[nabs-l] Does VR cover DC schools?

[Kaiti Shelton]

The ssuggestions given so far are good ones.

Overall, I think you really need to just ask your councelor.
I will correct one statement that will most likely be false.  I can't
totally varify as North Carolina's rules are going to be different
from other states including mine, but I have a hard time buying that
North Carolina VR will totally say no to sending you out of state.
Ultimately, that boils down to consumer choice, and restricting your
college choices when sighted students or students not in the rehab
system can go wherever they want would be discriminatory.  They might
not give you as much funding, and that is where the suggestions
relating to switching residency to Maryland or Virginia come into
play, but as far as refusing to pay at all I don't think they could
legally get away with that.

It is really interesting to see how different systems work.  In Ohio,
for example, we are supposed to start at community colleges by the
VR's standards.  If you go to the area community college close to
where you live they'll pretty much cover your tuition, books,
everything.  You can choose to go somewhere else, but the state VR
services will only give you tuition assistance in the amount they
would pay for you to go to that community college.  I believe they
give you a little more after two years because at that point you
technically shouldn't be able to continue at a community college,
assuming you've taken a full load and passed everything, but I don't
know how much more that is.  My beef with this is that for people like
me in programs with practicums, clinicals, or internships that start
in the second year, going to a 4-year university right after high
school makes more sense, and is actually more cost effective because
you can get in and out in 4 years without paying extra for the
community college beforehand.  Not all programs have degrees at the
associate level either, but no rehab system is perfect I guess.

On 9/22/13, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> You can also ask the school you want to go to about out-of-state tuition
> waivers. The university Iam going to transfer to said they will likely waive
> out-of-state tuition for me as long as Ikeep up my good GPA and apply for
> the waiver. But this also is because I will be going into a program they are
> actively recruiting for and I fit their "profile" of a desireable student. I
> am not trying to brag; I say it to suggest that you could possibly qualify
> for a waiver if you show the university how your attendance will benefit
> them. This may be in a similar way I am or in another way but you should
> think about why you want to go to this school and how you will be an asset.
> Just something to think about.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 22, 2013, at 9:21 PM, Misty Dawn Bradley <mistydbradley at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Usually, you have to live in that state for at least 12 consecutive months
>> to be considered as an in-state resident for college tuition purposes. I
>> think it depends on VR, but they may be able to cover part of the tuition,
>> but they will only give you the amount for in-state in NC if you go to
>> school out of state, because NC vocational rehab has a maximum amount that
>> they can pay for school. I live in NC also, and that is what they did for
>> me when I went out of state. They can only give you the same amount that
>> they would give for an in-state school, so you would have to come up with
>> a way to pay the difference, either through scholarships or through grants
>> or loans. However, if you moved to Washington, DC to the state the school
>> is in, either Virginia or Maryland, and lived there for at least 12 months
>> without going to school, then you would be considered a resident of that
>> state rather than of NC for tuition purposes to get in-state tuition for
>> that college you want to go to, although I think it differs from state to
>> state about how they help with college. Perhaps you can look up the
>> website for the state that the school you want to attend is located in
>> (probably Virginia or Maryland depending on where in DC it is) and find
>> out about the programs they have for helping individuals with attending
>> school or look up their number and speak with them to find out about how
>> long you would have to wait and what their procedures are.
>> Hth,
>> Misty
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Bobbi Pompey
>> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:00 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: [nabs-l] Does VR cover DC schools?
>>
>> Hello, I am in college in NC and VR is paying for it. I know they will
>> fully pay for public colleges/universitiesin the state I live in.
>>
>> Just for clarification, does VR cover schools in Washington DC?
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> PS- does anyone know how long you have to be a resident in a state before
>> VR will pay for your college tuition?
>>
>> Bobbi A. L. Pompey
>> (336) 988-6375
>> pompey2010 at yahoo.com
>> http://pompey2050.wix.com/bobbi-pompey
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Kaiti