<p>My son got accepted into and will be attending the Colorado School of Mines, and as it is now, we live in Denver, so we will be paying in-state tuition, but our residence may me changing. If my husband wants to keep his job of nearly 20 years, we will most likely need to leave the state some time in the next year. Will we have to pay out-of-state tuition for the remainder of his attendance even though we have been residents of Colorado for many decades? Are we out of luck?</p>
<p>Here’s some info that appears on the Mines website. Looks like residency status will change if parents move and son is not emancipated. I’d call the registrar’s office to be certain. Good luck.</p>
<p>[State</a> of Colorado Residency Qualifications < Colorado School of Mines](<a href=“http://bulletin.mines.edu/undergraduate/tuitionfeesfinancialassistancehousing/residency/]State”>http://bulletin.mines.edu/undergraduate/tuitionfeesfinancialassistancehousing/residency/)
A student is classified as a resident or nonresident for tuition purposes at the time admission is granted and upon completion of the CSM Colorado Residency for Tuition Classification Form. The classification is based upon information furnished by the student. The student who, due to subsequent events, becomes eligible for resident tuition must make formal application to the Registrar for a change of status.
A student who willfully gives wrong information to evade payment of nonresident tuition shall be subject to serious disciplinary action. The final decision regarding tuition status rests with the Tuition Appeals Committee of Colorado School of Mines.
Resident Students
A person whose legal residence is permanently established in Colorado may continue to be classified as a resident student so long as such residence is maintained even though circumstances may require extended absences from the state.
Qualification for resident tuition requires both proof of adoption of the state as a fixed and permanent home, demonstrating physical presence within the state at the time of such adoption, together with the intention of making Colorado the true home; and living within the state for 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the first day of classes for any given term. These requirements must be met by one of the following: the father, mother, or guardian of the student if an unemancipated minor, or the student if married or over 22, or
the emancipated minor.
The home of the unemancipated minor is assumed to be that of the parents, or if there is a legal guardian of the student, that of such guardian. If the parents are separated or divorced and either separated or divorced parent meet the Colorado residency requirements, the minor also will be considered a resident. Statutes provide for continued resident status, in certain cases, following parents’ moving from Colorado. Please check Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, 23-7-103(2)(m)(II) for exact provisions. In a case where a court has appointed a guardian or granted custody, it shall be required that the court certify that the primary purpose of such appointment was not to qualify the minor for resident tuition status.</p>
<p>[In-State</a> Tuition Classification Status < Colorado School of Mines](<a href=“http://bulletin.mines.edu/graduate/registrationandtuitionclassification/instatetuition/]In-State”>http://bulletin.mines.edu/graduate/registrationandtuitionclassification/instatetuition/)
In-state or resident status generally requires domicile in Colorado for the year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester in which in-state status is sought. “Domicile” is “a person’s true, fixed and permanent home and place of habitation.” An unemancipated minor is eligible for in-state status if at least one parent (or his or her court-appointed guardian) has been domiciled in Colorado for at least one year. If neither of the student’s parents are domiciliaries of Colorado, the student must be a qualified person to begin the one-year domiciliary period. A “qualified person” is someone who is at least twenty-two years old, married, or emancipated. A student may prove emancipation if:
The student’s parents have entirely surrendered the right to the student’s custody and earnings; The student’s parents are no longer under any duty to financially support the student; and The student’s parents have made no provision for the continuing support of the student.
To begin the one-year domiciliary period, a qualified person must be living in Colorado with the present intention to reside permanently in Colorado. Although none of the following indicia are determinative, voter registration, driver’s license, vehicle registration, state income tax filings, real property interests, and permanent employment (or acceptance of future employment) in Colorado will be considered in determining whether a student has the requisite intention to permanently reside in Colorado. Once a student’s legal residence has been permanently established in Colorado, he or she may continue to be classified as a resident student so long as such residence is maintained, even though circumstances may require extended temporary absences from Colorado.
For more information about the requirements for establishing in-state residency, please contact the Registrar’s Office.</p>
<p>I contacted the school and it appears that we will have to pay out of state tuition if our residency changes from Colorado. It’s a real bummer. I appreciate all the information and help you provided me.</p>
<p>With thanks,
maxDenverBroncos</p>
<p>Your son is staying in CO, right? his parents’ residency should not affect his and he should still be paying in state.</p>