Treasurer's Office
Certificate of Residency
Certificate of Residency Information
​To qualify for a reduced tuition rate, students attending community college in NYS must submit to their college an application verifying residency in New York State during the past year. Below is the affidavit form needed and helpful hints on completing the form and obtaining acceptable documentation.

Certificate of Residence Application and Instructions
To open and complete the PDF application form, you will need Adobe Reader (the latest version is recommended). If you do not have it installed on your computer, you may download the latest version free of charge from http://get.adobe.com/reader/

To qualify for in-state tuition, a student must submit a Certificate of Residence. Failure to submit a Certificate of Residence will result in the student being billed the out-of-state tuition rate. Applications cannot be submitted sooner than 60 days before classes start and must be obtained within 30 days of classes beginning.