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Do military spouses receive in-state tuition?
Hi ladies,
I am currently in college in Michigan right now but I would like to follow my fiance (we will be married by the time I do this, it is 9-12 months away from a possible moving date) to Norfolk.. would I qualify for in-state tuition?
I've been searching for answers for ages and I've gotten mixed results. I've been mostly looking at Norfolk State University and I'm working on a Bachelors in Social Work, if that helps. He will be either an E3 or an E4 when I move down there.
Any information you can provide (scholarships/grants as well!) would be very much appreciated!!! All I've been able to get is a migraine!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I know the answer for California. Can't you just call the university directly?
http://www.schev.edu/Students/VAdomicileguidelines.asp?from=adminfa...
If I'm reading it right, you can get in state right away, if you show you're changing residency to VA. It isn't hard to do, but I'd look very closely at what the tax rates for VA compared to your home state. And then there's the whole driver's license thing, and vehicle registration. May or may not be beneficial.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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I thought universities required a 1 year residency to qualify? May depend on the school or maybe state?
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California awards in state tuition to military spouses for one year, then they must change residency to CA. Many states waiver the one year requirement. But only for one year.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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FEDERAL LAW
Federal Higher Education Opportunity Act - 2008
http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html
SEC. 114. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR ARMED FORCES MEMBERS, SPOUSES, AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 1015) is further amended by adding after section 134 (as added by section 113 of this Act) the following:
SEC. 135. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON ACTIVE DUTY, SPOUSES, AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—In the case of a member of the armed forces who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and whose domicile or permanent duty station is in a State that receives assistance under this Act, such State shall not charge such member (or the spouse or dependent child of such member) tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State.
(b) CONTINUATION.—If a member of the armed forces (or the spouse or dependent child of a member) pays tuition at a public institution of higher education in a State at a rate determined by subsection (a), the provisions of subsection (a) shall continue to apply to such member, spouse, or dependent while continuously enrolled at that institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside the State.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under this Act for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1, 2009.
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘armed forces’ and ‘active duty for a period of more than 30 days’ have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.’
10 U.S.C.
§ 101 – Military definitions:http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/10/usc_sec_10_00000101----000-.html
(a)(4) The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
(d)(2) The term "active duty for a period of more than 30 days" means active duty under a call or order that does not specify a period of 30 days or less.
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Permalink Reply by EmilyNicole98 on
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Thank you all for the help!! So, I would have to change my residency state from Michigan to Virginia in order to get in-state tuition for the second year? I would have two years of college to complete...
Another issue is that he might take a Ceremonial Guardsman job in DC for two years, so if he goes there, we would be together for a year but then I would have to stay in DC for a year to finish school while he goes to a 5 week A-school in Great Lakes and then gets stationed in most likely Norfolk. So I wouldn't want to change my residency to DC only to have to change it to VA shortly after...
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VA isnt' that far from DC... stay there and have him commute down when he doesn't have his guard duties?
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True, it's only about 4 hours... You mean me move to VA instead of DC? That would work, except that I think I have to go to his duty station in order to get in-state tuition..
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Why do you say he will get stationed in Norfolk? He will go where the needs of the Navy send him...which can be anywhere. They don't get special treatment just 'cause they where at the Guard.
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Angie, he has already been told multiple times (before the CG job was offered to him) by multiple people that he was going to be stationed in Norfolk. Obviously nothing is ever guaranteed but if he doesn't take the Guard job, it's a pretty solid chance he'll be in Norfolk. I wasn't saying that he would be treated differently..
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Something else to look into is MYCAA. :-)
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I know for a fact that Old Dominion offers in-state tuition to military spouses who change their legal domicile to VA regardless of how long you've actually lived there, and I'm sure that any state university would do the same. As for what's involved in changing your legal domicile, I'm not entirely sure, but if you call the admissions office of whatever school you're interested in, someone should be able to tell you.
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