Out of State Tuition

There were a couple of interesting articles I read last week and thought some of the info would be interesting to share.

If you are an in-state resident you save $13,345 per year at FAU. Over four years that about $54,000 in savings.

A student from up north used to be able to come down here for a year, go to school that year, and then claim Florida residency....thus paying lower tuition. A new Florida law is going to make it harder for college and university students to gain in-state residency for tuition purposes.

The new law basically requires students from out of state to prove residency by living or working here for one year BEFORE enrolling in school. The intent is to prevent students who are in Florida solely for school from obtaining residency.

Out of state parents are fuming. They would pay the higher rates for one year, and then try to gain residency. Schoos in the system used to interpret the law differently, with some more lenient than others. A drivers license, apartment lease or utility bill used to be enough in some cases.

Now, that is no longer permissible. Clear and compelling evidence needs to be shown.

I think this is a good law. It should help bring more funds into the state university system helping alleviate some of the funding that has been withdrawn from the schools. Plus, all of us who live here and do it the right way should benefit from out of state funds coming into the system.

Problem is, our state universities need the money and are looking to out of state students to fill budget gaps, leaving less spots for our kids....

Everything is tough these days...huh??!!