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Frederick Community College • Spring 2018 Credit Schedule •
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Residency Policy and
Procedures
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.
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
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).