Palomar Promise Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024
For information on how to apply, click here.
What is Palomar Promise?
The Palomar Promise program is a comprehensive student success program geared towards increasing the college-going and completion rates of first-time college students and helping to ensure their success. The Palomar Promise offers up to two years of free tuition (fall/spring), textbook assistance, and access to specialized academic and career planning with related support services to first-time college students who meet the eligibility requirements. Palomar Promise is funded using a combination of state, federal and local funding resources.
To view the Palomar Promise eligibility requirements click here.
*Program benefits subject to available funding.
Important Announcements & Information
To check your current Promise application status, log on to your MyPalomar student portal and click on the Financials screen. On the right-side of the dashboard, you will find the Promise Application Checklist. The Promise application checklist will help guide you on meeting your Promise eligibility requirements. View the checklist to see what requirements may be missing (i.e. CA residency, FAFSA, FT enrollment) and what requirements have been received/completed.
If you have questions regarding your Promise application, please contact the Promise Office via email using your Palomar student email (include your full name, Student ID) or call the Promise Office at 760-744-1150, ext. 3931.
Preliminary reviews of Promise applications began early April. Our office will continue to conduct preliminary reviews each week through the end of June.
What does Preliminary reviews mean?
During the preliminary (initial) reviews, our office begins to update application statuses from APPLIED to PROSPECTIVE or APPLICATION ON HOLD.
- If your Promise application is on hold, it could be for the following reason(s): the College has not received your official financial aid application, you are classified as a non-resident of California and/or you are not considered a first-time college student. If your Promise application is on hold, please resolve the missing items immediately; otherwise your Promise application will remain on hold and you will not be eligible to participate in the Promise program. Weekly reviews will be conducted and application statuses will be updated to Prospective once all missing items are resolved.
- If your Promise application is Prospective, then you have met the first-time college requirement, the College has received your official financial aid application and you have been classified as a CA resident or from an eligible exempt group. Your last step is to register in at least 12 units (or units approved by DRC) for fall 2024 semester by the priority deadline date (TBD). Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 Registration begins on May 6, 2024.
Official Preliminary notifications will be sent via email to all Promise applicants early April. Please check your Palomar student email frequently for information and updates regarding your Promise application status.
Early July, the Promise Office will start the first round of final reviews and will begin to confirm students who have met all Promise eligibility requirements including enrolling in at least 12 or more units (or units approved by DRC). At that time, we will email official Confirmation notifications to students who have been accepted to participate in the Promise Program via their Palomar student email. We will continue to review Promise applications and confirm students who have met all eligibility requirements until all spaces have been filled (pending availability of funds).
Students who have been accepted to participate in the Palomar Promise program will see a CONFIRMED status on their Promise checklist.
**Promise applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis pending availability of funds.
Summer and Fall 2025 Priority Registration will begin May 6, 2024. Open registration begins May 13, 2024.
* More information and helpful tips on how to prepare for fall registration will be added to this page in the coming months. Check back soon.
