"College" Reciprocity agreements?

<p>Do any state schools have this? If so where can I find a list?</p>

<p>Are you talking about reciprocity agreements regarding college tuition?</p>

<p>I don't know of any that offer one-for-one reciprocity (same tuition in-state and out-of-state) but there are several consortia that offer a reduced tuition for out-of-state residents coming from other member states. However, such programs are almost always restricted to just certain state schools (usually not the flagship state university) or to certain college majors or may have a cap on the OOS enrollment under the program.</p>

<p>The largest one I know of is the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) which covers 15 western states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, ND, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY.</p>

<p>There is also the Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) that covers 7 midwest states: MN, MI, ND, KS, NE, WI, ND.</p>

<p>You can google these two to get specific details about program eligibility and costs.</p>

<p>And despite the fact that many states exclude their flagship schools, U Washington, U Oregon and U Arizona I believe are all included.</p>

<p>No, UW and UA are NOT included in WICHE's reduced-tuition program. </p>

<p>And UO is in the program, but barely. It is only for OOS students who plan to major in one of roughly 25 specific majors (mostly foreign languages plus classics, math, physics, computer science, and some others). If a student receives the reduced tuition (the discounted amount is called a WUE scholarship) and later changes his major, he loses the WUE scholarship and then has to pay full OOS tuition (even if the student switches to another eligible major, because the scholarships are major-specific). Also, UO limits the total number of WUE scholarships to just 25 incoming freshmen each year.</p>

<p>Oops, my bad on UW, but U of A is definitely listed on the WUE website and the info is available on the U of A website as well. Now whether there any any programs worth taking included...I don't know</p>

<p>I think your confusion probably comes from the fact that UA - SOUTH is included, but that's just a small branch campus (3 buildings, I think) located in Sierra Vista, AZ -- roughly 70 miles away from UA's main campus in Tucson. UA-South gives Bachelors degrees on a 2+2 basis, where you actually do the first two years at a community college. (Cochise CC is located next door.) UA-South is definitely NOT the same as UA.</p>

<p>The only WUE-eligible program at UA's main campus in Tucson is mining engineering.</p>

<p>Got it, thanks. It's a good thing we weren't counting on that!</p>

<p>There is one New England reciprocity agreement that covers CT, RI, VT, NH, ME, and I believe MA. I tried, but for the life of me can't remember the name; "New England Regional something or other". We investigated it when our d was looking for a very specific animal care concentration.</p>

<p>Basically it's instate plus 50%, still well below OOS charges.</p>

<p>It's designed to allow a state resident to study a specific major at another state's system if the students own state does have that particular program. The specific majors are referenced on the associations website, and there are links off the states' flagship admission pages.</p>

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There is one New England reciprocity agreement that covers CT, RI, VT, NH, ME, and I believe MA.

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It's called the RSP Tuition Break Program run by the New England Board of Higher Education.
New</a> England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) - Tuition Break</p>

<p>The University of Minnesota ("the U") has full tuition reciprocity agreements with Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the Canadian province of Manitoba. </p>

<p>In addition, beginning with the class entering in the fall of 2008, out-of-state tuition for University of Minnesota students from non-reciprocity states is capped at $2,000 more than in-state tuition---a real bargain. </p>

<p>2008 in-state tuition: $4,250
2008 OOS tuition: $6,250 </p>

<p>This rate is lower than the regional Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP) reciprocity rate.</p>

<p>WI does not belong to MSEP but does have reciprocity with MN.</p>

<p>^^^^^ Update - WI does belong to MSEP, and that includes almost all of the UW campuses.</p>

<p>The “Academic Common Market” is the program for southern/southeastern states. </p>

<p>The Academic Common Market is a tuition-savings program for college students in the 16 SREB member states who want to pursue degrees that are not offered by their in-state institutions. Students can enroll in out-of-state institutions that offer their degree program, and pay only the in-state tuition rates. Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate programs are available for residents of SREB states. [Academic</a> Common Market/Regional Contract Program](<a href=“http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.aspx]Academic”>Academic Common Market - Southern Regional Education Board)</p>

<p>States that participate:
[Alabama] [Arkansas] [Delaware] [Florida] [Georgia]<br>
[Kentucky] [Louisiana] [Maryland] [Mississippi] [North Carolina]<br>
[Oklahoma] [South Carolina] [Tennessee] [Texas]<br>
[Virginia] [West Virginia]</p>

<p>Minnesota and Wisconsin have full tuition reciprocity, meaning Minnesota residents attending public colleges and universities in Wisconsin pay the same in-state rate they’d pay if attending a Minnesota school, and vice-versa. In practice, this means Wisconsin residents actually pay less to attend the University of Minnesota than Minnesota residents, as the Wisconsin in-state rate is a little lower than the Minnesota in-state rate; a legislative appropriation makes up the difference to the university. Minnesota also has full tuition reciprocity with North Dakota, South Dakota, and the Canadian province of Manitoba.</p>

<p>A number of states also have border-county-only reciprocity agreements. For example, Kentucky residents get in-state tuition at public colleges in Cincinnati, OH (right across the Ohio River), while Indiana residents get in-state tuition at public colleges in Louisville, KY (again, right across the river). But they can’t go farther afield than the border counties; e.g., Kentucky residents would pay OOS rates at Ohio State or Ohio U which aren’t in border counties.</p>