Can I change my state of residency from one school year to the next?

This is an interesting question. 3 years ago I hired an employee who moved out to California from New York on a July date, which was documented on her paychecks and lease. She didn’t even change her driver’s license to California until the following year. Anyhow she applied to go to a CC the following summer and very surprisingly was able to take classes at the California state tuition rate in the fall, 13 months after moving out here. So the policy may vary from institution to institution.