Residency Status
At the time of admission, the Admissions staff will determine the residency status of the applicant based on the information supplied on the application and any other data deemed appropriate by the Director of Enrollment Management. You may submit an application for NC Residency to the Admissions Office: Download the Application [MS Word] and mail it with two forms of LEGAL documentation to support your claim for in-state tuition status to the admissions office, Attention Director of Enrollment Management. Refer to the Residency Brochure for acceptable forms of LEGAL documentation.
When a North Carolina employer, other than the armed services, pays tuition for an employee to attend a community college, and when the employee works at a North Carolina business location, the employer shall be charged the in-state tuition rate. Download the company sponsorship form and submit the necessary documentation to the Director of Enrollment Management prior to the first dat of classes for the intended semester.
Under NC General Statutes Section 116-143.3, certain members of the armed services and their dependent relative(s) may become eligible to be charged less than the out-of-state tuition rate even if they do not qualify as residents for tuition purposes under G.S. 116-143.1. The member of the armed services must be on active duty and stationed in NC on permanent change of station orders at the time of enrollment in the academic program. In order for a dependent relative of the service member to be considered eligible for this benefit, the dependent relative must live with, and claim the benefit through, the service member. To qualify for this benefit, you must submit the military tuition benefit application and all required affidavits to the Director of Enrollment Management prior to the first day of classes of the first term of enrollment.