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Regarding Admissions- Undocumented students are able to apply and take classes at Dalton State College. We do not deny students based on their residency. Our application has a section where you can claim residency. If a student does not have legal residency, they can simply not claim residency which will eliminate the need to submit any lawful presence documents. The student will just need to submit transcripts and an immunization record. Once the student is accepted, they can freely take classes.

Regarding Financial Aid- Unfortunately, undocumented students are not eligible for any federal funding as you need a SSN number to apply for FAFSA. FAFSA is what allows all schools in the country to verify a student's financial aid eligibility. Each school may have independent help in regards to offering students additional aid that does not fall under federal funding. At Dalton State, we have the Dalton State Foundation Scholarship. These are scholarships that all Dalton State students can apply for regardless of residency. The scholarships within the foundation have various requirements based on different things like GPA, major, and demographical information. Undocumented students do have to pay the out-of-state tuition rate as there is no way to verify residency for in-state tuition. There are some private loan lenders that allow students under the DACA status to apply for loans with a US resident/Citizen Co-signer such as SoFi. https://www.sofi.com/private-student-loans/

Regarding student life-There are no requirements for residency to be involved in any of our student life functions. All our students are welcomed and encouraged to join organizations and be a part of all our campus events. Our campus police are exceptionally friendly and never will legal residency be asked of students from our public safety department. At Dalton State, we are Georgia's first and only HSI institution. This stands for Hispanic Serving Institution. Over 25% of our student population identifies as Hispanic.

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I highly recommend contacting our Dean of Students, Dr. Jami Hall, for further questions regarding our policies that may affect undocumented students. Her email is jhall@daltonstate.edu