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tuition may be waived, normally on a quarter-by-quarter basis, for
an international student or out-of-state student by the President.
Students desiring
to appeal or request a waiver of out-of-state or out-of-country
tuition may petition the President of Lanier Technical College,
indicating their reason for the waiver request. Proof of residency,
citizenship status, and other documentation may be required to determine
the status of a waiver request. Approval of a tuition waiver is
granted for one quarter only. Waiver requests must be submitted
each quarter a student wishes to be considered for a waiver. For
more information, contact the Office of Admissions.
Any non-resident
student receiving a tuition waiver shall pay the in-state tuition
rate, but is not eligible for the HOPE program. An out-of-country
student receiving a tuition waiver shall pay the out-of-state tuition
rate and is not eligible for the HOPE program.
On the application for admission, the college requires each student
to identify his or her country of lawful residence and may require
the submission of other information necessary to make a determination
of a student's legal residency for tuition-rate and student advisement
purposes. A student meets the Citizenship Requirements if he or
she is a United States Citizen, born or naturalized, for at least
12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes
of the school term for which the student Is seeking in-state tuition
or if he or she is an Eligible Non-Citizen according to Federal
Policy for at least 12 consecutive months Immediately preceding
the first day of classes of the school term for which the student
is seeking in-state tuition.
Residency Procedures
The institutional residency officer classifies each person accepted
by the college as an in-state, out-of-state, or international student.
Said classification is based upon all relevant information made
available to the residency officer, including, but not limited to,
information submitted by or on behalf of the student. The residency
officer may, as a condition of registration, require such written
documents and other relevant evidence as are deemed necessary or
helpful to determine the residence of the applicant. Such documentation
may include, but is not limited to Georgia tax forms, utility bills,
a driver's license, voter registration card and automobile registration.
Legal residence
in the State of Georgia requires not only recent physical presence
in Georgia, but also the element of intent to remain indefinitely.
Students meeting the following exceptions shall be considered for
in-state residency tuition rates:
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1. Employees
and their children who move
to Georgia for employment with a new or
expanding industry as defined in
O.C.G.A. §20-4-40;
2. Full-time employees at any of Georgia's
technical colleges, their spouses, and
their dependent children;
3. Full-time
teachers in the public schools of
Georgia or in a post-secondary college,
their spouses, and their dependent chil-
dren. Teachers employed full-time on mil-
itary bases in Georgia;
4. United
States military personnel stationed
in Georgia and on active duty and
their dependents living in Georgia;
5. United
States military personnel and their
dependents that are legal residents of
Georgia, but are stationed outside the
state;
6. Students
who are legal residents of out-
of-state counties bordering on Georgia
counties located in a technical college's
service area and who are enrolled in
said technical college when there is a local
reciprocity agreement in place;
7. Career
consular officers and their
dependents that are citizens of the for-
eign nation which their consular office
represents, and who are stationed
in Georgia under orders of their respec-
tive governments. This waiver shall apply
only to those consular officers whose
nations operate on the principle of edu-
cational reciprocity with the United
States.
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