There are several factors which help determine your residency status and tuition rate. Please complete this Petition for Review of Residency Status to begin the review process.
This Review may be completed:
1) by both current and future students
2) once you have purchased property or moved into the state of Michigan or Grand Traverse County, OR
3) if you are planning to purchase property or move into Michigan or Grand Traverse County
We encourage students to complete this Review before moving into Michigan or Grand Traverse County to determine what requirements are necessary for a residency status change.
Please be sure to update your address under Self-Service - Personal Information
- Personal Information if needed.
This Review will not update your address in our system._________________________________________________________________________________________
Residency Policy: It is the policy of Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) that a student’s residency classification (In-district, In-state/Out-of-District, Out-of-State) be determined when first admitted to the college. A student will continue to be classified with that residency status throughout the student's time of attendance, until the student petitions for and is granted a residency change or moves outside of Grand Traverse County or the state of Michigan.
Please see the policy links for more details:
https://www.nmc.edu/student-services/records-registration/policies/residency.htmlhttps://www.nmc.edu/about/policies/board-staff/D-603.01.html_________________________________________________________________________________________
Please note:- Only Grand Traverse County qualifies for the in-district tuition rate. Please verify your county of residence if not certain. For example, parts of Traverse City are in Leelanau county, which is not eligible for the in-district rate.
- NMC-owned housing cannot be used to qualify for Grand Traverse County or state of Michigan residency or tuition.
- An approved change to your residency tuition rate is not retroactive to any previous or current semesters of enrollment at Northwestern Michigan College.
After submitting this Petition for Review of Residency Status, please expect an email response within three to five business days to your NMC student email account (or to the email you provide if you have not yet been admitted to NMC) with either the documents that will be required to continue your review of residency status, or the reason(s) why you may not qualify for a residency status change at this time.
All required documentation must be submitted and approved by the due date that will be provided in the email response before any changes will made to your residency and tuition rate. If you are an NMC student, this documentation must be sent from your NMC student email or dropped off in person at the Enrollment Services office in the Tanis building on main campus (open M - F, 9 AM - 5 PM).
By clicking Next, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above information. If you have any questions, please call (231) 995-1049 or email records@nmc.edu.
