Residence Policy | Classification Procedures | Residence | Exceptions

The following regulations govern the classification of students as resident or non-resident for the purpose of fee assessment at the seven Wyoming Community Colleges.

Residence Policy as Published in Catalogs of the Wyoming Community College Districts

• A student previously classified as a nonresident may be reclassified any time prior to the end of the published refund period of any term if he/she qualifies.
• A student who is classified as a resident by one Wyoming community college will be considered a resident at all Wyoming community colleges.

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Classification Procedures

• Residence classification shall be initiated for each student at the time the application for admission is accepted and whenever a student has not been in attendance for more than one semester.
• Individuals or their legal dependents, who are U.S. citizens or are in an imigrant statusand certain nonimmigrant may qualify for residency.
• Nonimmigrants and their dependents, who possess a valid visa from the U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services with a classification of Temporary Workers or Intracompany Transferee and eligible for education, may qualify for residency. Eligibility for consideration will be based on the privileges and limitations of the visa held by the applicant.
• Community college districts may require applicants to supply information to document residency status.

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Residence

Any of the following may be used by a student and would result in an individual being classified or reclassified as a Wyoming resident for tuition purposes:

• A graduate of a Wyoming high school or recipient of a GED in Wyoming who enrolls in a community college within 12 months of either high school graduation or GED completion.
• An individual who can provide written verification that he/she has lived in Wyoming continuously for one year prior to enrolling.
• A legal dependent under the age of 24, or a spouse of a resident of the State of Wyoming who qualifies as a resident based upon this policy.
• A legal dependent under the age of 24 of a Wyoming Community College graduate.
• A student who marries a Wyoming resident shall be granted resident classification at the beginning of the next term following the marriage.
• Active Wyoming National Guard, members and U.S. Armed Forces members stationed in Wyoming, and their dependents.
• Members of the U.S. Armed Forces who moved to Wyoming within twelve (12) months from the date of honorable discharge from the service.
• Persons temporarily absent from the state due to military service, attendance at educational institutions, or other types of documented temporary absences will not have their resident status voided by such absence.

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Exceptions

In accordance with W.S. 21-17-105, an individual who does not reside in Wyoming may be considered a resident for tuition purposes if he/she meets all of the following criteria:

• Has been employed in Wyoming for at least seven months, and such employment is the applicant's principal means of support;
• Pays Wyoming taxes as required by law;
• Resides in a state with a similar law; and
• Is willing to submit an affidavit to the above