New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) for non-degree programs grant cover a portion of the cost of tuition towards the microcredential programs, as long as you are economically eligible as follows and meet other requirements, including:

For the 2024-25 Academic Year:

$125,000 or less net taxable income (NTI):

• If you are a dependent undergraduate student within a household earning under the income limit or
• If you are an independent undergraduate student (married or single) with tax dependents or
• If you are an undergraduate student who qualified as an orphan, foster child, or ward of the court at any time since the age of 13.

$60,000 or less net taxable income (NTI):

• If you are an independent undergraduate student (married) without tax dependents.

$30,000 or less net taxable income (NTI):

• If you are an independent undergraduate student (single) without tax dependents.

Financial Status

To receive TAP, you must:

• Be in good standing (a non-default status) on a student loan made under any NYS or federal education loan program or on the repayment of any NYS award and
• Be in compliance with the terms of the service condition(s) imposed by any NYS award that you have previously received.

If you believe you earn less than the amount listed in the criteria above, you should apply by completing the FAFSA and TAP applications. Please note you have a lifetime of eight semesters of TAP. These will be prorated for the number of credits you earn, but will use a portion of your lifetime TAP eligibility.

For more information, please visit the NYS High Education Services Corporation website. You can also contact the financial aid office at 315-792-5415 or finaid@mvcc.edu with any questions.