# Education (GED)

## Title 11. Maryland Higher Education Commission

### Subtitle 11. Maryland Higher Education Outreach and College Access Program

#### Section 11-1103

The purposes of the Program are to:

(1) Encourage low-income Maryland high school students to attend and complete college;

(2) Connect potential college and university students with nonprofit organizations that have a history of successful higher education outcomes for targeted youth;

(3) Create an equal matching fund for nonprofit organizations to access in order to increase college outreach services to low-income students;

(4) Provide funding for nonprofit organizations that are already established in communities to provide targeted outreach to encourage low-income students to enroll in college; and

(5) Increase the number of low-income students attending and succeeding in college.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)