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We have 2 young high schoolers who may possibly end up going to grad school, even med school. We are seeking to move to NC and let our kids complete high school in NC, attend undergrad and grad school in NC. We need a town that we can find work in also; I have been successful in new construction/real estate sales and my husband is a tennis pro.
Hope you will have several years until the kids are ready for college. NC sees lots of folks that do this, and it is fine, except their residency restrictions are pretty tight..and fairly long term.
I believe that you must be a resident od NC for two full years to get in state tuition. They require high school transcripts with proof of attending NC HS for junior and senior year.
My daughter is 16 and we are planning on moving from NJ to NC this summer. We are looking in Davidson area. Schools seem great and looks like a very nice area. We are leaving tomorrow to look around Good luck with your decision
I believe that you must be a resident od NC for two full years to get in state tuition. They require high school transcripts with proof of attending NC HS for junior and senior year.
My daughter is 16 and we are planning on moving from NJ to NC this summer. We are looking in Davidson area. Schools seem great and looks like a very nice area. We are leaving tomorrow to look around Good luck with your decision
12 months.
I don't think there is a requirement to prove you went to highschool for two years here but transcripts would likely be accepted as proof of residency since students applying in their senior year in highschool are not likely to have registered to vote or pay taxes.
Be sure to read the fine print of all the regulations for getting in-state residency very carefully. Because we have the near the least expensive tuition in the country, the state is very strict. I know that for independent adults it is 12 months after determining permanent residency, which is working full-time, signing a lease, or starting a mortgage. It may be different for children.
But I wouldn't limit your kid's grad-school options to NC. In most fields other than law, business, or medicine, the school should be paying you for your research, which in that case in-state tuition would not matter. And the good law, business and medical schools here are almost as expensive as going out of state somewhere.
Yes it depends on what your kids will be studying. If they are in science or engineering, they should be able to get a full ride through grad school by being a TA or RA - for out-of-state schools too.
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I think real estate would be difficult to move in down here as there are so many realtors, and many have gotten out of the field due to recession. There are many construction people with not enough work here too.
As far as tennis pro, Tennis is very big in Charlotte probably the biggest market outside of Atlanta. I've played 50 yrs and D1 and captain many teams here so I peobably have a good perspective. There are many competing Pros here so it depends how good of teacher, personality, self starter you are. In the current economy I would think that NC move without jobs would be risky unless you have alot of money saved up.
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Good luck with your decision
