BP 5020 - Nonresident Tuition
Board of Trustees Policy
Chapter 5 - Student Services
5020 - NONRESIDENT TUITION
Education Code Sections 68000 et seq. specify that the District shall charge nonresident tuition to students who are classified as nonresidents in accordance with Board of Trustees Policy and Administrative Procedure 5015, Residence Determination.
Nonresident students shall be charged nonresident tuition for all units enrolled at the District, unless specifically exempted by law or District policy.
The District Chancellor may waive nonresident tuition fees which were not collected in previous sessions, if the fees were not collected as a result of the District's error, and collecting the fees will cause the student undue hardship.
Not later than March 1 of each year, the District Chancellor shall present to the Board of Trustees the nonresident tuition fee to be charged for the following fiscal year.
The amount of the tuition fee shall be calculated in accordance with guidelines contained in applicable state regulations and/or the California Community College Attendance Accounting Manual.
Tuition shall be paid in full for all units enrolled.
Refunds of the nonresident tuition fee shall be made in accordance with the District refund policy. The District Chancellor shall establish procedures regarding collection, waiver, and refunds of nonresident tuition.
Reference:
Education Code Sections 68050, 68051, 68130, 68130.5, and 76141; Title 5 Section 54045.5
Adopted:
June 10, 2021
Supersedes:
BP 3301 – 1/26/84; 10/14/98; 10/14/10; 8/27/2015; 10/27/16; (Renumbered BP 5020)