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G-30-18 Residency

Revised: 3/13/2026

Determination of residency for purposes of tuition will be made according to the following definitions. Applicants to the nursing program must satisfy in-district residency requirements as outlined in the nursing program application packet.

In-district

An individual who owns property, who, for one full year prior to beginning taking credit classes has either; a) owned property (or if under the age of 24, whose parent/guardian owns property); or b) maintained a permanent and continuous residence in the district will be classified as an in-district resident. The COCC District consists of all of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties, the northern portion of Klamath County, and the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Jefferson and Wasco Counties.

Out-of-district (In-state)

An individual who, for one full year prior to beginning taking credit classes has either: a) owned property (or if under the age of 24, whose parent/guardian owns property); or b) maintained a permanent and continuous residence in the state of Oregon (but outside the COCC district) will be classified as an out-of-district resident. The student will remain an out-of district student for two calendar years after the term in which the student began courses; at that time, the student will convert to in-district residency.

Out-of-state

An individual who has not maintained a permanent and continuous residence in the state of Oregon during the full year prior to the beginning of the first term of enrollment will be classified as "out of state." The student's residency will convert to in-district two calendar years after the term in which the student began classes.

Exception

Border State
Per Oregon Administrative Rules, residents of Washington, California, Nevada and Idaho will be charged in-state (out-of-district) tuition.

Native American Students
Students who are enrolled members of federally recognized tribes of Oregon or of a Native American tribe which had traditional and customary tribal boundaries that included part of Oregon or which had ceded or reserved lands within the state of Oregon shall be charged in-state, out-of-district tuition regardless of their state of residence. Residents of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will be charged in-district tuition. See a listing of eligible tribes. 

Military Personnel
Military veterans who have been discharged from service under honorable conditions (and/or their qualifying dependents) will be assessed tuition as follows:

  • Students who were in-district residents prior to military service will be charged the in-district tuition rate.
  • Students who were in-state/out-of-district/border state residents prior to military service will be charged the non-resident veteran tuition rate.
  • Students who were not Oregon residents prior to military service will be charged the non-resident veteran tuition rate. The non-resident veteran tuition rate is calculated as the in-district tuition rate plus 50 percent of the difference between COCC’s in-district rate and out-of-district/border state rate.

Freely Associated States
Citizens of the following three Freely Associated States will be assessed in-state, out-of-district tuition:

  • the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),
  • the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and
  • the Republic of Palau.

Verification

Residency of each applicant for college credit classes is determined from information provided at the time of application. When there appears to be an inconsistency, the College staff may require additional information to verify residency.

In-district or in-state status at COCC does not guarantee in-state status for tuition purposes at any other Oregon college or university.