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Can you gain residency in a different state if you go to community college for a year in that state?

  • Okay so I am asking this for my girlfriend because we are interested for the future. When she graduates from high school she will go to a community college so I can finish college in New York. After I graduate, we will be moving to Florida. I know that you have to live in a state for one year to obtain residency in that state and receive financial aid from that state. So when we go down she was planning on attending a community college for a year then transferring to Florida Atlantic. But can you do this? Meaning, if we were to live there for a year, could she gain residency and financial aid even though she is going to a community college? Or do you have to go one year without school to gain residency?

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    Because both of you are under 25 the schools will determine residency based on parent's home so, NO... this won't work FYI -- FL is one of the toughest states because of all the people who have vacation property there... Florida's state laws that govern residency for tuition determine these things. you would have to prove no dependency on parents (at all... no money from & not even as co-signer for loans & not on parent's health or auto insurance, etc....) In FL, if you don't graduate from a FL high school, and if you are 25, then there is more involved than just going to school for a year. You would have to have a full-time permanent job (not just a seasonal job) and in FL this is very tough to do..... and you would have to keep that full-time permanent job for at least 12 months & pay taxes based on that working that job..... of course changing everything (driver's license, car tags, voter registration, etc) In most states, when you are under 25.... there is a whole lot more involved than just living there for 12 months even if you are over 25, then it still requires all the proof of independent living and other things (full-time permanent job) for at least 1 year (in some states at least 2 years) Read it for yourself from FAU FAU's application for in-state residency classification: http://www.fau.edu/admissions/pdf/Res-Classif.pdf FAU's info page on residency for tuition: http://www.fau.edu/admissions/residency/home.php

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No you're still an out-of state resident.

Ghost In A Trench Coat

In Georgia, you have to permanetly in GA at least 12 consecutive months to get the in state. To receive state funds though, it is 12 months AND NOT be claimed or file an out of state tax return. You need to speak with your admissions office, you may just need to live permanetly 12 months and prove it (drivers licese, lease agreement etc).

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http://www.flbog.org/forstudents/ati/resrequirements.php Check this website for complete information about obtaining residency in Florida for instate tuition purposes.

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