FallCredit2018

Frederick Community College • Fall 2018 Credit Schedule •

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Residency

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

“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.

“Maryland resident”

means an individual

who has maintained a domicile in Maryland

for at least three (3) months before

becoming an enrolled student.

“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:

“Non-dependent Maryland resident

students”

are considered to be

incounty residents if, at the time of

their application, they are domiciled

in Frederick County for three (3)

consecutive months prior to application.

“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:

“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.

“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:

“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.

“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.

III. Military Personnel, Veterans, and

their Dependents

A. 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.

B. Veterans and their Dependents

1. Veterans and their dependents using the

Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, Montgomery G.I. Bill or

the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David

Fry Scholarship shall be charged a rate of

tuition not to exceed the in-state rate for

tuition and fees purposes.

a. A Veteran using educational assistance

under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery

G.I. Bill – Active Duty Program) or

Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 G.I. Bill), of title 38,

United States Code, and enrolls in the

College within three years of discharge

or release from a period of active duty

service of 90 days or more will be

granted in-county tuition (regardless of

his/her formal State of residence).

b. A dependent using transferred Post-

9/11 G.I. Bill benefits (38 U.S.C. § 3319)

and enrolls in the College within three

of the transferor’s discharge or release

from a period of active duty service of 90

days or more will be granted in-county

tuition (regardless of his/her formal State

of residence).

c. Anyone described above while he

or she remains continuously enrolled

(other than during regularly scheduled

breaks between courses, semesters, or

terms) at the College. The person so

described must have enrolled in the

College prior to the expiration of the

three year period following discharge or

release as described above and must be

using educational benefits under either

Chapter 30 or Chapter 33, of title 38,

United States Code.

d. A dependent using benefits under the

Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry

Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311 (b)(9)) will

be granted incounty tuition (regardless

of his/her formal State of residence).