Colorado Residency

Colorado Residency Procedures

Initial Residency Classification

Initial residency classification is based on the answers a student provides to the residency questions on the admissions application.

Correction of Initial Residency Classification

This procedure is for students who were classified as a non-resident and are correcting mistakes from their application or are submitting clarifying information to change the initial residency classification. Note: Students who have attended a prior term as a non-resident, cannot change residency with a "correction" form. If you have attended a prior term as a non-resident, please see "Petition to Change Tuition Classification" below. 

Requested information for correcting initial residency classification may include (but is not limited to) submitting the following:

• Colorado Residency Declaration form and/or documents to gather new information not collected on the application or to correct a mistake made on the admissions application
• Proof of emancipation for tuition classification purposes for incoming students under age 23

Petition to Change Tuition Classification

The petition to change tuition classification (i.e. Residency Petition) is for students who have been attending PPCC as a non-resident for one or more semesters, believe that their residency classification has changed (i.e. they now meet the statutory requirements for receiving in-state tuition rates), and now wish to prove eligibility for in-state classification.

Residency Appeal

Any student who is denied in-state tuition classification by the institution may appeal the decision. Each institution has a process to appeal the decision of the Tuition Classification Officer. The individual is notified of the decision made by the appeals panel and reasons why the petition was approved or denied. The decision of the appeals panel is final and will not be overturned by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CCCS SP 4-40).

Residency Forms

Residency Petition

Use this form if you have attended PPCC in a prior term as a non-resident and you believe you may now meet residency requirements. If this form doesn't load the first time you try, please refresh the page and try again or try another browser.  

You may also use this form if you are under 23 and have not attended PPCC but you are seeking emancipation from your parents for tuition classification purposes. To qualify as emancipated, students must be able to demonstrate financial independence without support from their parents. If you are independently supporting yourself, please complete this petition for our review. Please download the Parental Statement for Minor Claiming Emancipation. Your parent will need to complete the form and get it notarized. This form and other supporting documents can be uploaded through the residency petition link above. 

Colorado Residency Declaration

If you have attended classes at PPCC as a non-resident in a prior term, do not use this form. Use this form if you have NOT previously attended classes at PPCC as a non-resident and you believe your residency determination is in error. You may also use this form if information was missing from your initial admissions application. If this form doesn't load the first time you try, please refresh the page and try again or try another browser.

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

Students who are currently residing in Colorado but have maintained residency in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming or in the US territories of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or Guam may be eligible for WUE tuition rates. Students who use this program are declaring they are maintaining residency in a state other than Colorado. For this reason, students using WUE benefits are not establishing Colorado residency. If approved, a WUE application provides WUE rates for one term. Students may apply for WUE each term they attend PPCC.

American Indian Tribes with Historical Ties to Colorado Request Form

American Indian students who are registered members of a federally recognized American Indian tribe with historic ties to Colorado (as designated by the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs) will received resident tuition rate, if not already classified as a resident for tuition purposes.