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
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
incounty 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.
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).