REGISTRATION & FEES FOR GED PREPARATION CLASSES, ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AND ADULT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
Florida In-State Tuition Eligibility
To receive the Florida In-State tuition rate $30 per term, you must be classified as a Florida Resident for tuition purposes.
STEP ONE: Determine if you are Independent or Independent
DEPENDENT
A student, whether or not living with his or her parent, who is eligible to be claimed by his or her parent under the federal income tax code shall be classified as a dependent student.
1. The child must be your son, daughter, or stepchild.
2. The child must be:
(a) under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly),
(b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student and younger than you (or your spouse, if filing jointly), or
(c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year subject to IRS exceptions.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his/her own support for the year.
5. The child is not filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only as a claim for refund).
6. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
INDEPENDENT
Independent students provide Florida documents belonging to themselves.
- Age 24 or older
- Under age 24 AND one of the following:
1. Marriage certificate, insurance information showing marital status, most recent tax return showing marital status;
2. Tax returns showing support of children or other dependents who live with and receive more than half of their support from the student;
3. Military discharge documents;
4. Legal documents showing student is a ward/dependent of the courts; or
5. Documentation showing that the student provides more than fifty (50) percent of his/her support for the year (examples may include: tax return, W-2 form, pay stubs, employer earnings verification).
STEP TWO: Required Items to bring to registration to proof eligibility for In-State Tuition:
You must bring 2 or more items of the lists below and at least one must be from Tier 1.
TIER 1 (at least one of the two documents submitted must be from this list)
1. A Florida voter’s registration card.
2. A Florida driver’s license.
3. A State of Florida identification card.
4. A Florida vehicle registration.
5. Proof of a permanent home in Florida which is occupied as a primary residence by the individual or by the individual’s parent if the individual is a dependent child.
6. Proof of a homestead exemption in Florida.
7. Transcripts from a Florida high school for multiple years (2 or more years) if the Florida high school diploma or GED was earned within the last 12 months.
8. Proof of permanent full-time employment in Florida for at least 30 hours per week for a consecutive 12-month period.
TIER 2 (may be used in conjunction with one document from First Tier)
1. A declaration of domicile in Florida.
2. A Florida professional or occupational license.
3. Florida incorporation.
4. A document evidencing family ties in Florida.
5. Proof of membership in a Florida-based charitable or professional organization.
6. Any other documentation that supports the student’s request for resident status, including, but not limited to, utility bills and proof of 12 consecutive months of payments; a lease agreement and proof of 12 consecutive months of payments; or an official state, federal, or court document evidencing legal ties to Florida.
Florida Out-of-State Tuition
If you are not able to produce the items above, you will be classified as an Out-Of-State student. you will have to pay $120 per term. No documentation will be required.
