<p>I'm sure this has been answered before ... I just can't find the thread. If a family moves to a state prior to a student's senior high school year, would that student be considered instate for public universities? It's one year in Connecticut. Does anyone know of a case where the "period of permanent residence" is more than one year?</p>
<p>I seem to remember reading that Colorado was 2 years. But I may have imagined it.</p>
<p>edit: Just went and checked and they are 1 year. Don’t know where I got that idea from.</p>
<p>SCM - Thanks. Sometimes the wording in policy documents is such that it’s hard to tell.</p>
<p>You can usually find info concerning determination of in-state status on a school’s financial aid web page. I think it can get a little more involved than living in a state for one year.</p>
<p>In NC, it is one year but the family must reside in NC while the student is enrolled in college for the student to be considered as in-state. If the family moves out of NC during the college years, I believe the student can keep instate status for one or two more semesters but would then be considered as oos for any subsequent semesters.</p>