Final Report On Undocument Students Admission To Community Colleges Released

Updated: 4/16/2009 5:19:14 PM

North Carolina-- Policies governing the enrollment of undocumented students in postsecondary educational institutions vary widely nationwide. The North Carolina Community College System has grappled with this difficult issue for most of the current decade. In November 2008, the NCCCS commissioned a review of issues surrounding the admission of undocumented students.

The results presented in this report examine federal and state law developments and policies and practices affecting access to post-secondary educational institutions for undocumented immigrants in eleven states, and the costs associated with admitting, and verifying the status of, undocumented students.

The primary objectives that guided the research were to:

Prepare a timeline and compendium of the history of the admission of undocumented students to NCCCS curriculum programs.

Outline the policy of the University of North Carolina System on the admission of undocumented students, and address the implications of the adoption of a similar policy by the NCCCS.

Calculate the estimated amount of state and local resources required to support an undocumented student enrolled full-time in a North Carolina community college curriculum program, taking into account the amount of tuition paid by the student.

Conduct a state policy study. Present an analysis of policies for admission and pending or ratified legislation pertinent to undocumented students in public institutions of higher education in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Identify the key policy issues that the North Carolina State Board should consider when developing a long-term policy on the admission of undocumented students, including implications of the fiscal impact, and the costs and processes associated with verification.

To see the full 136 page report click here.
http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/News ... Report.pdf

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