Certificate of Residence

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. 

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.  

Steps to obtain a COR 

Step 1.  Click on the county you live in below. 

Step 2.  Follow the instructions for your county to complete an application. Some of the counties have their own applications, and some allow you to use the college's standard application.  The college's standard application is at the bottom of this page.  

Step 3. Make sure that you choose the correct academic year and semester, and provide the date you enrolled at Corning Community College (or are planning to enroll).  Please, print clearly.

Step 4.  Submit your application to your county per the instructions for your county.  

Step 5.  Check your student account (MyCorning/My Banner/Account Summary) 2 weeks after submitting your application to the county.  If the non-resident tuition fee has not yet been credited to your student account, follow up with the county to ensure that a COR has been issued and sent to the college.  

IMPORTANT - PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO THE COLLEGE.  YOU MUST SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO YOUR COUNTY (CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW).  YOUR COUNTY WILL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE, WHICH YOU SUBMIT TO CCC AT COR@CORNING-CC.EDU.  IF YOU SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE COLLEGE INSTEAD OF THE COUNTY, THERE WILL BE A DELAY IN OBTAINING YOUR CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCE.    

The $163 per credit hour non-resident tuition fee will be charged to any student who has not submitted a valid certificate of residency to the Student Accounts Office.  

If you need assistance, please contact the Enrollment Advisement Center at eacenter@corning-cc.edu or 607-962-9875

Please submit the actual certificate issued by your county (NOT THE APPLICATION) to Student Accounts in person or via:

Email: cor@corning-cc.edu

Mail:
SUNY Corning Community College 
Attn: Student Accounts 
1 Academic Drive 
Corning, NY 14830   
                                                                                                   

Apply for a COR

To apply for a Certificate of Residency, please refer to your county website below.

Please refer to the above links for specific county information and applications.  If a generic application is allowed or needed, please use this: 

CCC Standard COR Application

Appeal Information

If a SUNY community college student is denied a certificate of residence from their home county, such student may appeal to SUNY System Administration for reversal. Such appeal communication should contain the student’s contact information and details about the denial from the county.

Please note that denials can only be reversed if either the county or the college made an error or did not follow relevant legal requirements. Students can submit appeals by email to CCLegalLiaison@suny.edu or by physical mail to Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline, SUNY H. Carl McCall Building, 353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12246.