If you were classified as a non-resident, you will also receive a follow-up email from your acceptance email (where you first got your 900# Student ID). In addition, you may also see a higher tuition fee on your account upon enrolling in courses. Not to worry! You may still be eligible to pay in-state tuition if you meet the criteria for either/or of the options below:
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If you identify as a DACA recipient, you can potentially be reclassified as a CA Resident. Download, read, fill out, gather the documents requested and submit the Residency Reclassification Request to the Admissions & Records office from your @my.vcccd.edu email to Kelly Little, our AB 540 liaison in Admissions and Records, to klittle@vcccd.edu. As mentioned, you will require supporting documentation and should only be submitted if you meet all of the following criteria:
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You currently hold an immigration status (like DACA) that is eligible to establish California Residency and you have had (or applied for) that status at least 366 days prior to the start of the term.
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You have been physically present in California with the intent to make California your home for other than a temporary purpose at least a year day prior to the start of the term.
If you don’t meet the above-mentioned criteria, you may still be eligible to have your non-resident tuition waived. Download, read, fill out, gather the documents requested and submit the California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request: AB540 Affidavit to the Admissions & Records office from your @my.vcccd.edu email to Kelly Little, our AB 540 liaison in Admissions and Records, to klittle@vcccd.edu. Submit the form along with a picture/scan/PDF of your high school transcript.
Learn more about California Residency.