In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly tasked state education agencies with creating a centralized residency determination process that allows a third party to determine students' eligibility for in-state-resident tuition. This system, called the Residency Determination Service (RDS), supplanted the existing structure in which individual…

Presenting guidelines for student attendance accounting developed by the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, this manual provides an update to the original guide published in 1983. Chapter 1 explains general items such as the academic calendar, admissions policies, student classification by enrollment status, and conditions…

In response to state legislation authorizing procedures for changes in academic calendars and measurement of student workload in California community colleges, this manual from the Chancellor's Office provides guidelines for student attendance accounting. Chapter 1 explains general items such as the academic calendar, admissions policies, student…

For the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), the year after Proposition 13 was passed was one of almost constant reappraisal of priorities, of shifting programs and services to make the most of every available dollar, and of nearly constant uncertainty. Some of the effects of Proposition 13 were reductions in the numbers of part-time…

In January 1975, the Washington State Senate entertained a bill which would extend the definition of "resident student" for tuition and fee purposes to all veterans receiving benefits under the GL I. Bill of Rights. This report reviews the G.I. Bill and the financial assistance it provides, and makes an extensive analysis of the fiscal…

A review is provided of the flow of students to and from colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). First, background is provided on the agreements between the LACCD and coterminus districts regarding interdistrict enrollments in effect prior to or during 1983-84; the effect of the initiation of free-flow policies in 1983-84;…

This report reviews the progress of the California Community Colleges in carrying out the intent of a recent Assembly Resolution which specified that fee structures, admission policies, and financial aid policies and programs at institutions of public postsecondary education shall not discriminate against part-time students and students choosing…

This report proposes regulations for the implementation of California's Uniform Student Residency Act by the state's community colleges. First, background information is provided on three laws: (1) the Uniform Student Residency Act, which establishes rules for use in classifying college students as residents or non-residents; (2) legislation…

California community colleges inherit their statutes on interdistrict enrollment from those in force for California elementary and secondary schools. Prior to 1978, statutory restrictions on students enrolling in a college outside the district in which they lived were tied to the method of funding. A 1978 change in funding methodology, followed by…

This report provides background information for a statewide review of out-of-state/out-of-country fees charged by California's community colleges. First, introductory comments indicate that the community colleges determine student residency through the dual criteria of physical presence and intent to become a resident. While similar criteria are…

In 1982, a study was conducted to identify the effects on Washington's community colleges of state legislation requiring tuition and fee increases for 1981-83 and altering residency policies. Presidents, deans of instruction, deans of students, admissions officers, financial aids officers, registrars, adult/continuing education directors, and…

In 1996, the New York State Office of the Comptroller performed an audit of Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) for the 1993-94 through 1995-96 academic years. TAP, the largest student grant and scholarship program administered by the Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC), is designed to…

This study was undertaken to obtain and analyze information pertinent to the Arizona Revised Statutes for community colleges dealing with precinct selection, District Governing Board member terms, and their qualifications, vacancies, and election procedures. The study design involved questionnaire surveys of practices in other states and of State…

Between 1978 and 1988, as district residence requirements were liberalized for California community college attendance, enrollments in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) declined sharply. A study was conducted to track the interdistrict flow of students between 1981 and 1987 within the context of total enrollment changes since…

This report documents student attendance in California's community colleges. It begins by outlining the requirements for academic calendars as they relate to student attendance. It then defines who is admissible to community colleges in California and classifies all of the possible enrollment statuses one may take. The first chapter defines which…