AB540

AB540 allows qualified students to be exempt from paying non-resident tuition fees at Taft College. Students are eligible for the AB540 exemption if they meet each of the following requirements:

Attended a California high school (public or private) for 3 or more years;

Graduated from a California high school or received the equivalent, such as a GED, prior to the start of the term;

Any Taft College student wishing to use the AB540 non-resident tuition fees exception must first submit an unofficial high school transcript and provide a complete and signed AB540 affidavit* (available online) to the Admissions Office. The Admissions Office will not consider the use of the AB540 exception for any particular student until each of the student’s aforementioned documents has been received.

Any student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who meets the above requirements, shall be exempt from paying non-resident tuition at Taft College. Students who are non-immigrant (for example, those who hold F (student) visas, B (visitor) visas, etc.) are not eligible for this exemption. Non-resident students meeting the criteria will be exempted from the payment of non-resident tuition, but they will not be classified as California residents. They continue to be “non-residents.” If you have any questions regarding your eligibility for the AB540 non-resident tuition fees exception, please contact the Admissions Office or your Taft College Counselor.

*One section of the affidavit requires any alien student without lawful immigration status must declare he or she has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so. Documented students may disregard this section, but must still complete, sign and submit the other sections of the affidavit.