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Frederick Community College • Fall 2017 Credit Schedule • • 301.846.2400 7
Name/Address/Academic Plan changes: Any
changes to name, address, or academic plan
must be done in person at the Welcome Center
using the appropriate form.
Canceled courses: FCC reserves the right to
cancel courses due to insufficient enrollment.
You will be notified via your MyFCC email
account by the academic department if your
class is canceled. You will receive a full refund.
Residency
Residency Policy and Procedure
I. Philosophy and Purpose
The determination of residency or domicile
for tuition purposes is governed by the
Frederick Community College Board of
Trustees in accordance with Maryland
State law. For the purpose of establishing
differential tuition, the following procedure
applies to both full and part-time students.
A student’s legal residence is determined at
the time he/she applies to the College. The
burden of proof of residency is to be upon
the student, and he/she will be required
to certify by signature to the accuracy of
the information provided on the College
application.
Students will be considered in-county,
out-of-county, or out-of-state for tuition
calculation. Students whose legal residence
is outside the county or the State of
Maryland pay a higher tuition rate than
those whose legal residence is within the
county, unless they are eligible for a waiver
or reduction in tuition. (See related Tuition
and Fees Policy and Procedures.)
II. Definitions for the Purpose of this Policy
and Procedures
A. “Domicile” means the permanent place
of abode, where physical presence and
possessions are maintained with the
intention of remaining indefinitely; or the
permanent place of abode of any person
or persons contributing more than ½ of the
student’s financial support during the most
recently completed year. Only one domicile
may be maintained by a student.
B. “Maryland resident” means an individual
who has maintained a domicile in Maryland
for at least three (3) months before
becoming an enrolled student.
C. “Enrolled student” means an individual
who is registered at the College, either
full or part-time, in a credit or continuing
education class or classes who has either
paid or made arrangement for payment of
tuition and/or fees, and whose participation
in a class has been verified.
D. In-County:
1. “Non-dependent Maryland resident
students” are considered to be in-county
residents if, at the time of their application,
they are domiciled in Frederick County
for three (3) consecutive months prior to
application.
2. “Dependent Maryland resident
students” are defined as an unmarried
individual claimed by parent(s) or
guardian(s) as an income tax exemption
in the previous taxable year and are
considered to be “in-county” residents
if, at the time of their application, their
parent(s) or guardian(s) are domiciled in
Frederick County for three (3) consecutive
months prior to application.
E. Out-of-County:
1. “Non-dependent Maryland resident
students” are considered to be out-of-
county residents in the State of Maryland
if, at the time of their application, they
are domiciled in another county in the
State of Maryland, or if they have lived in
Frederick County less than three months.
2. “Dependent Maryland resident
students” are considered to be out-of-
county residents in the State of Maryland
if, at the time of their application, their
parent(s) or guardian(s) are domiciled in
another county in the State of Maryland,
or if they have lived in Frederick County
less than three months.
F. Out-of-State:
1. “Non-dependent students” are
considered to be residents of another
state if, at the time of their application,
they are domiciled outside of the State of
Maryland, or if they have lived in Frederick
County less than three months.
2. “Dependent students” are considered
to be residents of another state if, at the
time of their application, their parent(s) or
guardian(s) are domiciled outside of the
State of Maryland, or if they have lived in
Frederick County less than three months.
G. Military personnel and their dependents:
1. Who are stationed, living, or domiciled
in Maryland, and their spouses and
dependents, who are entering the
College for the first time, are considered
residents of Frederick County. If the
armed services member moves out of
the state, the dependents and spouse
may maintain in-county residence
as long as they stay continuously
enrolled in courses at the College.
2. Who have relocated to Maryland as
a result of the Base Realignment and
Closure process (BRAC), will be granted a
waiver of the three (3) months residency
requirement. The employee or his/her
dependent must present a letter from
an employer on company letterhead,
confirming that their relocation to
Maryland and/or Frederick County was a
result of the BRAC process. For purposes
of tuition rates, eligible employees and
dependents will be treated as in-county
residents if they locate in Frederick County;
they will be treated as out-of-county but
in-state residents if they locate outside of
Frederick County but within Maryland.
H. Veterans and their dependents (to
include spouses, including same-sex
spouses; and children, including biological,
adopted, pre-adoptive and step children
of spouses, including same-sex spouses)
who are eligible for Chapter 33 (Post 9/11
GI Bill) or Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill),
and are within the statutory time limits,
will be granted in-county tuition only if the
following are met:
1. Veteran enrolls within 3 years of discharge
after serving 90 days or more on active
duty; or
2. Individual using transferred entitlement
enrolls within 3 years of the transferor’s
discharge after serving 90 days or more of
active duty; or
3. Surviving Spouses or Children under the
Fry Scholarship who enroll within 3 years
of an active duty Service member’s death
in the line of duty after serving 90 days or
more; or
4. Individuals who remain continuously
enrolled after initially meeting the
requirements and are using Chapter 30 or 33.
III. International and Foreign National
Students
A. A foreign national lawfully eligible for study
in the United States may be considered
a resident for tuition purposes if he/she
meets the domicile requirements stated in
this procedure. A foreign national lawfully
admitted to the United States on a visa
type with a corresponding “date-certain”
authorized stay may not be considered
a resident for tuition purposes. A foreign
national lawfully eligible for study in the
United States on certain visa types with
an indeterminate authorized stay may be
considered as a Maryland resident for tuition
purposes, if the domicile requirements of
this procedure have been satisfied.