REFUND POLICIES

• Full-Time and Part-Time Credit Students (Regular Semester)

  Tuition and fees are refundable in accordance with the following schedule provided a student officially withdraws from the College.

  Withdrawal Period	Tuition	Fees
  Before classes begin	Full refund	Full refund
  During first week of classes	75% refund	No refund
  During second week of classes	50% refund	No refund
  During third week of classes	25% refund	No refund
  After third week of classes*	No refund	No refund

  *Students entering the Armed Forces will be refunded the unused portion of tuition on a pro rata basis upon presentation of evidence of call-to-duty.
  
  

• Part-Time Credit Students (Summer Session)

  Tuition and fees are refundable in accordance with the following schedule, if a student drops courses or withdraws from the College.

  Withdrawal Period	Tuition	Fees
  Before classes begin	Full refund	Full refund
  During first week of classes	50% refund	No refund
  After first week of classes	No refund	No refund

• ExpresSemester Refund Policy

Tuition and fees are refundable in accordance with the following schedule, if a student drops courses or withdraws from the College.

Withdrawal Period	Tuition	Fees
Before classes begin	Full refund	Full refund
During first week of classes	50% refund	No refund
During second week of classes	25% refund	No refund
After second week of classes	No refund	No refund

• Noncredit Refund

  Withdrawal Period	Class Fee Refund
  Prior to two weeks before classes begin	Full refund
  During the two weeks before the start of classes	75% refund
  After the start of classes	No refund

  
  
  Federal Financial Aid (Title IV) Refund Regulation

  Students who receive federal financial aid (PELL grants, SEOG grants, Stafford Loans, PLUS Loans, Perkins Loans) are subject to the federal refund policy (Return of Title IV Funds). This policy could substantially decrease the amount of financial aid the student will receive if they withdraw or stop attending prior to approximately the tenth week of the semester (prior to completing 60% of the semester). This also means the amount the student must pay out of pocket for tuition charges could increase.

  Students "earn" their financial aid based upon the percentage of the semester they are in school and attending. For example, if a student withdraws or stops attending after completing 20% of the semester (approximately the first day of the fourth week of classes) they will only earn 20% of their financial aid. If the student's federal financial aid awards totaled $2,000 for the Fall semester and they only complete 20% of the semester they will only earn an award of $400. The college must return 80% or $1,600 of the financial aid to the federal government.