Exemptions and Waivers Available at Collin College

Optional or Mandatory	Exemption or Waiver	Description	Office to Contact	Texas Residency Requirement	Exempted/ Waived (only applies to state funded courses)	Statute Program	Texas Statute/ Administrative Rules
O	E	Exemption-Ad Valorem Residency	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	Ad Valorem	TEC 130.0032(a)
M	E	Exemption-Adoption	Financial Aid	No	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Adopted	TEC 54.367
M	E	Exemption-Child of Clinical Nursing Preceptor	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition, not to exceed $500	Preceptors and/or their Children	TEC 54.356/Ch 22, Sub P
M	E	Exemption-Child of Disabled Fire/Police Officer	Financial Aid	No	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Children of Disabled Firemen/Peace Officers	TEC 54.351
M	E	Exemption-Child of POW/MIA	Financial Aid	Yes (POW sponsor)	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Children of POWs and MIAs	TEC 54.343
M	E	Exemption-Child of Professional Nursing Staff	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition pro-rated per employment percentage	Children of Nursing Faculty	TEC 54.355/Ch 22, Sub O
M	E	Exemption-Child, Hazlewood Legacy	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition and course lab fees only (not funded by Chapter 33 benefits)	Hazlewood-Legacy recipients	TEC 54.341 (k)
M	E	Exemption-Child/Spouse of Deceased Public Servant	Financial Aid	No	Books, tuition, and fees	Dependents of Deceased Public Servants	TEC 54.354
M	E	Exemption-Clinical Nursing Preceptor	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition, not to exceed $500	Preceptors and/or their Children	TEC 54.356/Ch 22, Sub P
O	E	Exemption-Contract Training	Center for Workforce & Economic Development	No	To resident tuition rate for eligible courses only	Agreement with Junior College District	TEC 130.0081
M	E	Exemption-Deaf and Blind	ACCESS Office	Yes	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Deaf or Blind	TEC 54.364
M	E	Exemption-Disabled Firefighter	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Permanently disabled during performance of job duties	TEC 54.352
M	E	Exemption-Disabled Police Officer	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Permanently disabled during performance of job duties	TEC 54.352
O	E	Exemption-Dual Credit to In-County Tuition	Student & Enrollment Services & Academic Partnership	No	To in-district tuition rate only	Dual Enrollment–Jr College	TEC 130.008/54.216
M	E	Exemption-Fire Science Undergraduate	Financial Aid	TX Employee	Tuition and lab fees only	Firefighters taking Fire Science Courses	TEC 54.353/Ch 22, Sub T
M	E	Exemption-Foster Care Undergraduate	Financial Aid	No	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Foster Care/TX Dpt Family Protective Svs	TEC 54.366
M	E	Exemption-Hazlewood Dependent, Disabled sponsor	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition and course lab/special fees only (not funded by Chapter 33 benefits)	Hazlewood-child/spouse of disabled	TEC 54.341 (a-2) and (b)(1)
M	E	Exemption-Hazlewood Eligible Dependent	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition and course lab/special fees only (not funded by Chapter 33 benefits)	Hazlewood-child/spouse of deceased	TEC 54.341 (a.2) and (b)(1)
M	E	Exemption-Hazlewood UG	Financial Aid	Yes at time of enlistment	Tuition and course lab/special fees only (not funded by Chapter 33 benefits)	Hazlewood-Veterans	TEC 54.341 (a)
O	E	Exemption-High School Concurrent	Academic Partnership & Testing Center	No, attending local high school and on free and reduced lunch	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Dual Enrollment-Jr College	TEC 130.008/54.216
O	E	Exemption-Highest Ranking Graduate	Student & Enrollment Services	No -TX high school grad	Tuition only	Highest Ranking HS Scholar	TEC 54.301
M	E	Exemption-Law Enforcement	Financial Aid	TX Employee	Tuition and lab fees only	Peace Officer Exemption	TEC 54.3531
O	E	Exemption-Non-funded Course Tuition	Financial Aid	Yes	Board approved excess tuition charges for identified course	Approved exceptional circumstances (hardship or term prior to graduation)	Texas Statute/ Administrative Rules Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 13(f)
M	E	Exemption-Prisoner of War	Financial Aid (hardship) Student & Enrollment Services (graduation)	Yes	Tuition and fees (excludes pass thru fees)	Ex-Prisoners of War	TEC 54.342
O	E	Exemption-Senior Citizen, 65 and older	Financial Aid	Yes	Tuition only for up to 6 hours	Senior Citizen 65+ for 6 hours	TEC 54.365 (b and c)
M	E	Exemption-Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan Residency	Student & Enrollment Services Bursar / Cashier	No	To resident tuition rate only	Texas Prepaid Plan	TEC 54.621.c
M	E	Exemption-Texas Tuition Promise Fund	Bursar / Cashier	No	Tuition charges which exceed allowed program payment	Texas Prepaid Plan	TEC 54.621.c
O	E	Waiver-Board Reciprocal County Agreement	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	Inter-institutional Academic Programs	TEC 54.368/130.0032
O	E	Waiver-Collin Support Staff	Student & Enrollment Services	Yes	Out-of-county to in-county tuition only	Community College District Employees	TEC 130.0851
O	W	Waiver-Competitive Scholarship	Athletic Department	No	Non-resident to resident tuition rate	Competitive Scholarship	TEC 54.213/Ch 21, Sub SS
M	W	Waiver-Continuous Military Dependent	Student & Enrollment Services	No, continuous domicile required	To resident tuition rate only	Military in Texas	TEC 54.241(c)
M	W	Waiver-Economic Development	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	Economic Development as identified by the State	TEC 54.222
M	W	Waiver-Faculty and Dependents	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	College Teachers, Profs, etc. and dependents	TEC 54.211
M	W	Waiver-Foreign Service	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	Foreign Service Officer	TEC 54.206
O	W	Waiver-Good Neighbor	Student & Enrollment Services	No	Tuition as approved by THECB	Good Neighbor/ Students from Other Nations of the American Hemisphere	TEC 54.331/CH 21, Sub K
M	W	Waiver-Military and Dependents	Student & Enrollment Services	No, but active duty orders or continuous presence	To resident tuition rate only	Military in Texas	TEC 54.241
M	W	Waiver-NATO Alien	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	NATO Members and Families	TEC 54.232
M	W	Waiver-Teacher Research Assistant	Student & Enrollment Services	No	To resident tuition rate only	Teaching and Research Assistants	TEC 54.212
M	E	Waiver-Texas National Guard Tuition Reimbursement	Bursar / Cashier	No	Tuition and fees up to amount allocated by adjutant general	National Guard Waiver	TEC 54.345
M	W	Waiver-Veterans and Dependents	Student & Enrollment Services	No, DD214 plus	To resident tuition rate only	Military in Texas	TEC 54.241(i and k)