Exemptions and Waivers
Apprenticeship Tuition and Fees Exemption
Apprenticeship Tuition and Fees Exemption, F.S.446.021.
It is the intent of the State of Florida to provide educational opportunities for its people so that they can be trained for trades, occupations, and professions suited to their abilities. Certifications earned through registered apprenticeship programs are recognized nationwide. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Community Engagement and Testing at 305-809-3238 or https://www.cfk.edu/academics/apprenticeships/.
Apprenticeship Tuition and Fees Exemption Request
Department of Children and Families Registration Tuition and Fees Exemption
Department of Children and Families Tuition and Fees Exemption, FS 1009.25(1)c/d Custody of a Relative, Adopted from Department of Children and Family Services after 05/05/1997, Guardian Assistance Program, Custody of Department of Children and Families, F.S. 1009.25(1)(c)(d).
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is responsible for certifying that students exiting the foster care system qualify for the educational fee exemption. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Department of Children and Families Tuition and Fees Exemption Request
Disabled Veterans Tuition and Fees Exemption
Disabled Veterans Tuition and Fees Exemption
FS 295.011
Pursuant to s. 295.011, F.S., beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, a disabled veteran enrolled in a program of education approved for educational assistance under 38 U.S.C. s. 3313, and pursuant to the eligibility outlined in 38 U.S.C. s. 3313(2), as one who serves at least 30 continuous days on active duty in the Armed Forces commencing on or after September 11, 2001, and after completion of service, is discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces for a service-connected disability. A disabled veteran who does not qualify for the 100-percent eligibility tier under federal law is eligible to receive a waiver for tuition and fees. Therefore, eligible recipients of the waiver are disabled veterans classified by any military branch as 100 percent disabled but do not qualify to receive 100 percent in GI Bill educational benefits. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Dual Enrollment Exemption
Dual Enrollment Exemption, F.S. 1007.27(1)
Dual Enrollment allows Monroe County high school students an opportunity to enroll in postsecondary courses and receives both high school and postsecondary credit. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Academic Advising at 305-809-3196.
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Florida Classroom Teacher Tuition Registration Fee Waiver
Florida Classroom Teacher Tuition Registration Fee Waiver, FS 1009.26(10)
A state university or Florida College System institution may waive tuition and fees for a classroom teacher, as defined in s. 1009.26(10) who is employed full-time by a school district and who meets the academic requirements established by the Florida College System institution or state university for up to 6 credit hours per term on a space-available basis in undergraduate courses approved by the Department of Education. Such courses shall be limited to undergraduate courses related to special education, mathematics, or science. The waiver may not be used for courses scheduled during the school district’s regular school day. The State Board of Education shall adopt a rule that prescribes the process for the approval of courses by the department. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact Enrollment Management, Admissions.
The student must register in person during the add with instructor permission period each term and submit a new waiver application each term by the posted deadline.
CFK Florida Classroom Teacher Tuition Registration Fee Waiver Application
Florida High School Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Florida High School Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Effective July 1, 2014 [applicable for Fall 2014 and thereafter], House Bill 851 [amended section (s.) 1009.26 (12)(a), Florida Statutes (F.S.), fee waivers] authorizes an out-of-state fee waiver for students who attended a high school in Florida, regardless of immigration status. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Florida Student Homelessness Student Tuition and Fee Exemption
Florida Student Homelessness Student Tuition and Fees Exemption
According to Florida law, a student who is homeless may be exempted from paying tuition and fees at a Florida College System institution. For the purpose of the fee exemption, Florida law defines homelessness as, “A student who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence or whose primary nighttime residence is a public or private shelter designed to provide temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.” For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Services, Admissions.
