Maricopa Community Colleges

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Tuition Waivers and Exemptions

Handbook, Forms and Other Resources
Important Change to Tuition Waivers
Beginning July 1, 2011, MCCCD tuition waivers will only cover the in-county cost (for FY11-12 that will be $76 per credit hour). It is important for employees, spouses and dependents to establish residency with the appropriate college Admissions and Records/Enrollment Services Office.

Considerations
An out-of-county employee residing in a county where we have established a reciprocal agreement allowing students to be charged at the in-county rate will still be able to take courses at the in-county rate. MCCCD has established reciprocal agreements with every county in Arizona except Apache and Greenlee. However, students living in those counties may present an Out of County Residence Affidavit to avoid the out-of-county surcharge.

No course, regardless of format or method of delivery (including distance learning or study abroad), will be funded above $76 a credit hour. In essence, the value of a tuition waiver is $76 per credit hour.

Teachers/classroom aides who qualify for the exemption of non-resident tuition will be fully covered for classes which apply since they are eligible for the in-county rate per state statute.

As part of ongoing efforts to update policies, regulations and procedures that guide the operations of the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), this website is designed to address issues related to the treatment of tuition waivers, affidavits and exemptions (for those students who have been deemed eligible for the payment of in-county tuition). Eligibility for tuition waivers, affidavits or exemptions is established via state statute and Governing Board policy.

Limitations

  • Employees must be Board approved prior to the start date of the class for an employee or dependent waiver to be considered valid.
  • Tuition and fee waivers are limited to the per-credit-hour cost of classes only. Other fees, such as lab or towel fees and out-of-county or out-of-state fees, are not waived and must be paid by the employee.
  • Adjunct faculty are eligible for a maximum of six (6) credit hours when assigned to teach credit courses, to be taken during the semester in which they teach. Use of a waiver may be deferred to a term that follows the assignment, but use must take place within the same fiscal year of the assignment. Assignments to teach non-credit courses are not eligible for the waiver benefit.
  • Part-time Board-approved specially funded or part-time Board-approved regular employees are eligible for a maximum of six (6) credit hours per semester
  • If a class conflicts with an employee’s normal working hours of accountability, supervisory approval is required.
  • An official request form must be presented in order to initiate the waiver process (see box to right).

More Information

Tuition Waiver Handbook—Crosswalk of revisions made to the tuition waiver handbook and forms

Non-Employee Tuition Waiver—Verification process for determining eligibility for the Qualified Non-Employee Tuition Waiver and the Non-Employee Tuition Waiver Qualified Participant List (Excel; password protected for authorized use only)

MCCCD Tuition Waiver Rules

Amended October 4, 2011 (Modified excerpt from the Tuition Waiver Handbook, pg. 7)
Type of Participant
FTE
Employee Eligibility
Employees
Full-time regular employees [and dependents**] 1.00 Yes
On leave if otherwise eligible 1.00 With Employee Services Authorization
Athletic Specialists [and dependents**] 1.00 Yes
Full-time, Board-approved specially funded employees* [and dependents**] 1.00 Yes
Full-time, Skill Center employees [and dependents**]   Yes
Part-time, Skill Center employees   No
Part-time, Board-approved specially funded employees* 0.50 to 0.99 Yes, up to 6 credit hours per semester
Part-time, Board-approved regular employees* 0.50 to 0.99 Yes, up to 6 credit hours per semester
On leave if otherwise eligible* 0.50 to 0.99 With Employee Services Authorization
Full-time, Board-approved short-term (OYO and OSO) employees* 1.00 Yes
Adjunct faculty during the fiscal year of contract (does not include contracts to teach non-credit courses) N/A Yes, up to 6 credit hours per semester
Adjunct Contractors (i.e., Librarians; Counselors; Hourly Adjunct; Team-Taught; Non Residential Fitness; Clinical Nursing––all adjunct contractor assignments must be tied to a credit course) N/A Yes, up to 6 credit hours per semester
Classes of Non-Employees Eligible for Tuition Waiver With Authorization by Appropriate Designee
Dependents of Slain Arizona Peace Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Paramedics
Dependents of Arizona National Guard Members–or members of the United States Armed Forces who were residents of the State of Arizona or stationed in Arizona–killed in the line of duty; Disabled Arizona National Guard members; Arizona National Guard member Purple Heart recipients; or Armed Forces or former Armed Forces members who received a Purple Heart citation with a disability status greater than 50% who, at the time of injury, resided or were stationed in Arizona.
Arizona Sonora Exchange Program
* The following categories of employees are not eligible for tuition waivers: dependents of employees who are less than .99 FTE; temporary (including those on RPS); part-time one-year-only (OYO) or part-time one-semester-only (OSO) who are less than .50 FTE.
** Dependents are defined as a spouse or unmarried child less than 24 years old. In order to receive a tuition waiver, the qualified employee must be Board-approved by the first class meeting. Dependent children must be less than 24 years old at the time of the first class meeting.

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