Types of Financial Aid - Exemptions
Exemptions are a type of financial assistance allowing some Texas residents to attend a public college or university in Texas without paying tuition or, in some cases, tuition and fees.
Listed below are the exemption programs available to Texas residents.
- Adopted Students Formerly in Foster or Other Residential Care
- Blind/Deaf Student Exemption Program
- Children of Disabled or Deceased Firemen, Peace Officers, Game Wardens, and Employees of Correctional Institutions
- Combat Exemption for Children of Military Service Members
- Concurrent Enrollment Waiver (Enrollment in Two Texas Community Colleges)
- Early High School Graduation Scholarship (*** FUNDING DISCONTINUED *** last updated May 2012)
- Educational Aide Exemption
- Exemption for Highest Ranking High School Graduate
- Exemption for Peace Officers Disabled in the Line of Duty
- Exemption for Peace Officers Enrolled in Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice Courses
- Exemption for Students Enrolled in Courses for Dual High School and College-Level Credit
- Exemption for Students under Conservatorship of the Dept. of Family and Protective Services
- Exemption for the Surviving Spouse and Minor Children of Certain Deceased Public Servants (Employees)
- Exemption from Irrelevant Fees
- Exemption of Out-of-District Fees for Certain Students Living Outside a Public Community/Junior College's Taxing District
- Exemption Program for Children of Professional Nursing Program Faculty and Staff
- Exemption Program for Clinical Preceptors and Their Children
- Fee Proration for Students Enrolled in Shorter than Average Terms
- Firefighters Taking Fire Science Courses
- Hazlewood Exemption (for Texas Veterans)
- Military: Children of U.S. Military who are Missing in Action or Prisoners of War (MIA/POWs)
- Military: Orphans of Texas Members of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard
- Military: Texas National Guard Tuition Assistance Program
- Senior Citizen, 55 or Older, Tuition Reduction Program
- Senior Citizen, 65 or Older, Free Tuition for 6 Credit Hours
- Senior Citizen, 65 or Older, Free Tuition for Auditing Classes
- TANF Exemption Program
- TAPS for Tuition Program
- Tuition Reduction for Students Taking More than 15 Hours
