The program is sponsored by the New England Board of Higher Education. It permits the enrollment of out-of-state New England Residents in selected programs at reduced tuition rates under two eligibility categories and Admissions preference/priority for applicants under NERSP are given the same preference as other applicants.
The uniqueness rule: When a study program is not offered at an in-state institution, a qualified student may apply for enrollment at an out-of-state institution offering that program under the Regional Student Program. Students enrolled in the GM-ASEP and Toyota/Lexus T-TEN associate degree programs and Marine Technology certificate program and Vermont residents in the Fire Science program are offered in-state tuition rates under this rule.
The Proximity Rule: When a program is offered under the Regional Student Program at both an in-state and an out-of-state institution and the mileage from the students' legal residence to the out-of-state institution is less than the mileage to the home state institution, or if the out-of-state institution is more accessible highways, the student is eligible for Regional Student Program status in any program listed by the institution in the NERSP catalog. Financial need of an applicant is not an appropriate basis for determining eligibility.
If a student transfers out of a NERSP program but remains at LRCC, that student is charged out-of-state tuition from the first semester of enrollment in the new program.
Students applying to the NERSP are to be notified of their tuition status upon acceptance as a NERSP student to LRCC. It is the student's own responsibility to request NERSP status from the institution when they apply. LRCC has no obligation to inform the student of the NERSP and no obligation to give retroactive tuition reduction.