MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIANA AND KENTUCKY REGARDING TUITION RECIPROCITY

2025-2029

Parties

For Indiana: Indiana Commission for Higher Education, University of Southern Indiana, Ivy Tech Community College Batesville, Evansville, Lawrenceburg, Madison, and Sellersburg, Indiana University Southeast, and Purdue Polytechnic Statewide

 

For Kentucky: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, Henderson Community College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University – Owensboro campus, and Northern Kentucky University

 

Purpose 

The states of Indiana and Kentucky desire to provide postsecondary opportunities for the residents of designated counties in both states. Under this agreement, eligible students will be assessed tuition and fees at the enrolling institutions’ resident rate, unless otherwise stated in this agreement.

This agreement describes how both states will provide such opportunities.

Period Covered By Agreement

July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2029

Eligible Students

A.     To be eligible under the terms of this agreement, students must (1) be legal residents of one of the counties designated by both states as an eligible county, (2) be accepted by an eligible institution identified as accepting students from that county as outlined in Appendix A, and (3) enroll at that institution.

B.     Eligible students may enroll in any undergraduate or graduate degree program offered by the eligible institution with these exceptions: Dental, Medical, and Law programs.

C.     Eligible students may enroll on a full-time or part-time basis.

D.     Eligible students shall be subject to the same general or selective program admission standards as resident students.

E.     Eligible students for whom space is available may enroll in fully online classes at eligible Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) institutions as outlined in Appendix A at the resident rate. This agreement does not preclude KCTCS from charging fully online Indiana resident students attending any KCTCS institution the Kentucky resident rate.

F.      Under this agreement, eligible students shall be assessed tuition and fees at the enrolling institutions’ resident rate.

Terms of Agreement

A.     The states of Indiana and Kentucky agree:

1.      For the duration of this agreement, eligible counties shall consist of those counties listed in Appendix A.

2.      That the public postsecondary institutions that will participate in this agreement are those listed in Appendix A. Each state will publicize the other state’s eligible institutions.

3.      To treat reciprocity students as resident students when determining appropriations for higher education.

4.      That, in the event that this agreement is not renewed, enrolled reciprocity students may complete their degree programs with state support at reciprocal rates of tuition so long as they maintain continuous enrollment.

5.      To jointly monitor cross-border student flows under this agreement.

6.      To confer annually to discuss the agreement and its impact and to recommend changes as might be appropriate and mutually agreed upon under conditions of Section VI. A. below.

B.     Each participating institution will:

1.      Treat eligible students as resident students for admission and placement purposes.

2.      Treat eligible students as resident students with respect to registration, refunds, student records, and academic advising.

3.      Report eligible student headcount, FTE, and credit hours in each academic term to its state agency for higher education.

4.      Report eligible students as separately identifiable out-of-state students when reporting enrollment data to its state agency for higher education.

5.      Periodically assess the progress of this agreement and to consider changes as might be appropriate.

Amendment, Renewal or Termination of Agreement

A.     The agreement may be amended through mutual consent of all parties, providing the amendment is in writing and signed by all parties to the agreement prior to the effective date of the amendment.

B.     The parties may amend the agreement in the following manner:

1.      Amendments must be presented to each of the parties of this agreement for their consideration.

2.      Each party of this agreement will then have sixty (60) days to respond in writing with a decision as to whether they approve/disapprove the proposed amendment to the agreement.

3.      The responses will be sent to all parties in the agreement.

4.      After 60 days, if all parties approve of the proposed amendment, the agreement will be amended. If all parties do not approve, the agreement will not be amended.

C.     Discussions regarding the renewal of this agreement should begin roughly one year prior to its expiration.

D.     This agreement may be terminated by any of the participating institutions, by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, or by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, as of June 30th of any year, provided that the party electing to terminate has delivered written notice of such intention to terminate to the other parties by the preceding January 1st. In the case of such a termination by the Indiana Commission on Higher Education or the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, any such election to terminate shall have the effect of terminating the agreement as to it and all other parties hereto. In the case of a participating institution, any such election to terminate shall have the effect of terminating the agreement only as to itself and its participation in the reciprocity program.

E.     In the event of termination, all enrolled reciprocity students will be allowed to complete their degree programs with state support at reciprocal rates of tuition so long as they maintain continuous enrollment.

VII. Counterparts

This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each counterpart agreement shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one in the same instrument.

Appendix A

ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS AND COUNTIES

Indiana Institutions and Kentucky Counties

Indiana University-Southeast, including Purdue Polytechnic Statewide
Bullitt County
Hardin County
Henry County
Jefferson County
Meade County
Nelson County
Oldham County
Shelby County
Spencer County
Trimble County

Ivy Tech Community College
(Batesville, Lawrenceburg and Madison)*
Boone County
Bracken County
Campbell County
Carroll County
Gallatin County
Grant County
Henry County
Kenton County
Oldham County
Owen County
Pendleton County
Trimble County

Ivy Tech Community College (Evansville)
Daviess County
Hancock County
Henderson County
Union County

Ivy Tech Community College (Sellersburg)
Bullitt County
Meade County
Jefferson County
Oldham County

University of Southern Indiana (Evansville)
Daviess County
Hancock County
Henderson County
Union County

Kentucky Institutions and Indiana Counties

Gateway Community and Technical College
Dearborn County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Ohio County
Ripley County
Switzerland County

Henderson Community College
Dubois County
Gibson County
Perry County
Pike County
Posey County
Spencer County
Vanderburgh County
Warrick County

Jefferson Community and Technical College
Clark County
Crawford County
Dearborn County
Floyd County
Franklin County
Harrison County
Jefferson County
Ohio County
Ripley County
Scott County
Switzerland County
Washington County

Northern Kentucky University
Dearborn County
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Ohio County
Ripley County
Switzerland County

*Includes the two-plus-two completion program in Business offered by Ivy Tech Community College and Indiana University East on the Ivy Tech Community College campus.

Owensboro Community and Technical College
Dubois County
Gibson County
Perry County
Pike County
Posey County
Spencer County
Vanderburgh County
Warrick County

University of Louisville
Clark County
Crawford County
Floyd County
Harrison County
Perry County
Scott County
Washington County

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (Meade County Locations)
Crawford County
Harrison County
Perry County

Western Kentucky University - Owensboro Campus only (Junior level and above)
Dubois County
Gibson County
Perry County
Pike County
Posey County
Spencer County
Vanderburgh County
Warrick County

 

VII. Signatures

Chris Lowery                     Date
Commissioner
Indiana Commission for Higher Education


Dr. Aaron Thompson           Date
President
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

Steven J. Bridges                Date
President
University of Southern Indiana
 

Gerry Bradley                      Date
President
University of Louisville

Dr. Sue Ellspermann            Date
President
Ivy Tech State College
 

Dr. Ryan Quarles                  Date
President
Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Dr. Pamela Whitten              Date
President
Indiana University
 

Dr. Cady Short-Thompson     Date
President
Northern Kentucky University

Dr. Mung Chiang                   Date
President
Purdue University
 

Dr. Timothy C. Caboni           Date
President
Western Kentucky University