Below are higher education institutions that have programs specifically designed to support former foster youth.

To let us know about a foster youth program in a college, university, community college, or trade school, please let us know through our contact form!

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Tuition and fee waiver if youth go to a public, in-state college or university. You must be either still in foster care, or have an adoption or guardianship subsidy.

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tuition waivers accepted at all Pennsylvania colleges and universities, including public, private, community colleges and state-related schools.

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming