Tuition Rates

Red Rocks Community College

Colorado Resident Tuition

Residency Classification

RRCC classifies you as a Colorado resident or non-resident (for tuition purposes) based on your admissions application. We determine your tuition classification by the first day of the term or within ten business days for applications processed after the first day. The information below provides guidelines to residency classification. However, final classification is based on a number of factors. Contact the Student Records office at student.records@rrcc.edu for additional information.

To qualify for resident tuition classification, you must be / demonstrate:

  • Permanent residence in Colorado one year prior to first day of term (age 23 and older).
  • Parent's permanent residence in Colorado one year prior to the first day of term (age 22 and under).
  • Married at least one year prior to the first day of the term (age 22 and under) and meet permanent residence requirements.
  • To qualify for resident tuition you must:
    • Physically reside in Colorado for 12 consecutive months preceding the beginning of the first day of the semester with the intent to remain in Colorado indefinitely.
    • Have legal ties to Colorado.  Examples of legal ties include:
      • Lease or Rental Agreement for one year or more
      • Proof of Purchase of a Home
      • Filed Colorado Income Taxes
      • A Colorado driver’s license or a Colorado ID
      • A Colorado motor vehicle registration
      • Proof of Colorado voter registration
  • Active military duty in Colorado (includes children and spouse). Requires a copy of military orders and military ID.
  • Honorably discharged member of the Armed Services. Requires a DD214 (honorable discharge and a Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID).
  • Transferred to Colorado as part of economic incentive program-HB 1256 (includes children; not spouse). Requires appropriate documentation (Letter from Employer on letterhead and a Colorado driver’s license or Colorado ID).
  • Emancipated minors (parents no longer provide support, care and custody; do not claim you on taxes). Requires a Residency Correction Formstack
  • Attendance a Colorado high school for three years and graduated immediately prior to applying at RRCC.
  • You earned a GED and resided in Colorado for three years immediately prior to applying to RRCC.

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Program

  • You may be eligible for a reduction in tuition through Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program if you are a resident of one of the participating western states and you do not intend to establish residency in Colorado or take online courses. Visit the WUE website for more information. To request consideration for the WUE tuition rate, please submit The WUE Application. If you have any questions, please email the Student Records department at student.records@rrcc.edu (link sends e-mail)

ASSET or DACA Students

This information is about Colorado ASSET/DACA classification, which allows eligible students without documentation to pay in-state, rather than out-of-state tuition, as well as receive the College Opportunity Fund stipend at Red Rocks Community College.

To Change Your Tuition Classification

For submission deadlines, please check the college calendar on our website.

*The College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend is only available to eligible resident students who apply for and authorize its use. COF does not apply to MPAS students.