MA Resident: Paying In-State Tuition at an Out-of-State School

Paying for College
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<p>hi all,</p>

<p>i am currently a rising sophomore at new college of florida, florida's public honor's college. however, before i left for school i was a lifelong resident of massachusetts and my family still lives there. when i was applying to colleges i applied to umass amherst and was accepted into their honor's college. at new college i plan to major in a self-designed program in united states studies, something that is not offered at umass. </p>

<p>i was talking to an acquaintance recently, and she mentioned that her friend (who goes to a public university in maine) majored in something not offered through the public university system in ma, and therefore qualified for ma in-state tuition at his out-of-state university. i have since tried to find some documentation about this program and how to qualify, but i haven't really been able to turn up anything. </p>

<p>do any of you have any info about this, or suggestions of where i could research to learn more?</p>

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<p>Tuition Exchange Programs are described in the Financial Aid FAQ, which can be found as a sticky at the top of the forum.</p>

<p>[f</a> : New England Board of Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.nebhe.org/programs-overview/rsp-tuition-break/overview/]f”>Tuition Break | New England Board of Higher Education)</p>

<p>You don’t actually pay the in-state rate, but there is a substantial discount compared to the out-of-state rate.</p>

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<p>Here’s the [program</a> brochure](<a href=“http://www.nebhe.org/wp-content/uploads/2013-14-TuitionBreak_for_Massachusetts_Residents.pdf]program”>http://www.nebhe.org/wp-content/uploads/2013-14-TuitionBreak_for_Massachusetts_Residents.pdf) for Mass residents.</p>

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<p>Massachusetts does not participate with Florida with regards to reduced tuition for courses of study it does not offer. You would have to attend a college that has an agreement with Massachusetts. I do not believe Florida does. </p>

<p>The New England Exchange is for other states in New England only, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire.</p>

<p>If you attend college in Florida at a public university, you will be paying the out of state costs.</p>