Maricopa Community Colleges

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Maricopa Tuition Waivers

Eligibility for tuition waivers, affidavits or exemptions is established via state statute and Governing Board policy. Employees must be Board approved prior to the start date of the class for an employee or dependent waiver to be considered valid. If a class conflicts with an employee’s normal working hours of accountability, supervisory approval is required. Supervisory approval must be obtained by the employee in writing, with the written approval maintained by the supervisor and the employee. An official request form must be presented in order to initiate the waiver process. More information can be found in the Tuition Waiver Handbook, noted below.

Tuition Waiver Handbook (Spring 2009)

Fall 2009 version will be posted in November, 2009

The Tuition Waiver Handbook is a resource manual to address issues related to the treatment of tuition waivers and other instances (affidavits and exemptions).

Revisions since first publication (2006) [page numbers refer to the PDF]

  • Fall 2009
    • Modified waiver process and clarified reimbursement process (pg. 5)
    • Clarified eligibility in "Type of Employee" and "Category/Group" to include Arizona National Guard Member Purple Heart Recipient (pgs. 6-7)
    • Updated forms, including clarifying language about course and contract start dates for Adjunct faculty
      • Employee or Early/Active Retiree Tuition Waiver Request (Appendix A)
      • Dependent Tuition Waiver Request (Appendix B)
      • Adjunct Faculty Tuition Waiver Request (Appendix C)
      • Qualified Non-Employee Tuition Waiver Request (Appendix D)
      • Exemption of Non-Resident Tuition for Approved Courses for Full-Time Teacher or Full-Time Classroom Aide per ARS §15-1802 (Appendix E)
    • Clarified eligibility language for Adjunct faculty tuition waivers regarding contract and class start dates (pg. 16)
    • Modified example for Adjunct faculty tuition waiver usuage concerning contract and class start dates (pg. 17)
    • Added note with location of Non-Employee Tuition Waiver Qualified Participant List (pg. 18)
  • Spring 2009
    • Added "Monitoring of Tuition Waivers" (Appendix H)
    • Added instructions for "Non Employee Waiver Process" (Appendix G)
  • Fall 2008
    • Fiscal codes updated for new SIS system (pg.6, Appendix B and D)
    • Added note to "Eligibility References" chart 8 (pg.7)
    • Updated "Tuition Waiver Procedures" to reflect process in new SIS system (pgs.8-10)
  • Summer 2008
    • Updated language on Tuition Waiver
      • Employee or Early/Active RetireeTuition Waiver Request (Appendix A)
      • Adjunct Faculty Tuition Waiver Request (Appendix C)

Forms (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Non-Employee Waiver Process

How to Process Tuition Waiver Requests for Non-Employees

  1. Agency* that verifies eligibility notifies the Maricopa Community Colleges (Senior Manager of Human Resources or Manager of the Office of Public Stewardship at the District Office), making sure to include the college designation(s) the dependent will be attending.
  2. The Senior Manager of Human Resources or Manager of the Office of Public Stewardship will notify the appropriate Admissions and Records and College Fiscal offices at the designated college(s).
  3. The dependent student will need to fill out the Non-Employee Tuition Waiver (see Appendix D) and submit it to each college they attend every semester.
  4. The District Office will maintain a copy of the eligibility notification provided by the appropriate agency.

*Verification of eligibility must be received on official stationary of peace officers, fire fighters, emergency paramedics association, Adjutant National Guard, or Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Verification may also be sent from the agency designee via email to the Senior Manager of Human Resources and the Manager of the Office of Public Stewardship.

Non-Employee Tuition Waiver Qualified Participant List (PDF) Revised 10/12/09
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