{"id":5178,"date":"2025-11-12T18:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T18:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/?page_id=5178"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:07:36","slug":"residency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/tuition\/residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Costs by Residency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim gcc\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>In-State Students<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>The following rates apply to Massachusetts state residents and to all students taking evening, online, summer, and intersession courses, regardless of residency. Please refer to our<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/webdocs\/billing\/Tuition-Fee-Chart.pdf\">tuition &amp; fee chart<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/tuition\/\">explanation of fees<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/calculators\/\">tuition calculator<\/a> for a more accurate estimate of your cost of attendance.<\/p>\n<p>An in-state resident is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has established and maintained continuous residency in Massachusetts for at least six months immediately prior to enrollment. Proof of residency and intent to remain in the state is required.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuition:<\/strong> $26 per credit<\/li>\n<li><strong>College Service Fee:<\/strong> $204<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> $230 per credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>New England Residents Outside of Massachusetts<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>Through the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), 911±¬ÁÏÍø allows eligible students from other New England states to attend at a reduced tuition rate. These students pay 150% of the Massachusetts resident tuition rate, which is lower than standard out-of-state tuition.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify, you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a legal resident of one of the five other New England states<\/li>\n<li>Enroll in a degree or certificate program that is:\n<ul>\n<li><em>Not offered<\/em> at a two-year community college in your home state, or<\/li>\n<li><em>Not offered<\/em> at a Massachusetts community college closer to your home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuition:<\/strong> $39 per credit<\/li>\n<li><strong>College Service Fee:<\/strong> $204<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> $243 per credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Students Outside of New England<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>If you do not qualify for in-state residency or New England Board of Higher Education, you will be charged the out-of-state rate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tuition:<\/strong> $281 per credit<\/li>\n<li><strong>College Service Fee:<\/strong> $204<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total:<\/strong> $485 per credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":4906,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5178","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 21:08:06","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"pp_notify_user","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5178"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5419,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5178\/revisions\/5419"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}