In order to establish legal residence for school purposes a student must: 1) have a parent or legal guardian residing in the district, MCL. A resident student is one whose legal residence is within the College District.Resident students are defined as students domiciled in the state of Michigan. Nonresident students are defined as those whose domicile is elsewhere. For education purposes, a student is a resident of any district within which a parent or legal guardian resides, regardless of custody status.