Deadline nears for 2018-19 Palomar Promise

SAN MARCOS – With more than 600 freshmen in their second semester of free college under the Palomar Promise, high school seniors in the Palomar Community College District have until March 2 to apply for the 2018-19 Promise.

The Palomar Promise offers one year of free course enrollment and related registration fees, textbook assistance, and access to specialized planning and support services to entering students who graduate from eligible high schools in the Palomar College service area. The Promise is funded using a combination of possible state, federal and local funding resources.

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