Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 057 - Community College Commission, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 3 - GENERAL FUNCTIONS › Section 3-5 - Establishing Residency Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This residency
				policy shall be published in course catalogs of the community
				colleges.
(b) Residence
				classification shall be determined for each student at the time the application
				for admission is accepted or upon student petition for tuition
				reclassification. Residency is defined in
				W.S.
				22-1-102(a)(xxx) and further
				clarified below:
(i) A registered student who
				is correctly classified as a resident by any Wyoming community college or by
				the University of Wyoming shall be classified a resident at all Wyoming
				community colleges.
(ii) A legal
				dependent of a Wyoming community college graduate may be classified as a
				Wyoming resident for tuition purposes at any Wyoming community
				college.
(iii) An individual who is
				a spouse or legal dependent of an individual who lives in the State of Wyoming
				and is considered to be a Wyoming resident pursuant to section
				5 rules.
(iv) Graduates of a Wyoming high school or a
				recipient of a high school equivalency certificate who also qualifies for a
				Hathaway Scholarship.
(v) Active
				Wyoming National Guard members and U.S. Armed Forces members stationed in
				Wyoming, and their dependents.
(vi)
				Wyoming residents temporarily absent from the State due to military service,
				attendance at an education institution, or other type of documented temporary
				sojourn.
(vii) Individuals with a
				permanent home in Wyoming. To determine if a permanent Wyoming home has been
				established, individuals must show evidence of living in Wyoming continuously
				for a minimum of six months. At least two of the following criteria must be
				met:
(A) Evidence that any former out-of-state
				home has been abandoned,
(B)
				Full-time employment in Wyoming for a minimum of six months prior to residency
				determination,
(C) Ownership of
				home or property in Wyoming,
(D)
				Six months of continual presence in Wyoming prior to residency
				determination,
(E) Former Wyoming
				residency and maintaining state ties,
(F) Reliance on Wyoming resources for full
				financial support,
(G) Wyoming
				vehicle registration dated a minimum of six months prior to residency
				determination,
(H) Wyoming address
				on most recent federal income tax return,
(I) A valid Wyoming driver's license issued a
				minimum of six months prior to residency determination, and
(J) Wyoming voter registration dated a
				minimum of six months prior to residency determination.
(viii) A veteran or eligible individual, as
				described in 38 U.S. C.
				3679(c)(2), shall qualify as
				a resident for purposes of tuition if the applicant provides:
(A) A certificate or other evidence of the
				veteran's qualifying service in the uniformed services of the United
				States:
(B) Documented evidence at
				the time of enrollment that:
(I) The veteran
				intends to live in Wyoming during the term of enrollment;
(II) The veteran is enrolling in a Wyoming
				community college within three years of discharge or release from a period of
				active duty service of 90 days or more;
(III) If the applicant is a spouse or a child
				of the veteran, the applicant is a transferee pursuant to
				38 U.S. C.
				3311(b)(9) or
				3319 of the veteran's eligibility
				for education benefits.
(C)
											38 U.S. C.
				3679,
				3311, and
				3319 are incorporated by reference
				into these rules.
(I) Incorporation of the
				full text of the Code in this chapter would be cumbersome and inefficient given
				the length and nature of the Code.
(II) This incorporation does not include any
				later amendments to or editions of the Code.
(III) Copies of the Code are available at the
				Commission main office at 2300 Capitol Ave., Hathaway Building Fifth Floor
				Suite B, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
(IV)
				Copies of the Code are also available at the following website:
www.communitycolleges.wy.edu/Data/Sites/1/commissionFiles/Commission/rules/US-codeveterans.pdf
.
(ix) The following
				students are considered non-residents:
(A)
				Individuals who do not qualify under section (b)(i through viii above);
				and
(B) Individuals who are not
				U.S. citizens or permanent residents except as provided by section (b)(iv)
				above.