Guess they're used to Bushie types being a member of the military, but not actually going anywhere..AUSTIN, Texas — A decorated Marine enrolling in college was shocked to learn his Texas driver's license, car registration and bank records weren't enough to get the lower resident tuition rates.
Carl Basham said officials at Austin Community College recently told him that he lost his Texas resident's status because of the years he spent out of state on two tours of duty in Iraq.
Not having the in-state designation would mean paying around $2600 a semester in tuition, instead of about $500.
The school's response surprised the 27-year-old Beeville native, who is registered to vote in Travis County, has a Texas driver's license and does his banking in Austin.
Officials at the college said that Basham didn't meet state requirements as determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. A school spokeswoman says privacy laws prevent prevented her from commenting on his case.
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having gone to grad school at two state universities where i was 'out of state', and knowing the hoops that one has to jump through to get "in-state", this is not surprising to me at all.
i think we'll see some local politician in a photo shoot with his arm around this guy at the end of the week, who "made it happen", etc.
i think we'll see some local politician in a photo shoot with his arm around this guy at the end of the week, who "made it happen", etc.
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I think this is bullshit. Not only was I deployed overseas in the military without losing my "resident" status, I lived out of state for 4 years and I never lost my residency.
I think the people at that school have misinterpreted something.
In fact, because I'm a Texas veteran that was deployed overseas during wartime, I am eligible for a Texas program that exempts me from paying tuition and most fees for up to 150 credit hours.
If your "home of record" is in Texas, and remains in Texas, then your residency staus will not be affected. The only way this story could be true would be if the guy changed his residency to some other state (or country) at some point. In which case I don't have much sympathy for him, especially considering that the G.I. Bill will pay him over $4000 per semester.
I think the people at that school have misinterpreted something.
In fact, because I'm a Texas veteran that was deployed overseas during wartime, I am eligible for a Texas program that exempts me from paying tuition and most fees for up to 150 credit hours.
If your "home of record" is in Texas, and remains in Texas, then your residency staus will not be affected. The only way this story could be true would be if the guy changed his residency to some other state (or country) at some point. In which case I don't have much sympathy for him, especially considering that the G.I. Bill will pay him over $4000 per semester.
