WAC 132I-160-060   Residency.  Students who meet the definition of resident students according to RCW 28B.15.012(2) shall be classified as resident students. Students not eligible for residency classification will be classified as nonresident students. A copy of the Revised Code of Washington is available in the Highline Community College library.

     Students who have questions about their classification must complete a residency questionnaire and submit the necessary documentation to the registrar. This questionnaire is available in the registration office. The registrar will review the questionnaire and will notify the student in writing of the decision within one week. Appeals of the decision of the registrar are referred by the registrar to the office of the attorney general. A written response is generally available to the student within thirty days.

     Students are responsible for registering under the proper residency classification. Students who are not sure of their residency status should fill out and then submit a completed residency questionnaire to the registrar.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW et seq., RCW 28B.50.100 and 28B.50.140. 92-15-115, § 132I-160-060, filed 7/21/92, effective 8/21/92; Order 013, § 132I-160-060, filed 1/6/76.]