Tuition is charged on the basis of residence in the State of Ohio and residence outside of the State of Ohio.  A student with a question of their right to claim legal residence in the State of Ohio for educational purposes may request the College review their residency status.  The student initiates the review process by submitting a completed Review of Residency Form to the Office of the Registrar.  The Review of Residency Form should be submitted to the Office of the Registrar at least five (5) working days prior to the beginning of the term in which the student plans to enroll.

Proof of residency will be required when requesting a review of residency.  An Ohio Driver’s license or Ohio State Identification Card is required.  A lease, deed, or notarized letter to validate living in the state is required.  Proof of paying Ohio income tax; bank statements; voter registration card; employment letters all can be considered as support documents to validate residency status.  Other documents as needed may be requested.

GENERAL RESIDENCY GUIDELINES

1.  The following persons shall be classified residents of the state of Ohio for tuition surcharge purposes.  (Documentation supporting the student’s request for being classified as an Ohio resident will be required).

    a. A dependent student, at least one of whose parents or legal guardian has been a resident of the state of Ohio for all other legal purposes for twelve (12) consecutive months or more immediately preceding the enrollment of such student in an institution of higher education.

    b. A person who has been a resident of Ohio for the purpose of this rule for at least twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding his or her enrollment in an institution of higher education and who is not receiving, and had not directly or indirectly received in the preceding twelve (12) consecutive months, financial support from other persons or entities who are not residents of Ohio for all other legal purposes.

    c. A dependent child of a parent or legal guardian, or the spouse of a person who, as of the first day of the term of enrollment, has accepted full-time, self-sustaining employment and established domicile in the State of Ohio for reasons other than gaining the benefit of favorable tuition rates.  Documentation will be required.  Residency status will be lost immediately if the employed person upon whom resident student status was based accepts employment and establishes domicile outside of Ohio less than twelve (12) months after accepting employment and establishing domicile in Ohio.

    d. A person who is living and is gainfully employed on a full-time or part-time and self-sustaining basis in Ohio and who is pursuing a part-time program of instruction at an institution of higher education shall be considered a resident of Ohio for tuition surcharge purposes.

    e. A person who enters and currently remains on active duty status in the United States military service while a resident of Ohio for all other legal purposes and his or her dependents shall be considered residents of Ohio as long as Ohio remains the state of such person’s domicile.

    f. A person on active duty status in the United State military service who is stationed and resides in Ohio and his or her dependents shall be considered residents of Ohio.

2.  A dependent person classified as a resident of Ohio for these purposes as a result of (1) (a) listed above and who is enrolled in an institution of higher education when his/her parents or legal guardian removes their residency from the state of Ohio shall continue to be considered a resident during continuous full-time enrollment and until his or her completion of any one academic program.

3.  In considering residency, removal of the student or the student’s parents or legal guardian from Ohio shall not, during a period of twelve (12) months following such removal, constitute relinquishment of Ohio residency status otherwise established under items (1)(a) or (1)(b) listed above.

4.  A person transferred by his or her employer beyond the territorial limits of the fifty states of the United States and the District of Columbia while a resident of Ohio for all other legal purposes, and his or her dependents, shall be considered residents for these purposes as long as Ohio remains the state of such person’s domicile and as long as such person has fulfilled his or her tax liability to the State of Ohio for at least the tax year preceding enrollment.

5.  A person who has been employed as a migrant worker in the state of Ohio and his or her dependents shall be considered a resident for these purposes provided such person has worked in Ohio for at least four months during each of the three years preceding the proposed enrollment.

6.  Any person once classified as a non-resident, upon the completion of twelve (12) consecutive months of residency, must apply to the institution he or she attends for reclassification as a resident of Ohio for theses purposes if such a person in fact wants to be reclassified as a resident.   Should such person present clear and convincing proof that no part of his or her financial support is or in the preceding twelve (12) months has been provided directly or indirectly by persons or entities who are not residents of Ohio for all other legal purposes, such person shall be reclassified as a resident. 

7.  Any reclassification of a person who was once classified as a non-resident for these purposes shall have prospective application only from the date of such reclassification.

8.  Evidentiary determinations under this rule shall be made by the institution which will require the submission of documentation regarding the sources of a student’s actual financial support and other documentation.  Criteria which may be considered in determining residency for tuition purposes may include, but are not limited to:

    a.  Criteria evidencing residency:

1)  if a person is subject to tax liability under section

    5747.02 of the Revised Code;

2)  if a person qualifies to vote in Ohio;

3)  if a person is eligible to receive state welfare benefits;

4)  if a person has an Ohio driver’s license and/or

    motor vehicle registration

5)  if a person has a signed and binding lease/deed to

    a domicile in the state of Ohio;

    b.  Criteria evidencing lack of residency:

1)  if a person is a resident of or intends to be a

    resident of another state or nation for the purpose

    of tax liability, voting, receipt of welfare benefits,

    or student loan benefits (if the student qualified for

    that loan program by being a resident of that state

    or nation);

2)  if a person is a resident or intends to be a resident of another state or nation for any purpose other than tax liability, voting, or receipt of welfare benefits i.e. driver’s license, etc…

IMPORTANT:  An individual’s immigration status will affect his or her ability to obtain resident status for tuition purposes.  Contact the Office of the Registrar at (513) 569-1522 for more information.