attending Mesa College in Fall 2020, you can do the following to begin the enrollment process for the San Diego Promise:

• Apply for admission to Mesa College
  
  • The application for Fall 2020 will be available in January 2020
• Complete a 2020-2021 FAFSA or California Dream Act
  • The application will open October 1, 2019
• San Diego Promise Application
  • The application will be available in Spring 2020

Attention

The San Diego Promise application for Class of 2020 high school graduates entering in Fall 2020 will be available in Spring 2020. 

If you have questions about the Promise program at San Diego Mesa College, please email sdpromisemesa@sdccd.edu.