Tuition Refund Policy

A refund will first be applied to any outstanding balance owed to the College. All refunds are paid by College check within two to four weeks or credited to the credit card used for payment. No refund will be made in cash. A refund will be issued to the student or the original payer only after the initial check has cleared the bank. To initiate a refund of credit fees paid for any term, a student must complete the withdrawal process as prescribed by the College. Refunds for a complete or partial withdrawal or schedule adjustment will be granted as stated below.

Fall and Spring
(15-week term) Semesters
Refund of fees paid will be calculated on the following basis:

• 100 percent if the class is canceled by the College
• 100 percent refund if the course is dropped by the student before the first scheduled day of the semester
• 80 percent refund if the schedule adjustment or withdrawal is initiated during the first eight calendar days of the semester
• 40 percent refund if the withdrawal is initiated during the period between the ninth and fifteenth calendar days of the semester
• No refund if withdrawal is initiated after the fifteenth calendar day of the semester

Refunds for credit courses offered differently than the traditional semester calendar (noted above) will be calculated proportionately to and consistent with institutional policy.

Refund calculation for students who adjust their schedule:

• If the schedule adjustment results in an increased number of scheduled credit hours, students will pay the fees for the additional hour(s)
• If the schedule adjustment results in a decreased number of scheduled credit hours, students will be refunded on the differential number of hours at the refund percentage in effect on the calendar day that the schedule adjustment was initiated by the student in the Connections Center
• If the schedule adjustment results in no change in the number of scheduled credit hours, there will be no refund nor any additional instructional or general fees charged through the 14th day of the semester

Laboratory and/or special fee adjustments will be similarly calculated.

Summer Terms
Refund of fees will be calculated on the following basis:

• 100 percent if the class is canceled by the College
• 100 percent if the withdrawal or schedule adjustment is initiated before the first day of the scheduled term
• 80 percent if the withdrawal or schedule adjustment is initiated during the first four calendar days of the scheduled term (8-week term)
• 40 percent if the withdrawal or schedule adjustment is initiated during the period between the fifth and seventh calendar days of the scheduled term (8-week term)
• No refund if withdrawal or schedule adjustment is made after the seventh calendar day of the scheduled term

Definitions for Credit Classes
“Calendar day” is defined as any one of the seven days of the week.

“First scheduled day of the semester” is defined as the day classes begin as published in the college calendar.

“Schedule adjustment” (Drop/Add). After registration and before the eighth calendar day of the semester, the following could happen:

• One or more courses are added to the schedule
• One or more courses are dropped from the schedule
• One or more courses are changed from one section to another section
• Schedule adjustment transactions do not result in a transcript notation

“Withdrawal” is defined as the removal of one or more courses from a student's schedule on or after the eighth calendar day of the semester.

A challenge of the refund amount must be made in writing and mailed to the Refund Committee or hand delivered to the Bursar's Office.

Non-Credit Courses

Non-credit classes, workshops and seminars

• 100 percent if the class is cancelled by the College.
• 100 percent if schedule adjustment or withdrawal is initiated at least seven days before the first day of class.
• No refund if the withdrawal is initiated six calendar days before the first class meeting or later.

Trips

• 100 percent refund if cancelled by the college.
• 100 percent refund if schedule adjustment or withdrawal is initiated prior to the published refund deadline.
• Refunds for Center for Lifelong Learning trip cancellations made after the published refund deadline may be considered only by the program coordinator in the Center for Lifelong Learning department.

Exceptions

• Refunds for special circumstances may be approved by the Refund Committee as necessary. Requests must be in writing and submitted no later than the end of the 13th week of the subsequent fall or spring semester. Appeals of the Refund Committee decision(s) are to be made in writing to the Vice President for Learner Services and Chief Academic Officer. 
• Students who receive federal financial assistance are required to have any refund of fees calculated in accordance with federally mandated guidelines. Refund amounts for these qualifying students will be determined or prescribed by these regulations.