AR 5020 Non-Resident Tuition
References:
Education Code Sections 68130.5, 76000 and 76140 et seq.
Title 5 Section 54045.5
Rancho Santiago Community College District will set the nonresident tuition fee no later than February 1 of each year. Nonresident tuition fees will be published in the college catalog and/or class schedule.
The calculation for nonresident tuition fees will reflect the current expense of education calculated according to the Budget and Accounting Manual and include the expense of education in the preceding fiscal year.
International application fees will be published in the college catalog, class schedule, and/or other college publications. Application and related fees (such health insurance) are due and payable with submission of the application for admission or readmission.
Non Resident Tuition Exemptions:
- Any students, other than non-immigrant aliens under 8 U.S. Code Section 1101(a)(15), who meet the following requirements:
o either high school attendance in California for three or more years OR attainment of credits earned in California from a California high school equivalent to three or more years of full-time high school coursework and a total of three or more years of attendance in California elementary schools, California secondary schools, or combination of those schools;
o graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof;
o registration or enrollment in a course offered for any term commencing on or after January 1, 2002;
o completion of a questionnaire form prescribed by the State Chancellor's Office verifying eligibility for this nonresident tuition exemption; and
o in the case of a student without lawful immigration status, the filing of an affidavit that the student has filed an application to legalize his/her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he/she is eligible to do so.
- Any students who meet the following requirements:
o demonstrates financial need;
o has a parent who has been deported or was permitted to depart voluntarily;
o moved abroad as a result of that deportation or voluntary departure;
o lived in California immediately before moving abroad;
o attended a public or private secondary school in the state for three or more years; and
o Upon enrollment, will be in his/her first academic year as a matriculated student in California public higher education, will be living in California, and will file an affidavit with the District stating that he/she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible.
o Except as noted below, a student who was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States stationed in this state on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition for the length of time he or she lives in the state after being discharged up to the minimum time necessary to become a resident.
o Except as provided, a student enrolled, or intending to enroll, at this campus who was a member of the Armed forces of the United States stationed in this state on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged shall be exempt from paying nonresident tuition for up to one year if he or she files an affidavit with this college in which he or she is enrolled, or intends to enroll, stating that he or she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible.
- Any student who meet the following requirements:
o Demonstrates financial needs;
o Has a parent who has been deported or was permitted to depart voluntarily;
o Moved abroad as a result of that deportation or voluntary departure;
o Lived in California immediately before moving abroad;
o Attended a public or private secondary school in the state for three or more years; and
o Upon enrollment, will be in his or her first academic year as a matriculated student in California public higher education, will be living in California, and will file an affidavit with the District stating that he or she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible.
- Any nonimmigrant aliens granted "T" or "U" visa status under title 8 U.S. Code Section 1101(a)(15)(T)(i) or (ii), or section 1101(a)(15)U)(i) or (ii), respectively, who meet the following requirements:
o high school attendance in California for three or more years;
o graduation from a California high school or attainment of the equivalent thereof;
o registration or enrollment in a course offered for any term or commencing on or after January 1, 2002; and
o completion of a questionnaire form prescribed by the State Chancellor's Office verifying eligibility for this nonresident tuition exemption.
Responsible Manager: Vice President of Student Services or designee
January 1, 1997
Revised: May 7, 2018 (previously AR 5007)
