Out of state college fees?

Question

cal state: long beach

in-state: $3,116

out-of-state: $13286

http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1486&profileId=2

if i move to cali & go to cal state i'd pay $13k+ but would that just be for the 1st year.. because usually after living in a state for over 1yr you become eligible for in-state fees

or what if i moved to cali & went to a CC for 2yrs than applied to cal state? than i would deffinitely pay in-state prices ryt?

Answer 1

I'm not sure where you got the information, but it is not correct. If you enter a school as a non-resident, your fees will be assessed as a non-resident for the entire time you are enrolled.

Here's the thinking: if you grew up in the state, your parents have been paying taxes all along that help defray the cost of education in a public institution. If you are coming in from another state, that contribution has not been made and you have to make it up by paying the higher rates for an out-of-state student. Attending class for one year does nothing to help defray the expense, so you pay fees as a non-resident student for the duration of your education in that school.

Consider too, that if non-resident students were granted in-state status after one year, no one would pay out-of-state fees for more than one year. That's not how it works.

If you want to pay in-state fees and  you did not graduate  high school in California, the best way to accomplish this is to relocate to California and establish residency. Live there, get a job, register your car there, pay taxes, have utilities in your  name, register to vote, etc. Depending on the school's policies, you may be able to get accepted as a resident after a period of at least 12 months. You must be able to demonstrate that you have become a resident for the sake of becoming a resident, not for the sake of lower tuition rates. It's up to the school how they want to interpret these efforts.

Whether you start in a junior college or four-year school, you will be assessed out-of-state fees. All public institutions that rely on state funding have in-state tuition rates and higher rates for out-of-state students.

Answer 2

Possibly.  However, each school has it's own way of determining residency for its students.  Contact Cal State and ask them their requirements for in-state tuition.

Answer 3

Contact the school. Different schools and states have different rules about how you establish residency and how that affects in-state tuition prices. For some schools it's based on where your parents live.

Answer 4

Here is the State of California law with regard to establishing state residency. Note carefully that you cannot establish residency separate from your parents unless you are financial independent of them:

"Law Governing Residence

The rules regarding legal residence for tuition purposes at the University of California are governed by the California Education Code and implemented by the Standing Orders of The Regents of the University of California. Under these rules, adult citizens or certain classes of aliens can establish residence for tuition purposes. There are also particular rules that apply to the residence classification of minors (see below).

Who is a California Resident?

If you are an adult who is not an alien present in the U.S. in a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S. (e.g., a B, F, H2, H3, or J visa) and you want to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, you must have established your continuous presence in California more than one year immediately preceding the residence determination date for the semester during which you propose to attend the University, and you must have given up any previous residence. You must also present objective evidence that you intend to make California your permanent home. Evidence of intent must be dated one year before the term for which you seek resident classification. If these steps are delayed, the one-year durational period will be extended until you have demonstrated both continuous presence and intent for one full year. Physical presence within the state solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence under state law, regardless of the length of your stay. Your residence cannot be derived from your spouse nor, since you are an adult, from your parents. Likewise, a registered domestic partner does not derive residence from the other registered domestic partner.

Establishing Intent to Become a California Resident

Indications of your intent to make California your permanent residence can include registering to vote and voting in California elections; designating California as your permanent address on all school and employment records, including military records if you are in the military service; obtaining a California driver's license or, if you never had a driver's license from any state, a California Identification Card; obtaining California vehicle registration; paying California income taxes as a resident, including taxes on income earned outside California from the date you establish residence; establishing a California residence in which you keep your permanent belongings; licensing for professional practice in California; and the absence of these indications in other states during any period for which you claim California residence. Documentary evidence is required. All relevant indications will be considered in determining your classification. Your intent will be questioned if you return to your prior state of residence when the University is not in session.

Financial Independence Requirement

If your parents are not residents of California for tuition purposes or if you were not previously enrolled in a regular session at any University of California campus prior to Fall 1993, you will be required to be financially independent in order to be a resident for tuition purposes. If you are an adult student and your parents are not California residents, you must demonstrate financial independence, along with physical presence and intent, when seeking resident classification for tuition purposes. You are considered "financially independent" if one or more of the following applies: (1) you are at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the year you request residence classification; (2) you are a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces; (3) you are a ward of the court or both of your parents are deceased; (4) you have legal dependents other than a spouse or a registered domestic partner; (5) you are married, a registered domestic partner, a graduate academic student, or a graduate professional student and you were not/will not be claimed as an income tax deduction by any individual other than your spouse or domestic partner for the tax year preceding the term for which you are requesting resident classification; or (6) you are a single undergraduate student who was not claimed as an income tax deduction by your parents or any other individual for the two tax years immediately preceding the term for which you are requesting resident classification, and you can demonstrate self-sufficiency for those years and the current year. Note: Graduate students who are graduate student instructors, teaching or research assistants, or teaching associates employed at 49% time or more (or awarded the equivalent in University-administered funds. e.g., grants, stipends, fellowships) in the term for which resident classification is sought are exempt from the financial independence requirement.

General Rules Applying to Minors

If you are an unmarried minor (under age 18), the residence of the parent with whom you live is considered your residence. If you have a parent living, you cannot change your residence by your own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by the relinquishment of a parent's right of control. If you live with neither parent, your residence is that of the parent with whom you last lived. Unless you are a minor alien present in the U.S. under the terms of a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S., you may establish your own residence when both your parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed. If you derive California residence from a parent, that residence must satisfy the one-year durational requirement."

Answer 5

To summarize, No.

You would not get in-state tuition in either instances you mentioned.  Also, if you attempted to return to your home state, you would likely get charged out-of-state tuition there as well.  

Stinks uh?