New Jersey Administrative Code|Section 9A:4-1.3 - Eligibility

                                                
 § 9A:4-1.3. Eligibility 
 
(a) For the purpose of receiving in-county tuition rates at a community college outside of a student's county of residence, a student residing in a county not sponsoring a community college shall be eligible to receive a certificate of residence from the chief fiscal officer of the student's county of residence upon presentation of evidence of residency in the county, evidence of residency in New Jersey for at least 12 months, and evidence of admission to a community college.
 
(b) A student residing in a county that sponsors a community college and who desires to attend an out-of-county community college at in-county tuition rates shall be eligible to receive a certificate of residence from the chief fiscal officer of the student's county of residence if: 
 
1. The student provides certification from the home community college that the college does not offer the particular course or program of study desired by the student or that it cannot admit the student into a particular course or the desired program of study due to lack of available space which will exist for at least one year; and
 
2. The student presents evidence of residency in the county, evidence of residency in New Jersey for at least 12 months, and evidence of admission to a community college.
 
(c) A student attending an out-of-county community college on a chargeback basis because the home community college does not offer a particular program of study shall be permitted to register for and attend on a chargeback basis all courses necessary to satisfy the requirements of such a program of study. This requirement shall apply whether or not any portion of that coursework is offered at the student's home community college.
 
(d) A home community college may offer a particular course or an entire program by means of a contract with another community college to provide the course or entire program at the out-of-county campus. However, if a student provides evidence that taking such course or program would require traveling more than 30 miles from the student's home to reach the out-of-county community college, the student shall be eligible to take the course or program on a chargeback basis if admitted to a community college that offers the particular course or program in closer proximity.
 
(e) To determine the remediation needs of chargeback students, the receiving college shall test out-of-county incoming students using the same instruments and cut-off scores it uses for assessing its in-county students.
 
(f) Students required to enroll in remedial courses in two or more basic skills areas, as determined by the receiving institution's placement tests, shall complete the remediation in the home community college before enrolling in a course or program of study on a chargeback basis at an out-of-county institution.
 
(g) Students required to enroll in remedial courses in only one basic skills area, as determined by the receiving institution's placement tests, are eligible to take the remedial courses as part of the program of study at an out-of-county institution on a chargeback basis. 
 (Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 2139(a), effective October 17, 2016)