Senior citizens

Senior Citizens who are legal residents of Massachusetts and are 60 years of age or older may qualify for a categorical tuition waiver. With the waiver, seniors pay no tuition and about one-third the credit course fees paid by non-senior students. Application forms for the tuition waiver are available in the Registrar’s Office. Completed forms should be submitted along with proof of age (e.g., driver’s license). If qualified, the Registrar’s Office will issue a tuition waiver certificate good for one academic year at a time.

Qualified seniors who are non-degree students are issued a “space available” tuition waiver. “Space available” means that there is sufficient paid enrollment to meet minimum class-size requirements, but the course is not full. “Space available” registration generally begins about two weeks before the start of each semester. Specific registration dates and fee amounts are announced in the Semester Schedule.