Homeschool benefits and savings in the Pima Community College District
Proposition 308 lets qualifying non-citizen Arizona homeschool graduates pay Pima Community College's in-state tuition, $103 per lower-division credit for 2026-27. Your student must have attended a homeschool equivalent while physically in Arizona for at least two years and graduated in Arizona; this is a lower tuition classification, not free college.
Who qualifies
Attended in Arizona for two years
Your student must have attended a public or private high school or homeschool equivalent while physically present in Arizona for at least two years. The two years need not be consecutive.
Graduated in Arizona
Your student must have graduated from an Arizona public or private high school or homeschool equivalent, or obtained a high school equivalency diploma in Arizona.
Meets the immigration-status rules
Qualifying non-citizen students can receive the rate regardless of immigration status, without Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status. The college excludes specified nonimmigrant visa holders, including F1, F2, J1, H4, and H1.
Documents the classification
Send documents to the Registrar's Office. Proposition 308 changes tuition and state-aid eligibility, but does not change college admission requirements.
What you pay at the in-state rate
Pima's 2026-27 resident schedule charges $103 per lower-division credit and caps general tuition at 15 credits per semester.
- 3 credits
- $309
- 6 credits
- $618
- 12 credits
- $1,236
- 15 credits
- $1,545
- 18 credits
- $1,545
From applying to keeping it
- Before registration
Review eligibility
Check your student's Arizona attendance, physical presence, graduation, and immigration-status criteria against the college's Proposition 308 guidance.
- During admission
Submit documents
Email the Registrar's Office for the documents needed and send them to registrar@pima.edu.
- Before paying
Confirm the updated rate
Ask the Registrar's Office or an advisor to confirm that your student's tuition classification reflects the in-state rate.
- Each semester
Budget the remaining bill
Include course fees, first-day materials, and any differential tuition. An optional payment plan is available through MyPima with a $10 non-refundable enrollment fee.
What the classification provides
Included
- In-state tuition classification
- Eligibility for state and local aid
Not included
- Automatic tuition payment
- Course fees and materials
- Federal aid eligibility changes
Good to know
The proposition does not pay the tuition bill
Proposition 308 makes qualifying students eligible for resident tuition and some state-funded grants, scholarships, or waivers. Your student still owes the resulting charges unless separate aid covers them.
Who to contact
The Registrar’s Office receives Proposition 308 documents and answers questions about updating tuition classification.
registrar@pima.edu Proposition 308 FAQ
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Arizona
Within 30 days of starting, file an affidavit of intent and a certified birth certificate or other authorized ID with the county superintendent. The ID rule exempts homeless pupils. Within 30 days, notify the superintendent if you stop or file a new affidavit if you resume.
Arizona sets these rules:
- Subjects: Reading, grammar, math, social studies, and science required.
- Testing: Arizona does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
- Records: Arizona does not prescribe routine academic portfolios or attendance reports; required identity documentation is filed with the county superintendent.
- Teachers: Arizona does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.
Arizona also has an education savings account that home-educated students can use.
- The Empowerment Scholarship Account pays about 90% of the state funding your child's district or charter school would have received, for curriculum, tutoring, and other approved expenses. Using it is a separate path from homeschooling under state law.
- TheHomeschoolingCompany is an approved vendor for it.
Read the Arizona homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Arizona
Questions parents ask
- Do the two Arizona years for Prop 308 have to be consecutive?
- No. Pima accepts nonconsecutive years, provided the attendance and physical-presence requirements are documented.
- Is there a recent-graduation deadline?
- No. The college says Proposition 308 places no time limit on when your student attended and graduated, so older graduates can qualify if they meet the criteria.
- Does this create federal financial-aid eligibility?
- No. Federal citizenship or eligible-noncitizen rules remain unchanged, including eligibility through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
- Does the 15-credit cap include all charges?
- Only general tuition is capped. Differential tuition is charged per credit without that cap, and course fees and materials can add to the bill.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
College classes can cover part of high school. We teach the subjects your child needs alongside them, starting at the right level in each subject. We are an approved Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) vendor, so your ClassWallet balance can pay for it.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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