WARWICK, R.I. -- The Rhode Island Office of Higher Education said Monday that 59 undocumented students are paying in-state tuition rates to attend a state college or university..
This fall, 56 such students enrolled at the Community College of Rhode Island, two at the University of Rhode Island and one at Rhode Island College.
Combined, they paid about $93,000 in tuition, compared with $261,000 they would have paid in out-of-state rates. They pay the full in-state rate and are not eligible for any federal financial aid.
The policy -- which sparked public outcry when it was approved last year by the state Board of Governors for Higher Education -- provides the in-state rate for undocumented students in good academic standing who have been enrolled at a Rhode Island high school for at least three years.