The Board of Trustees of Cecil College has established the following policy to determine student domicile for the purpose of establishing differential tuition rates. For the purpose of this policy, the "domicile" is taken to mean a person's permanent place of abode, where physical presence and possessions are maintained and where the student intends to remain for an indefinite period of time.

To be eligible for county resident tuition, you must be legally domiciled in Maryland, in Cecil County, for at least three months prior to enrollment at Cecil College. Enrollment is considered to be the first day of the semester or term. All other students are determined to be out-of-state residents.

At the time of enrollment in any credit course at Cecil Community College, you will sign a statement affirming your domicile claims. You may be asked for documentation to support your claim. At the time of each subsequent enrollment, you must indicate in a new statement whether your domicile is the same as or different from that initially affirmed.

The domicile of a minor or a person who received more than one-half of his/her financial support from others and is in the domicile of the person contributing the greatest proportion of support, without regard to relationship by kinship or marriage.

In determining the factual basis for domicile declaration, College officials shall consider any or all of the following factors and may request evidence for substantiation:

1. Ownership or rental of local living quarters;
2. Substantially uninterrupted physical presence and plans to remain indefinitely;
3. Maintaining the presence of all or substantially al of your possessions;
4. Payment of Maryland state and local piggyback taxes on income earned;
5. Registration to vote in the state and resident county;
6. Registration of a motor vehicle in Maryland, with local address specified;
7. Possession of a valid Maryland driver's license with a local address specified.

Information for determining domicile may also apply to the following: military personnel and dependents, students in statewide and regional programs, and contracts with business and industry. Information regarding these specific provisions may be obtained from the Registrar.

International students are not eligible for in-state or in-county tuition rates.

You may request a change in residency classification by filing a written request and submitting evidence to the Registrar prior to the first day of enrollment for a given term or semester. You may appeal a residency classification within 30 (thirty) days of the decision of the Registrar by filing an appeal with the Dean of Students and Institutional Effectiveness. The Dean's decision is final.