Eligibility for In-State Tuition Waivers
Non-citizens are classified as international students and are not eligible for in-state tuition. By default, they will be charged the international tuition rate. However, at the discretion of the College President, the international rate may be waived and replaced with the out-of-state tuition rate for non-citizens who are verified as lawfully present in the United States in accordance with state and federal immigration laws. Students in the following classifications are eligible for an out-of-state tuition exemption, which does not affect eligibility for the HOPE Scholarship or Grant (except for military personnel and their dependents, as provided in GSFC regulations):
- Employees and their children who move to Georgia for employment with a new or expanding industry as defined in OCGA 20-4-40.
- Full-time employees of the Technical College System of Georgia, their spouses, and dependent children.
- Full-time teachers in a public school, a military base, or a public postsecondary college, their spouses, and dependent children.
- United States military personnel stationed in Georgia and on active duty, and their dependents living in Georgia.
- United States military personnel, spouses, and dependent children reassigned outside Georgia who remain continuously enrolled and on active military status.
- United States military personnel and their dependents domiciled in Georgia but stationed outside the state.
- Students domiciled in out-of-state counties bordering Georgia counties who are enrolled in a Technical College with a local reciprocity agreement.
- Career consular officers and their dependents who are citizens of the foreign nation their consular office represents, living in Georgia under orders of their respective governments, provided their nation practices educational reciprocity with the United States.
- Members of a uniformed military service of the United States who, within 36 months of separation, enroll in an academic program and demonstrate an intent to become domiciled in Georgia (includes spouses and dependent children).
- No person who is unlawfully present in the United States is eligible for any exemption of the tuition differential.
Non-citizens requesting in-state tuition must verify lawful presence following TCSG Procedure 6.2.2p. Policy Manual – TCSG | Technical College System of Georgia
Notwithstanding any provision in this procedure, any person who is unlawfully present in the United States will not be eligible for any exemption of the tuition differential.