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Tuition Waivers

Tuition waivers that are available for students are the Elderly Tuition Waiver, Employee Tuition Waiver, and the Financial Hardship Tuition Waiver. Each waiver has different requirements. Forms for Tuition waivers can be found online at Tuition Waiver Forms. Tuition Waiver for semester attended more than two years ago will be ineligible.

Elderly Tuition Waiver:

This waiver is in place to waive tuition for eligible elders for one course per semester as a non-degree seeking student (lifetime limit of 12 credits). Elders are those individuals with a certificate of Indian Blood and over the age of 60. 

Employee and Board Member Tuition Waiver:

This waiver is in place to grant an Institutional Tuition Waiver to members of the Board of Directors, Board of Trustees, regular full time employees, and their legal spouse and legal children. Legal children are defined as biological, legal guardianship, and stepchildren. Documentation may be required. Waivers are granted following satisfactory completion of employee probationary period (not applicable for board members). Waivers are effective at the start of each semester. Students not meeting Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, to determine eligibility.

Financial Hardship Tuition Waiver:

This waiver is in place to grant an Institutional Tuition Waiver to any student who does not receive financial assistance sufficient to cover the cost of tuition and who is an enrolled member/descendent of a federally recognized Indian Tribe as evidenced by an official Certificate of Indian Blood quantum.

Note: If a student does not apply for any financial aid, they will not qualify for the Financial Hardship Tuition Waiver.

The following order will be used in determining the student’s eligibility for a financial hardship tuition waiver:

  1. The Financial Aid Staff will verify that the student has a complete FAFSA on file. If the student does not qualify to receive the Federal Pell grant and does not qualify for sufficient financial aid to cover the cost of tuition the, they can apply for a tuition waiver.
  2. If a student qualifies for financial aid, the aid will be awarded in the following order:
    1. Program dollars (Programs paying tuition costs for their students)
    2. Title IV funding
    3. Other Grant Aid
    4. Internal/External Scholarships
    5. Tuition Waivers
  3. Textbook Usage and Registration fees will not be waived.

Decisions for granting waivers will be determined by the Tuition Committee.