Family Relocation Tuition Policy

Policy Number
3.21
Signature
Board of Trustees
Date Approved
Effective Date
Responsible Division
Instruction and Student Support
Citation
N.C. Gen. Stat. §115D-39(a) and 1E SBCCC

As provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. §115D-39(a) and 1E SBCCC 300.02, Carteret Community College charges in-state tuition rates to nonresident students who are members of families that were transferred to North Carolina by businesses, industries, or civilian families transferred by the military, for employment based on criteria provided in the College’s Family Relocation Tuition Procedure and on a first-come, first-served basis for up to one percent of the average number of nonresident students at Carteret Community College who were enrolled at the College in the previous academic year.

Procedure

As stated in 1E SBCCC 300.02, prior to enrollment at the resident tuition rate, the nonresident student who wishes to receive Family Relocation Tuition status shall fulfill the following conditions: 

  1. Demonstrate that the student’s family moved to this state within the 12 months preceding enrollment; 
  2. Present a letter to the College from the employer on corporate letterhead stating that the employee, through whom the student claims this benefit, relocated to this state for employment with that business, industry, or military establishment;
  3. Present proof of student’s familial relationship with the employee, unless the student is the employee;
  4. Present proof that the student lives in the same house with the employee, unless the student is the employee; 
  5. Present proof that the student is financially dependent on the employee through which the student claims this benefit, unless the student is the employee; and Comply with the requirements of the Selective Service System, if applicable.