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Tuition Waiver

This waiver is available for qualified dislocated forest products workers or their unemployed spouses. 

Summary

Community colleges may waive all or a portion of tuition (operating and building fees) and services and activities fees for dislocated forest products workers or their unemployed spouse in depressed economic communities if enrolled for 10 or more credits for a maximum of six quarters within a two year period.  Approval from the SBCTC will be sent to the Job Service Center and the college.  Students will receive notification from the Job Service Center.     

This waiver is included in the 35% legislative limit. 

Statute

RCW 28B.50.259 - Program for dislocated forest products workers — Waiver from tuition and fees.

1. The state board for community and technical colleges shall administer a program designed to provide higher education opportunities to dislocated forest products workers and their unemployed spouses who are enrolled in a community or technical college for ten or more credit hours per quarter. In administering the program, the college board shall have the following powers and duties:
   1. With the assistance of an advisory committee, design a procedure for selecting dislocated forest products workers to participate in the program;
   2. Allocate funding to community and technical colleges attended by participants; and
   3. Monitor the program and report on participants' progress and outcomes.
2. Unemployed spouses of eligible dislocated forest products workers may participate in the program, but tuition and fees may be waived under the program only for the worker or the spouse and not both.
3. Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for program participants, for a maximum of six quarters within a two-year period.
4. During any biennium, the number of full-time equivalent students to be served in this program shall be determined by the applicable omnibus appropriations act, and shall be in addition to the community college enrollment level funded by the applicable omnibus appropriations act.

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