In 2018, the Ventura College Foundation Board of Directors approved funding for a second-year Ventura College (VC) Promise program where Ventura College students can have tuition costs of their second year of academic studies paid for by the Foundation. A first-year VC Promise is already in place.

Ventura College Foundation’s first-year VC Promise began in 2007. It was the first of its kind in the state and a model for other California community colleges. In fact, VC Promise's success was referenced in State Assembly Bill 19 that was signed into law in 2017. It establishes a statewide Promise program that waives tuition fees for qualified first-year community college students. With the combined public-private funding from the state's program and community support, our VC Promise is expanding, and qualified students can now attend two consecutive school years at Ventura College tuition-free.

In addition, the Foundation, through private donations and proceeds from its Weekend Marketplace, will cover supplemental fees for all VC Promise students.

The second-year VC Promise will begin in the 2019-2020 academic year. All first-year VC Promise students have the opportunity to be eligible for the second-year VC Promise support on a first come, first served basis and must meet specific academic and career planning criteria to qualify.