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Refund Policy

The refund amount for students withdrawing from the institution shall be based on a pro rata percentage determined by dividing the number of calendar days in the semester that the student completed by the total calendar days in the semester.  The total calendar days in a semester includes weekends, but excludes scheduled breaks of five or more days and days that a student was on an approved leave of absence.  The unearned portion shall be refunded up to the point in time that the amount equals 60%.

Students that withdraw from the institution when the calculated percentage of completion is greater than 60%, are not entitled to a refund of any portion of institutional charges.  No refunds are issued for dropping individual courses after the last day to register.

No refunds will be made to students who withdraw from the College without filing official withdrawal forms with the Registrar’s Office.

The Date, Time, and Place of the first disbursement of the term will be posted on RAIN.  After the first disbursement, checks will be given out in the Student Accounts Office.  A picture ID is required in order to pick up a check.


How to determine if you have a refund/difference check available.

  1.   1 - Login in the RAIN system
  2.   2 - Select the Student Services menu.
  3.   3 - Select the Student Accounts menu.
  4.   4 - Select the Account Summary By Term menu.
  5.   5 - You may have a refund/difference check available to pick up if you find the
  6.              Detail Code 'RFND' within the charges and payments for the selected term.

New checks are processed weekly and ready for disbursement on Thursday after 2:00 p.m. If you have already picked up a check or checks totaling the amount on RAIN, then no check is available at this time. There could be instances where the check may not be available if there are changes to your aid status or course load.ad.

 If you have a credit on your account, you may use it in the Bookstore.