If you attend a college school out of state are you ever considered a resident?

Question

I'm sure it's different state by state so the state in question is Tennessee.

Answer 1

Requirements for Resident Classification: Individuals having a domicile in Tennessee are classified as "in-state" and individuals with a domicile outside of Tennessee are classified as "out-of-state." To determine whether a student is domiciled in Tennessee all relevant information is considered by the institution. The student must provide supportive documentation to substantiate a domicile claim. Tennessee is the only state without a durational residency requirement, so that no set time period is determinative in establishing residence.

Unemancipated individuals assume the domicile of their parents, or of their guardian or legal custodian provided that the guardianship was not created primarily for the purposes of conferring in-state residency status for tuition purposes. Unemancipated students of divorced parents shall be classified “in-state” when one parent, regardless of custodial status, is domiciled in Tennessee. If the parent of an unemancipated, currently enrolled student removes his/her domicile from Tennessee, the student may continue to pay in-state tuition as long as he or she is continuously enrolled at a public higher education institution.

Emancipated students are those no longer under the legal care, custody and control of parents and may establish their own domicile. It is presumed that emancipated students do not acquire domicile while enrolled as full-time students at any public or private higher education institution in Tennessee without clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

Answer 2

In my experience, if you live out of state, according to your parents' residence, then you are out-of-state and pay awesome tuition. If you can say that you are an in-state resident, because you are over 18 and live independently in the state, then you may pay in-state tuition.

In 1956, my father moved our family to New Jersey to take a job in New York. I had gone two years to the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. My tuition would be multiplied by 10, leading to a 50% increase in the cost of a year. I transferred to Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey.

Answer 3

Some schools won't recognize you as a resident unless your parents move to the state or you are over 22, plus get a state license, register to vote in state, local bills, etc.

Answer 4

Usually after one year, you are considered a resident. So you could be considered a resident of the state where you are going to school during your sophomore year.