Tag Archives: Undocumented students

Maryland Approves In-State Tuition Break for Undocumented Students

The Chronicle: Maryland Approves In-State Tuition Break for Undocumented Students

Maryland will become the 11th state to extend in-state college-tuition breaks to illegal immigrants under a measure state legislators approved late Monday, the Baltimore Sun reported. The bill will enable undocumented students who have attended Maryland high schools for at least three years, and whose families pay state taxes, to pay cheaper in-state tuition rates at community colleges. After completing 60 credit hours, students could transfer to a four-year state college, also at the in-state rate. Gov. Martin O’Malley is expected to sign the measure into law on Tuesday.

North Carolina Community Colleges to Resume Enrolling Illegal Immigrants

The Chronicle: North Carolina Community Colleges to Resume Enrolling Illegal Immigrants

Undocumented immigrants can begin enrolling again next year at North Carolina’s 58 community colleges after the State Board of Community Colleges today reversed a ban on illegal immigrants on those campuses.

Enrolling Illegal Immigrants Pays Off for North Carolina’s Community Colleges, Expert Says

The Chronicle News Blog: Enrolling Illegal Immigrants Pays Off for North Carolina’s Community Colleges, Expert Says

Each community college in North Carolina would have to spend $8,600 per year to identify illegal immigrants among their applicants, a consultant has told the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges.

Meanwhile, the state makes $1,650 on every student who pays out-of-state tuition at the colleges, including most illegal immigrants.