General Rules and Regulations

Federal Employees Other Than Members of the U.S. Armed Forces or Public Health Service

The state has no special provisions for determining the residency of federal employees other than members of the U.S. Armed Forces or U.S. Public Health Service. Each person (including civilian employees of the U.S. Armed Forces) must meet the basic residency requirements for non-military personnel.

Residency Status and Undocumented Students

Texas Law (Senate Bill 1528) allows undocumented students to qualify for Texas residency status regardless of visa status if the student meets all the requirements below.

1. Graduated from a Texas high school or received a GED.
2. Resided in Texas for the 36 months immediately preceding graduation from a Texas high school or receipt of the GED.
3. Resided in Texas the 12 months preceding the census date of the semester in which the person enrolls in an institution of higher education.
4. Signs an affidavit stating that he or she meets all requirements above and will apply for permanent residency upon first availability to do so.

Distance Learners

A bona fide Texas resident located out-of-state or out-of-country and who is enrolled in an online course offered from the Central Campus may be classified as a resident for tuition purposes. The student must provide substantiating documentation that he or she has a right to resident classification. For example, a spouse or dependent child of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who was a Texas resident at the time he or she joined the service and has maintained Texas as his or her domicile may be eligible to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes. The spouse or dependent children of military Texas residents should submit a completed CTC Active Duty Military ID Card Verification form, their sponsor’s leave and earning statement (LES), and if applicable the sponsor’s DD 214 showing Texas as the home of record. The LES must be 12 months prior to the census date of the semester in which the student enrolls.

Reclassification

A student initially classified as a nonresident based upon information provided in the Core Residency Questions, may petition for reclassification by providing the CTC Admissions Office located at the Central Campus in Killeen, Texas, with supporting documentation. If a change is made based on supporting documents and information received prior to the census date of the current term, the change will apply to the current term. Otherwise, any change will apply to the first succeeding term in which the student enrolls.

Student Responsibilities

Students must prove to the satisfaction of the CTC Admissions Office that they are entitled to be classified as a resident of Texas. The student is responsible for registering under the proper residence classification. Questions concerning a student’s right to classification as a resident of Texas should be directed to the CTC Admissions Office located at the Central Campus in Killeen, Texas, prior to enrolling at CTC.