116-144. Higher tuition to be charged nonresidents.
Unless provided otherwise by law, the Board of Governors shall fix the tuition and required fees charged nonresidents of North Carolina who attend the institutions enumerated in G.S. 116-4 at rates higher than the rates charged residents of North Carolina and comparable to the rates charged nonresident students by comparable public institutions nationwide, except that a person who serves as a graduate teaching assistant or graduate research assistant or in a similar instructional or research assignment and is at the same time enrolled as a graduate student in the same institution may, in the discretion of the Board of Governors, be charged a lower rate fixed by the Board, provided the rate is not lower than the North Carolina resident rate. (1933, c. 320, s. 3; 1983, c. 761, s. 112; 2016-94, s. 11.4(c2).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 116 - Higher Education
Article 14 - General Provisions as to Tuition and Fees in Certain State Institutions.
§ 116-143 - State-supported institutions of higher education required to charge tuition and fees.
§ 116-143.1 - Provisions for determining resident status for tuition purposes.
§ 116-143.3 - Tuition of Armed Forces personnel and their dependents.
§ 116-143.3A - Waiver of 12-month residency requirement for certain veterans and other individuals.
§ 116-143.4 - Admissions status of persons charged in-State tuition.
§ 116-143.6 - Full scholarship students attending constituent institutions.
§ 116-143.9 - Fixed tuition payment.