Out of state college tuition, only for one year?

Question

If i were to attend an out of state college in california[im planning to make CA my permanent home by the way]

and i do everything like pay taxes, register to vote, change my license plate blah, for a year, but i live on a campus dorm at the college, would i be considered a resident by the next year? or would i have to pay out of state-tuition for all 4 years?

Answer 1

Your status as a resident when you apply will continue until graduation. It would be best for you to move out there for a year to establish residency before you apply and attend school. Although, if one of or both of your parents were residents you could get in-state tuition.

Contact your intended school's registrar's office to be sure, but generally that is the case.

Answer 2

In order to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, a student must demonstrate the following immediately prior to the residence determination date (the day that instruction begins at the last of the University of California campuses to open for the term. For Berkeley, it is the day instruction begins at the Berkeley campus):

Physical Presence: Establish a physical presence in California more than one year (366 days) immediately prior to the residence determination date of the term for which classification as a resident is requested. Continuous physical presence is not mandatory, but a student who leaves California after establishing residence has the burden of demonstrating that he/she intended to remain a California resident, and that his/her principal place of residence has been in California. It is the burden of the student to clearly demonstrate retention of California residence during periods of absence from the state.

Intent: Demonstrate through objective documentation that your physical presence was coupled with the intent to make California your permanent home. Intent is evaluated as an independent element of residence, separate from physical presence, and is demonstrated by establishing residential ties in California, and relinquishing ties to the former place of residence. Physical presence within California solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence regardless of the length of stay. The physical presence requirement (above) will be extended until the student can demonstrate a concurrence of both physical presence and intent for one full year.

Financial Independence: Students under the age of 24 who did not attend the University prior to fall 1993, and who do not have a parent who satisfies University requirements for classification as a resident for tuition purposes, will be required to satisfy the University's financial independence requirement in addition to the 366 day physical presence and intent requirements. It should be noted that this requirement makes it extremely difficult for most undergraduates who do not have a parent domiciled in California to qualify for classification as a resident at a University of California campus.