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03-10-2008, 02:50 PM
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#1 | | Junior Member
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| Out of State Tuition Costs
I know almost every college information site posts the in state/ out of state tuition cost and cal poly says that it costs an extra $226 per unit but I was wondering if anyone on here is a current cal poly student or knows one and what each quarter costs because it seems that many of those sites are not accurate, and it doesn't help that Cal Poly has not posted the 2008/2009 costs.
By unit do they mean each class you take or the credits that make up each class that you take?
Financial concerns is the only thing holding me back from hitting the acceptance button, so any insight would be greatly appreciated! | 
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03-10-2008, 02:56 PM
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#2 | | Junior Member
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| The credits. The premium on a 4 unit course is (4*226) or $904. 14 unit average load is $3164. Tuition on the other hand seems to be partime/fulltime and is about $2,800 per quarter. Expect a rate hike because California is going broke. | |
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03-27-2008, 01:20 AM
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#3 | | New Member
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| That is correct. You pay the regular tuition quarterly fee (varies per college but something around $2000) PLUS $226 per unit. Most general ed and major classes are 3 or 4 units (or credits). Most kids take four or five classes per quarter. Remember too that there are three quarters per school year.
So.....for out of state students this works out to about $13,000 - $14,000 for tuition per year.
But we were surprised when we went to the out-of-state reception at orientation and they told us how to get in-state residency! It's not easy - lots of hoops and hurdles to get through, but they said that by junior year a lot of out-of-state students have fulfilled the requirements. Why not? It saves about $10,000 a year! | |
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04-09-2008, 10:58 PM
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| Yes, we too are interested in our S becoming a CA resident. It is unclear what it takes. There is an objective list: perm CA address, bank, CA drivers license, vote, state taxes, etc. They'd like you to be financially independent, but it is not required. Then there is the subjective list: document every time you left the state in the last year. From this they decide your intent. If you live in on campus your freshman year, are you hosed when you have to leave during breaks when they close the dorms? If you leave the state for a summer job after your freshman year, do you lose your chance at residency? | |
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04-10-2008, 01:53 PM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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| How about this: We renounce our US citizenship, then become illegal aliens and California gives us the in-state rate? | |
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04-10-2008, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mrego How about this: We renounce our US citizenship, then become illegal aliens and California gives us the in-state rate? | you would actually have to live here for a certain amount of time in order to get in-state tuition. And also they would get no aid, unlike you. | |
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04-10-2008, 10:40 PM
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#7 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the wild west
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| Can I just say that I find it more than a little irritating that oos parents try to figure a way around the system so that they don't have to pay OOS tuition. My taxes and those of my neighbors have been paying for the upkeep, staff, faculty and physical plant of the UC and CSU campuses since they opened. As an OOS student/parent you aren't entitled to the same COA as a a resident because you haven't been paying into the pot. That's all.
Yes, we have a wonderful public university system here and you guys who want to take advantage of it without paying your fair share remind me of the roomates in college who ate my food, used my shampoo then moved out without paying your share for the final utility bill. | |
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04-16-2008, 06:06 PM
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| historymom,
Don't assume that just because one comes from OOS that they are trying to game the system. Consider that we might just want to understand the rules and live within them. If an OOS student decides to become a resident in the state where they will be living for 4-5 years of college, pay taxes, vote, be a member of the local community, etc., why shouldn't they be able to? My first job out of college was in CA, but lasted only two years before moving OOS for employment. Was my desire to become a resident any less genuine than my son's? As I recall, I didn't have the choice. When I established a residence, I had to get a CA drivers license, car tabs, pay taxes. I couldn't wait a year to do those things. I was considered a resident much sooner for those purposes than if I had been a college student. | |
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04-17-2008, 12:18 AM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In the wild west
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| I don't assume anything. I am talking only to the people I discribed. | |
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