State and Educational Employees Waiver
The tuition waivers and residency classifications document contains information on tuition waivers, residency classifications and the Running Start Program that may be applicable to students enrolling in Washington state's community and technical colleges.
Waiver Purpose
This optional waiver is for state employees. "State employee" includes permanent classified employees, higher education employees, teachers and K-12 classified staff.
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Community and technical colleges may waive all or a portion of tuition (operating and building fees) and services and activities fees for state employees as defined below:
- Permanent employees in classified service under RCW 41.06 (State Civil Service Law).
- Permanent employees governed by RCW 41.56 (Public Employees Collective Bargaining).
- Permanent classified employees and exempt paraprofessional employees of technical colleges.
- Faculty, counselors, librarians and exempt professional/administrative employees at institutions of higher education.
- Teachers and other certificated instructional staff at public common and vocational schools.
- Classified staff employed at public common schools, when the employee is taking courses relevant to their work assignment or coursework that is part of a teacher preparation program.
Students shall be enrolled on a space-available basis. Students shall be charged a registration fee of not less than five dollars. Community colleges may give preference to employees of their college before considering waivers for eligible persons not employed by the college.
If a college participates in this waiver, it shall include all eligible state employees in the pool of those eligible to participate. Equal treatment must be given to those employed full-time and those employed half-time or more.
These students are not to be included in state enrollment counting.
RCW 28B.15.558 – Waiver of tuition and fees for state employees and educational employees