College Catalog (2011-2012)

2011-2012 College Catalog: Refund Policy

The refund policy is applicable to all students in all programs and to all course registration fees for withdrawal or net credit reduction. There may be a partial or no refund if fees and/or tuition were paid either in part or whole by some financial assistance program, i.e., third party agency, scholarship, deferred payment plan, etc. The application fee is never refundable and cannot be transferred to another person or another fee. If you officially drop, you will be eligible for refund of fees (except the application fee) as follows.

  • The application fee is not refundable.
  • Stopping payment on a check or credit card does not constitute official withdrawal and will result in additional fees and collection costs.
  • Refunds for Exceptional Circumstances
    Upon presentation of documentation and approval of the president or the president's designee, a refund of the registration fees and nonresident tuition for a semester may be given upon official withdrawal made at any time during the semester in the following instances:
    1. Induction of the student into the United States Armed Forces;
    2. An incapacitating illness or injury which prevents the student from returning to school;
    3. Death of a student;
    4. Death of a spouse, child, parent or legal guardian of the student;
    5. Verifiable error on the part of the institution; or
    6. Other exceptional circumstances beyond the control of the institution or the student.
  • Refunds are made to the student or to the contributing party in proportion to the payment of original fees made by each.
  • Students are responsible for either paying for, or officially withdrawing online from, each class in which they register, even if they do not attend.

    If a student fails to withdraw online during the full-refund period, they will be responsible for all tuition and fees.
  • Refund checks are issued at the end of the sixth week of instruction.

Please note: If you do not attend or stop attending classes and fail to personally withdraw online within the full-refund period, you will be held responsible for all applicable tuition and fees. Instructor withdrawals do not remove charges.

  • Fall/Spring Terms - Regular/Dynamic Extensive or DYE
    1. 100 percent (one hundred percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. on the Friday of the first week of the official start date of classes.
    2. 50 percent (fifty percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. on the Friday of the third week after the official start date classes.
  • Fall/Spring Terms - Dynamic or DYN
    1. 100% (one hundred percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. on the first official start day of classes.
    2. 50% (fifty percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. of the first 20% of the class period starting from the official start date of classes.
  • Fall/Spring Terms - Dynamic Intensive or DYI
    1. 100% (one hundred percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. the day before the first official start date of classes.
    2. No refund after the first class meeting.
  • Summer
    1. 100% (one hundred percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. on the first official start date of classes.
    2. 50% (fifty percent) if you withdraw online by 11:59 p.m. on Saturday of the first official start date of classes.
  • Canceled courses
    1. No action is required by the student, 100 percent refund.
  • Out-Of-State Tuition (nonresident) fees shall be refunded in conformity with this schedule for load reduction to less than seven credits and/or for complete withdrawal from school.

Refund checks are issued at the end of the sixth week of instruction. Regardless of original payment method (cash, check or credit card), all student refunds are issued by check and mailed to the student's current on-file address after this date.

Workforce development and continuing education programs adhere to different refund policies. Please consult WDCE's course guide for refund details.