Certificate of Residence

To qualify for the resident tuition rate, a student is required by law to present once each academic year, on or before registration, a Certificate of Residence indicating that he/she has been a legal resident of the State of New York for one year and of the county in which he/she resides for six months.

Residents of Clinton County must complete the Residency application, have it notarized, and submit it with tuition payment to the Bursar’s office by the due date specified on the Billing Statement in the Student Portal. Residency applications are available in the Student Portal, at www.clinton.edu/bursar, and at the Bursar’s office, and must be dated within sixty days of the start of the semester.

Residents of other New York State counties must complete the Residency application, have it notarized, and submit it to the Treasurer or Chief Fiscal Officer of their home county. The Treasurer will issue a Certificate of Residence to the student who must submit it to the Bursar’s office by the due date specified on the Billing Statement in the Student Portal.

Residency applications are available in the Student Portal, at www.clinton.edu/bursar, and at the Bursar’s office, and must be dated within sixty days of the start of the semester. Exceptions: Active-Duty Military personnel, spouses and dependents stationed in New York are considered New York State residents for tuition purposes.