A non-US Citizen/National can apply for American Samoa Residency Tuition Status if the student has resided in the Territory of American Samoa for five consecutive years prior to applying for admission. Application for AS Residency Tuition Status is available at the ASCC Admissions Office.

Resident tuition rates are also available to eligible GI Bill® beneficiaries who are not U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals in accordance with Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, as amended. Applicants must submit the required supporting documentation with their application. Tuition and fees for non-U.S. Citizens and non-U.S. Nationals are listed in the Tuition and Fees section of this catalog.

Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014

The following individuals shall be charged the in-state rate, or otherwise considered a resident, for tuition and fees purposes:

• A Veteran using educational assistance under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill® - Active Duty Program) or Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 G.I. Bill®), of title 38, United States Code, who lives in American Samoa while attending the American Samoa Community College and enrolls in the school within three years of discharge or release from a period of active duty service of 90 days or more.
• An individual using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill® educational benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3319, who enrolls at American Samoa Community College within three (3) years of the transferor's discharge or release from a period of active-duty service of at least 90 days.
• An individual using educational benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)), who enrolls at American Samoa Community College within three (3) years of the Service member's death in the line of duty following a period of active-duty service of at least 90 days.
• Any individual described above who remains continuously enrolled at American Samoa Community College, except during regularly scheduled breaks between academic terms, semesters, or sessions, provided the individual initially enrolled before the expiration of the applicable three-year eligibility period and continues to use educational benefits under Chapter 30 or Chapter 33 of Title 38, United States Code.

Eligible dependents of qualified Veterans, as provided under applicable federal law, are also entitled to resident tuition rates when they meet the requirements of Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, as amended.

For additional information, please contact the ASCCVAstudentservices@amsamoa.edu.