Residency Determination Service (RDS)

WHAT is RDS? Residency determination establishes whether or not a student should have in-state or out-of-state tuition for North Carolina public universities.

WHO? You will need to complete this with your parent or guardian.

WHEN? Fill out the RDS before completing applications for NC Colleges, including A-B Tech. You MUST fill this out BEFORE submitting your community college application. For 4-yr NC colleges, you can do this after you apply.

HOW: Click here to complete your RDS application: https://ncresidency.cfnc.org/residencyInfo/ (Your log-in information is the same as your CFNC log-in. If you do not know your CFNC log-in info, you may need to look up your password or create an account.)