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  • Residency Determination Service (RDS)

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    • Go to this site to determine your residency status for college tuition purposes.  You will be granted in-state or out-of-state tuition rate status based on your answers to a series of questions.  Please read the questions carefully and answer them correctly otherwise you will likely be deemed as out-of-state.  If this occurs and you feel this determination is incorrect, there is an appeals process.  See the RDS website for more details.

    • This recorded webinar by the College Foundation of North Carolina covers what students need to know about the residency determination process. To qualify for the benefits of in-state tuition and state financial aid, a residency determination is required from RDS.

    • Helpful resources that will help you complete your RDS.