<p>I was told by my step mother that since I live in Phoenix, Arizona- Im qualified for in-state tuition for California? Is this true? She stated that it's true for any state that borders another state (if you get what I mean).</p>
<p>-Thanks,
Tairra</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that’s a no. Living in-state qualifies one for in-state tuition and usually one has to live there for year before one can qualify.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d say no.</p>
<p>Check your common market program, though…</p>
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Absolutely not true. </p>
<p>Some states do have agreements with other states but you would have to check with your State.</p>
<p>Here is the Wiche/WUE website, check first here, but then go to the individual college websites for exact information as agreements vary (for instance, the Wiche webstie shows that UOregon participates, but if you go to the UO website, it is only for some of the states, certain majors, and there is a finite number accepted under the agreement).</p>
<p>[WICHE</a> FRONT PAGE | Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education](<a href=“2014 Annual Report: WICHE - WICHE”>http://www.wiche.edu/)</p>
<p>So, Im sorry, but what is WICHE exactly?</p>
<p>WICHE is your state’s common market academic progran, like I was talking about above.</p>
<p>It is an agreement between two or more states (in you case, I believe it’s everything on the sunny side of the International Date Line :)) to have reduced or equal priced tuition for state colleges in any member states.</p>
<p>It is typically agreed to because some programs are not offered in a certain state, like Marine Studies in Montana, for instance. In return, instead of having that student face hefty prices at OOS colleges or Private U’s, the students in that state can study that field of learning at a reasonable price in another state(the student may attned a place like ASU, UC-Boulder, or Cal State-Long Beach at the same price as in-state students, for instance).</p>
<p>However, read the terms of such programs VERY CAREFULLY. They vary greatly, and there is a thread on common markets stickeyed in the Financial Aid Forum here on CC. Some states, like Ohio, do not even participate in one, and Arizona’s may be odd due to ASU’s size/majors offered just like Ohio’s doesn’t exist due to Ohio State offering everything imaginable.</p>
<p>Hope this helps :)</p>
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<p>^^Thanks for the excellent explanation OHKID! One slight correction, just for the record, CU-Boulder does not participate. </p>
<p>OP, if you haven’t gotten it through my earlier link, here are the WUE (Western University Exchange) schools, where generally an OOS student from a participating state will pay 1.5x instate tuition:</p>
<p>[WICHE</a> - Student Exchange Programs](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu/]WICHE”>http://wue.wiche.edu/)</p>
<p>Remember, as OHKID warns, each school and state is different, you need to check the individual college websites for specifics.</p>