I have a problem understanding the college expenses, what does In-State/ Out of State Means?
Question:
But what if I couldn't, then i must go on my dime and I don't know what did they mean in the UCLA website when they said that the fees in-state will be $6,504 and $24,672 out-of-state.
What does that mean and why is that big difference?
Thank you
Answer:
You pay in-state fees if you can establish that:
1. You are a U.S. citizen, or
2. You are a permanent resident or other immigrant, or
3. You are a nonimmigrant who is not precluded from establishing a domicile in the U.S. (Nonimmigrants who are not precluded from establishing a domicile in the U.S. include those who hold valid visas of the following types: A, E, G, H-1, H-4, I, K, L, O-1, O-3, R, or V.)
and be physically present in California for more than one year, and you must have come here with the intent to make California your home, as opposed to coming to this state to go to school.
If you are unable to prove you are a California resident using the UC guidelines, then you will have to pay out-of-state tuition.
You can find a more detailed description on Residence for Tuition Purposes at: http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/faq/reside...
Good luck!
It refers to residency... in state means you are a resident of the state in which the college is located... out of state means that you are not...
the reason for a big difference in price is that schools receive funds from the government (national and State)... in state residents have lower costs due to the amount of funds that the state is already contributing...
In-State means you live in State or have established residency in that College's State. Out of State means you have not established residency. For example. If you live in Kansas City "Missouri" and that is where you have established residency then you have to pay Out of State rates to go to a "Kansas" College. You are also not elligable for all Scholorships and Grants either. Herbert West III west.herb@yahoo.com
All colleges need to meet an in-state quota (# of people who live in California, for example, who go to UCLA) so the colleges make it cheap for state residents so they make that quota...out of state is very competitive b/c they only need a very small percentage who live outside of California.
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