Most high schools in the San Diego area are going to have a group of students graduating around June or July. For many, that day is the happiest day of their life and a big step towards independence. A lot of those students have applied to some type pf university and college, but there are some who have the potential to higher education, but they have one thing that is holding them back; they are not US citizens or residents.  Here in California, there is a law that allows them to go to a university or college of their choice and not have to pay sky rocketing prices for their education.

What is AB-540?

Someone who was born outside of the United States, but lives here without legal permission of the federal government and has studied 3 or more years at a public high school in California. These people, do not get any federal money to be able to help them pay for college or are they allowed to receive government grants such as Cal Grants from the government but they are still capable of going to college.

There are some benefits from being an AB-540 student. Those benefits are that you do not have to pay out of state tuition, but one pays the same as a resident of California to any college they want to go in California.

Not all the states have created a law that recognizes AB-540 students and California is one of the few who do. Being an AB-540 student