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Does North Carolina have a military tuition policy?

  • If you are on active duty military and stationed in North Carolina, you qualify for in-state tuition.
  • If you have dependents living with you while you are stationed in North Carolina, they also qualify for in-state tuition. (This is a wonderful opportunity for your spouse to further his or her education or for your children to enroll in one of the best higher education systems in the nation at a bargain cost.)
  • If you or any of your dependents are enrolled in a UNC or community college program and you are transferred out of state, the in-state tuition rate continues to apply as long as you or they remain continuously enrolled in the degree program. (Online programs, especially, make it easy for you to continue taking classes if you are transferred.)
  • If you or your dependents are enrolled in a UNC or community college program and you separate from the military or retire while you are stationed in NC, the in-state tuition rate continues to apply as long as you take the steps necessary to make NC your legal residence within a year.

Review the full text of the North Carolina military tuition statutes here.