Harper Student Residency

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Students enrolling at Harper College are classified as In-district, Out-of-district, Out-of-state or Out-of-country for tuition and fee purposes:

In-district Resident

A student who has resided within the State of Illinois and the Harper College district* 30 days immediately prior to the start of the term is eligible to be classified as an in-district student for tuition calculation purposes. Residency requirements may differ for limited enrollment program admission. Proof of residence status is required at the time of registration. Proof of residence can include:

• Valid driver's license or state ID
• Bank statement dated within the last 30 days
• Cell phone or other utility bill dated within the last 30 days
• Credit card bill dated within the last 30 days
• Current property management lease
• Pay slip dated within the last 30 days
• Post Office confirmation of change of address

Students shall be classified as residents of Harper College District 512 without meeting the 30-day residency requirement of the district if they are currently residing in the district and are youth:

• who are currently under the legal guardianship of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services or have recently been emancipated from the Department, and
• who had a placement change into a new community college district. The student, a caseworker or other personnel of DCFS, or the student’s attorney or guardian ad litem appointed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall provide the district with proof of current in-district residency.

Students shall also be classified as residents of Harper College District 512 without meeting the 30-day residency requirement of the district for tuition purposes if they are members of the armed forces on active duty or are individuals entitled to assistance as described in 38 U.S.C. 3679(c). 

Students shall not be classified as residents of the district where attending, even though they may have met the general 30-day residency provision, if they are:

• Federal job corps workers stationed in the Harper District;
• Inmates of state or federal correctional/rehabilitation institutions located in the Harper District;
• Full-time students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the Harper District who have not demonstrated, through documentation, a verifiable interest in establishing permanent residency;
• Students attending under the provisions of a chargeback or contractual agreement with another community college.

Out-of-district/Non-resident

A student who has resided in the State of Illinois, but outside the Harper College district*, for 30 days immediately prior to the start of the term shall be classified as an out-of-district or non-resident student. Students who change their address from in-district to out-of-district during the first 4 weeks of the semester may also be charged the out-of-district rate.

Students shall be classified as residents of the State without meeting the general 30-day residency provision if they are:

• Federal job corps workers stationed in Illinois;
• Inmates of state correctional/rehabilitation institutions located in Illinois; or
• Employed full-time in Illinois.

Out-of-state Resident

A student who has resided in Illinois for fewer than thirty days immediately prior to the start of the term shall be classified as an out-of-state resident student.  Students who move from outside the state or district and who obtain residence in the state or Harper district for reasons other than attending the community college shall be exempt from the thirty day requirement if they demonstrate through documentation a verifiable interest in establishing permanent residency. The Registrar's Office shall make the final determination of residency status for tuition purposes.

International/Out-of-country Resident

 A student whose permanent residence is outside the United States and is attending Harper College on an F-1 visa shall be classified as an international student.

Permanent Resident

A permanent resident is defined as an individual who:
a) is a citizen of the United States or has established permanent residence (holds an I-551 alien registration card) and
b) resides in the Harper College district for reasons other than attending Harper College.
The Registrar's Office shall make the final determination of permanent residency status.

 

* Communities within Harper College District #512:

Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Elk Grove Village, Inverness, Lake Barrington, Mount Prospect, North Barrington, Palatine, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows , Schaumburg, South Barrington, Tower Lakes, Wheeling.

Portions of the communities listed below are not included within Harper College District #512.  Contact the Registrar’s Office for additional information at 847.925.6500 or regoff@harpercollege.edu

Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Deer Park, Des Plaines, Fox River Grove, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Port Barrington, Roselle.

** Students who move from outside the state or district and who obtain residence in the state or Harper district for reasons other than attending the community college shall be exempt from the thirty-day requirement if they demonstrate through documentation a verifiable interest in establishing permanent residency. The Registrar's Office shall make the final determination of residency status for tuition purposes.