Certificate of Residency

To qualify for in-state tuition rate, you are required by NYS Education Law to submit  a certificate of residence (COR), once every year, to the SUNY CCC Student Accounts office indicating that you have been a legal resident of New York State for 1 year and of a county for 6 months.  A certificate of residence from your home county is the only proof of residence that allows you to pay the in-state tuition rate.  

For NYS residents, the per credit hour non-resident tuition fee will be charged to any student who has not submitted a valid certificate of residency application or certificate.

New York counties will issue certificates any time between (a) two months prior to the student’s registration date (not the start of classes) and (b) 30 days after the start of classes.

Counties are permitted by law to refuse COR applications after the 30th day of the semester, and many counties adhere to this deadline with NO EXCEPTIONS.  

Please refer to the instructions below for your county.

Chemung County: Complete the application online.

Schuyler County: Complete the Adobe Sign application online. Please make sure to verify your email once you submit the form and have your High School submit your transcript to ace@corning-cc.edu.

Steuben County: Complete our Certificate of Residence application and submit it to ace@corning-cc.edu.

For Allegany, Tioga, and Livingston Counties: Complete our Certificate of Residence application and submit it to ace@corning-cc.edu. Once submitted have your High School submit your transcript to ace@corning-cc.edu.

For all other NY counties: Please follow your counties instructions for submitting the Certificate of Residency application: https://www.corning-cc.edu/current-students/certificate_of_residence.php

Waivers can be obtained for those students residing in NY who have not lived in NYS for at least a year. Please email ace@corning-cc.edu for more information.