Virginia

"Senior Citizens Higher Education Act

Section §23-38.56 of the Code of Virginia (also known as the Senior Citizens Higher Education Act) states that Virginians age 60 and older may take college courses without paying tuition. Older citizens may register for and enroll in courses in any state institution of higher education (subject to the admission requirements of the institution) as a full-time or part-time student for academic credit if their federal taxable income does not exceed $15,000 per year. The State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) has details of the Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver.

Virginians age 60 and older, regardless of income, may register for and audit courses in any Virginia institution of higher education. Students may have to pay for course materials and laboratory fees. For more information, contact the admissions office of the state college or university nearest you. SCHEV offers a listing of state colleges and universities."

                                                                                -SECTION 23-38.56 of the Code of                                                                                         Virginia
                                                                     http://www.vda.virginia.gov/eldereducation.asp

Public Universities

University of Virginia's College at Wise - http://www.uvawise.edu/
Contact Info  276-328-0100
Senior Tuition Forms 

Christopher Newport University - http://cnu.edu/
Contact Info  797-594-7000
Senior Information   (page 5)

College of William & Mary - http://www.wm.edu/
Contact Info  757-221-4000
Information for Senior Citizens

George Mason University - https://www2.gmu.edu
Contact Info  703-993-1000
Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver

James Madison University - http://www.jmu.edu/
Contact Info  540-568-5681
Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver

Longwood University - http://www.longwood.edu/
Contact Info  434-395-2000
Senior Citizen Tuiton Waiver Info

Norfolk State University - https://www.nsu.edu
Contact Info  757-823-8600
Senior Citizen Waiver Form

Old Dominion University - http://www.odu.edu/
Contact Info   757-683-3000
Senior Citizen Waiver Form

University of Mary Washington - http://www.umw.edu/
Contact Info   540-654-1000
Senior Citizen Tuition Information 

University of Virginia - http://www.virginia.edu/
Contact Info  434-924-0311
Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Form

Virginia Commonwealth University - http://www.vcu.edu/
Contact Info    804-828-0100
Senior Citizen Higher Education Program

Virginia Tech - http://www.vt.edu/
Contact info  540-231-6000
Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Forms

Virginia State University - http://www.vsu.edu/
Contact Info   804-524-5000
Senior Citizen information  page (4 of 18) Actually page 39 of entire document.



Community Colleges

Blue Ridge Community College -  http://www.brcc.edu/
Contact info  540-234-9261
50+ Class info

Central Virginia Community College - http://www.cvcc.vccs.edu/ 
Contact info   434-832-7600
General knowledge classes info
Tuition Waiver and discount info for senior citizens 

Dabney S. Lancaster Community College - http://www.dslcc.edu/
Contact info  541-261-1211
Senior tuition info 

Danville Community College - http://www.dcc.vccs.edu/
Contact info   434-797-2222
Senior Citizen Tuition waiver forms

Eastern Shore Community College - http://es.vccs.edu/
Contact info   757-789-1789
Senior Citizen Tuition waiver forms 

Germanna Community College - http://www.germanna.edu/
Contact info   540-891-3000
Senior Citizen Tuition waiver forms

Reynolds Community College - http://www.reynolds.edu/
Contact info   804-371-3000
Senior Citizen Tuition waiver info 

John Tyler Community College - http://www.jtcc.edu/
Contact info  804-796-4000
Senior Citizen Tuition wiaver info 

Mountain Empire Community College - http://www.mecc.edu/
Contact Info   276-523-2300
Senior Citizen Tuition waiver info

New River Community College - http://www.nr.edu/
Contact Info   540-674-3600
Senior Citizen Tuition forms

Northern Virginia Community College - http://www.nvcc.edu/
Contact Info   703-323-3000
Senior Citizen eligibility Forms

Patrick Henry Community College - http://www.patrickhenry.edu/
Contact Info   276-638-8777
Senior Citizen Information 

Piedmont Virginia Community College - http://www.pvcc.edu/
Contact Info  434 977 3900
Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver Info

Rappahannock Community College - https://www.rappahannock.edu/
Contact Info  804 758 6700
Senior Info  (halfway down page) 

Southwest Virginia Community College - http://sw.edu/
Contact Info    276 964 7238
Senior Citizen Tuition Information

Thomas Nelson Community College - http://tncc.edu/
Contact Info   757 825 2700
Senior Citizens Information page

Tidewater Community College - http://www.tcc.edu/
Contact Info   757-822-1122
Senior Citizens Tuition Discount 

Virginia Western Community College - http://www.virginiawestern.edu/
Contact Info   540-857-8922
Senior Citizens information

Other Educational Sources for Seniors

     A few months back I missed an extraordinary opportunity to write a few pages about this site in a newly released book.  I had not been posting in a while due to personal reasons, and so I missed this email from an expert in tuition waivers and discounts for all age groups.  Anywhere that I can find information to save you money while pursuing yours goals, whether it be my website or someone else's, I will always pass that information along.  Hopefully these collections of resources will help you as well as your children and grandchild.
     As I was saying, I received this email about my website.  I decided to do a little research on this person.  Her name is Jennifer Cook DeRosa and she is a mother of four sons whom she homeschooled.  She is an award winning chef.  Her love for cooking didn't stop there because she launched a culinary degree program at her local community college.  Furthermore, she spent the next 20 years dedicating her life to higher education administration advising and instructing students. She is also that author of two books in the education arena.  She did as we all did to pay for her culinary degree.  However, she used the techniques taught in her book to earn subsequent degrees.  In this particular book, she has dedicated an entire chapter on senior citizens seeking credit or non-credit courses tuition free.  The book is called Completely Free Colleges.  She has also written Homeschooling for College Credit.  I will post a link for you to acquire these books.  You can also find her on Facebook.  Just search Completely Free Colleges and you will see the many resources listed there.  Here are the links to get you started with your search.  I hope this helps.






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Vermont

  Vermont residents who are 65 years or older are eligible for a tuition waiver within the Vermont State Colleges system for up to two courses per enrollment period unless the President or the President’s designee grants express written permission for additional courses during the same period. To be eligible, such persons must be non-matriculated and may not take the place of a paying student in courses with enrollment limits. Eligible persons must pay relevant registration and course fees and shall not be entitled to any other college service or benefit, unless otherwise expressly permitted in writing by the President or President’s designee, except for those services or facilities otherwise available to the public at-large.

http://www.vsc.edu/about-vsc/VSC_Policies/Policy%20417%20Tuition%20Waivers%20for%20Senior%20Citizens.pdf

Public Universities

Castleton University - http://www.castleton.edu/
Contact info  800-639-8521
Tuition discount for Senior Citizens

Johnson State College - http://www.jsc.edu/
Contact info  800-635-2356
Tuition waiver for Senior Citizens on Page 20

Lyndon State College - http://lyndonstate.edu/
Contact info  1-800-225-1998
Financial Aid info

University of Vermont - http://www.uvm.edu/
Contact info  802-656-3131
Financial aid for Senior Citizens

Community Colleges

Community College of Vermont - http://ccv.edu/
Contact info  - 800-228-6686
Senior Free Tuition 

Vermont Technical College - http://www.vtc.edu/
Contact info  802-728-1000
Free tuition for non-degree seeking Senior citizens

Private Colleges

Marlboro College - https://www.marlboro.edu
Contact info  802-258-9200
Senior Citizen Class discount information

Southern Vermont College - http://www.svc.edu/
Contact info  802-447-4000
Class Discount information - may be only 1 class at a time.