Florida Student Homelessness Student Tuition and Fees Request
Line of Duty Registration Fee Waiver
Line of Duty Tuition and Fees Exemption
This exemption is for any student who is a spouse or child of a deceased law enforcement, correctional, or probation officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or paramedic who died in the line of duty after July 1, 2019, or a spouse or child of a deceased Florida national guard member, active duty military member who died in the line of duty or a child of a deceased teacher or school administrator who died in the line of duty. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Military Honoree Registration Fee Waiver
Military Honoree Tuition and Fees Exemption
This exemption is for any student who is a recipient of a Purple Heart, or another combat decoration superior in precedence which was awarded for valor. The college shall waive tuition for undergraduate college credit programs and career certificate programs for each recipient of a Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in precedence. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Religious Persecution Out-of-State Residency
Religious Persecution Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Effective January 9, 2024, the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) Emergency Order 2024-E0-01 authorizes an out-of-state fee waiver for students who have suffered, are currently suffering, or credibly fear suffering future discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or violence, either at their current institution or with a substantial nexus to their current institution, on the basis of religion. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Religious Persecution Out-of-State Residency Waiver Request
Spouse of Deceased State Employee Tuition Registration Fee Waiver
Spouse of Deceased State Employee Tuition and Fees Exemption
Section 1009.267, Florida Statutes (F.S.). The spouse of a deceased state employee is entitled, when eligible for the payment of student fees by the state as employer pursuant to s. 440.16, in lieu of such payment, to a full waiver of student fees for up to 80 semester hours in any Florida College System institution. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Spouse of Deceased State Employee Tuition and Fees Exemption Request
State Employee Tuition Registration Fee Waiver
State Employee Tuition and Fees Exemption
Section 1009.265(1), Florida Statutes (F.S.). State employees are defined as full-time employees of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government, except for persons employed by a state university. State Employees can receive tuition and fee waivers for up to six (6) credit hours per term on a “space-available” basis. At CFK, space available is defined as any time during the add period. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Services, Admissions
Transcript Waiver for Active Duty, Veterans, their Spouses, and Dependents
Transcript Waiver for Active Duty, Veterans, their Spouses, and Dependents
An active duty member or honorably discharged veteran of the United States Armed Forces and his or her spouse and dependents may qualify for a transcript fee waiver. Email transcripts@cfk.edu to inquire.
Veterans Dependent Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Veterans Dependent Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Effective July 1, 2015, and pursuant to Florida Statues Chapter 1009.26 (13)(a), Congressman C.W. “Bill” Young Veteran Tuition Wavier Program expands eligibility for an out-of-state fee waiver to veteran’s spouses and dependents and any other student who is entitled to and uses educational assistance provided by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Veteran Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Veteran Out-of-State Residency Waiver
Effective July 1, 2014 (not retroactive), House Bill 7015 [amended section (s.) 1009.26 (13), Florida Statutes (F.S.), fee waivers] created the Congressman C.W. Bill Young Veteran Tuition Waiver Program, which authorized an out-of-state fee waiver for honorably discharged veterans of the United States (U.S.) Armed Forces, U.S. Reserve Forces or the National Guard who physically reside in Florida. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Veteran Out-of-State Residency Waiver Request
Wrongfully Incarcerated Person Registration Waiver
Wrongfully Incarcerated Person Tuition and Fees Exemption
“Wrongfully incarcerated person” means a person whose felony conviction and sentence have been vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction and, with respect to whom pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of Chapter 2008-39 of the Laws of Florida, the original sentencing court has issued its order finding that the person neither committed the act nor the offense that served as the basis for the conviction and incarceration and that the person did not aid, abet, or act as an accomplice or accessory to a person who committed the act or offense.
“Eligible for compensation” means a person meets the definition of “wrongfully incarcerated person” and is not disqualified from seeking compensation under the criteria prescribed in the law.
A waiver of tuition and fees for up to 120 hours of instruction at any Florida college or community college as defined in s. 961.06 (1)(b) Florida Statutes if the wrongfully incarcerated person meets and maintains the regular admission requirements of such college; remains registered at such educational institution; and makes satisfactory academic progress as defined by the educational institution in which the claimant is enrolled. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.
Wrongfully Incarcerated Person Tuition and Fees Exemption Request
Active Duty Member of the Armed Forces of the US Residing or Stationed Outside of Florida Out-of-State Residency
Active Duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States residing or stationed outside of the state of Florida Out-of-State Residency Waiver
A state university, Florida College System institution, and career center operated by a school district under s. 1001.44, or charter technical career center shall waive out-of-state fees for a person who is an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States residing or stationed outside of this state. For information regarding eligibility requirements please contact the Office of Enrollment Management, Admissions.