Eligibility, Monitoring, and Limitations
- Eligibility for tuition waivers, affidavits, or exemptions is established via state statute and Governing Board policy.
- An official dependent tuition waiver dynamic request eForm must be presented in order to initiate the waiver process.
- Employees must be in active work status prior to the start date of the class for an employee or dependent waiver to be considered valid.
- Dependents/spouses of full-time classified, non-classified, and dependents/spouses of full-time specially-funded employees are eligible for a maximum of 16 credit hours per semester (includes concurrent enrollment at multiple locations).
- The Office of Public Stewardship monitors the use of tuition waivers for patterns of non-participation, non-attendance and non-completion in all courses of enrollment whenever a waiver is used. We also monitor grades that are issued for a single course that is repeated (i.e. ENG 102, PED 100, and where a grade of W, Y, Z, or F appears on the enrollment record 2 times in conjunction with waiver use—the third time, the course is not eligible for waiver).
- A person may be deemed ineligible to use the tuition waiver if the waiver/course enrollment history shows a pattern of unsatisfactory academic progress for any pattern of non-attendance/non-participation for all courses where the waiver is used.
- The number of withdrawals for the same course number (i.e. ECN 211) is limited to two. Upon the third attempt, the eligible person will not receive a waiver of tuition for subsequent registration in the same course and the person must pay applicable course costs.
- The intent of these limitations is to address the potential (or possible) misuse of public funds for any activity indicating a pattern of non-participation, non-attendance, and non-completion (e.g., multiple withdrawals, Y, F, or Z grades).
Fiscal Responsibility
The tuition waiver benefit is not transferable.
Parties are fiscally responsible for costs above the waiver limit.
Tuition and fee waivers are limited to the per-credit-hour cost of classes only. Other fees, such as lab or towel fees and out-of-county or out-of-state fees, are not waived and must be paid by the student.
Eligibility Chart for Dependents/Spouse Waivers
| Types of Participant | FTE | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Dependents of Full-time Classified, Non-Classified, and Dependents/Spouses of Full-time Specially Funded employees** | 0.75 to 1.00 | Dependents/Spouses may take up to 16 credit hours per semester |
*The following categories are not eligible for tuition waivers: employees less than .75 FTE; dependents of Short Term employees (OYO and OSO); dependents of Adjunct employees, and temporary employees (including those on RPS).
**Dependents are defined as a spouse or unmarried child less than 24 years old. In order to receive a tuition waiver, the qualified employee must be in active work status prior to the first class meeting. Dependent children must be less than 24 years old at the time of the first class meeting. The employee's spouse under a legally valid existing marriage. Domestic partners are not eligible as existing state statute for granting waivers expressly uses the term spouse.
Resources
- Dependent Student Tuition Waiver Process User Guide
- Dependent Tuition Waiver Dynamic Form
Login with your Student MEID and password. Prospective students who have never been admitted to Maricopa Community Colleges or been one of its employees should admit via the online Student Admissions Application. - 2023 Tuition Waiver Handbook
- Payment Guide
Instructions for students on how to navigate paying fees.
- Payment Guide