School once in USA

[KarenCee 3]

I'm sure y'all know this, but, when I checked on schooling (Tech school...not elementary ) for my husband I was informed that until he was a resident of the state for more than a year he would have to pay out of state/country fees.

Just a thought...might be the same in a lot of other places.

[Flames9_RN 358]

The tuition rate (resident or non resident) varies from school to school!! Colege I'm attending based it on my wifes residency. $75 a credit vice $275 a credit, big difference!!

[Peil 1]

Yeah i would say dont jump into school until you've lived in your state for 1 year. Otherwise it will take a whole year to pay off that extra money in student loans because they charge you the out of state fees. The community college i went to was something like 65 dollars a credit and the out of state people were paying i believe 225 per credit. If you go to an actual university its going to be a whole lot more

[Flames9_RN 358]

a quick 5 minute phone call to the school will find out the rate you will have to pay. Like I stated earlier it all varies from school to school, so just don't assume you will have to reside there for a yr before getting the in-state rate.

[clloyd 0]

In my opinion, it's better just to call te school and find out what the policies are thna to speculate about them on here.

[KarenCee 3]

a quick 5 minute phone call to the school will find out the rate you will have to pay. Like I stated earlier it all varies from school to school, so just don't assume you will have to reside there for a yr before getting the in-state rate.

Yep...that would be advisable! That's why I said it MIGHT be the same in other places. It only takes 5 minutes or less to find out.

Glad you were able to get fees based on your wife's residency I'm gonna call back again...just to confirm things...never hurts to try, eh?

[Flames9_RN 358]

call back, and call other schools.

[Dr_LHA 3]

I'm sure y'all know this, but, when I checked on schooling (Tech school...not elementary ) for my husband I was informed that until he was a resident of the state for more than a year he would have to pay out of state/country fees.

Just a thought...might be the same in a lot of other places.

For my wife all I had to prove was that she didn't move to the state to go to the school, but rather because of my job, and then they gave us the resident tuition. I had to argue with them about this however because initially they gave me the 12 month line, but it was worth it becuase the non-resident tuition was double of the resident (and the resident tuition is still almost $6000 a semester).

[KarenCee 3]

I'm sure y'all know this, but, when I checked on schooling (Tech school...not elementary ) for my husband I was informed that until he was a resident of the state for more than a year he would have to pay out of state/country fees.

Just a thought...might be the same in a lot of other places.

For my wife all I had to prove was that she didn't move to the state to go to the school, but rather because of my job, and then they gave us the resident tuition. I had to argue with them about this however because initially they gave me the 12 month line, but it was worth it becuase the non-resident tuition was double of the resident (and the resident tuition is still almost $6000 a semester).

Hmmm....might be worth it for me to call again. I did explain to them that he wasn't just moving here to go to school, that he was coming on a marriage based visa and he would be residing here permanently. Still, she gave me the 12 month line again.

What proof did you submit? AOS paperwork? Just curious.

[clloyd 0]

Some schools require you to live in the state for more than 12 months. It depends on the school.

Actually, I take that back. It probably depend more on the laws which were passed by the state legislature that apply to the school.

Edited September 17, 2006 by clloyd

[Dr_LHA 3]

What proof did you submit? AOS paperwork? Just curious.

Well its me going through AOS, my wife is the citizen and she's the one going to school, so its probably a little different. However I submitted my payroll stub to them to prove I had a job here for 4 months, to prove that my wife wasn't here purely to attend school. That and I sweet talked the lady in my smooth English accent!

Although judging by the following from her school's website:

A student who has not resided continually in Pennsylvania for a period of 12 months immediately preceding his/her initial enrollment at the University is presumed to have a non-Pennsylvania domicile.

I clearly am an expert sweet talker!

Edited September 17, 2006 by dr_lha

[Sleepybears 0]

I have the same problem too. I want to study at a community college for a cert. but on their website it says something about having the 1-year residency too. But after reading what you said, I wonder if it's a law or if it's just judged by the college itself?

[Flames9_RN 358]

The college I am going to staes the same thing. Instead of takin git as gospel , I got off my butt and went to the school and asked about it. They asked if my wife had resided in VA for over a yr, which she has. They then asked for a copy of her taxes to prove it. Once they were satisfied, they gave me in state rates. Best to call, or go in and ask, don't just go by the website. I would think the rules could vary by school from school.

[homesick_american 1]

my husband (from the UK) had to take the TOEFL, if you can believe that! he was like, 'Um...we invented the language!'

he did not have to take SAT's or ACT's...but he did have to take some placement testing, because in the UK they don't have a "diploma" when they finish high school like we do in the States.

interestingly, we were able to pay in-state tuition for him...not international student rates...because we were married.

That is pretty hard to believe since the TOEFL is meant for people whose native language is not English.

Child bride?

Jeez Boiler, you obviously haven't been in the USA long enough to know that "School" is also used to mean "University" here! Perhaps you should pick up the lingo before jumping to conclusions.

English is the language of the US.

The President said so.

my husband (from the UK) had to take the TOEFL, if you can believe that! he was like, 'Um...we invented the language!'

Did he offer to take the class?

There was a lady who moved to California with 6 year old daughter, they wanted to put the daughter in the the TOEFL stream!. She had a hell of a job sorting it, she would have been with children who only spoke Spanish.

Actually there are High School Diplomas in the UK, my stepson stayed with me when my then Fiancee went back to the US to finish High School at the American School in Cobham.

My guess is that the equivalent would be 5 'O' levels. I may be setting the bar too high.

No such thing as O levels anymore...it's GCSEs now. Having lived in the UK for five years and worked with people who had a handful of GCSEs and nothing more, I would say that any number of GCSEs < American high school diploma.

You could argue that 5 A-levels = an American high school diploma. Depending on what subjects they're in I might agree with you. But 5 O-levels/GCSEs? Dream on!

I have the same problem too. I want to study at a community college for a cert. but on their website it says something about having the 1-year residency too. But after reading what you said, I wonder if it's a law or if it's just judged by the college itself?

Since public institutions are taxpayer-subsidized, I would guess that residency laws for tuition purposes apply statewide, not school to school. In Texas they seem to apply statewide.