Financial

If you want to begin exploring your financial aid options and get an early start on the financial aid process, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid webiste.  By using this website, you and your family will receive an early estimate of eligibility for federal student aid and an opportunity to increase your knowledge of the financial aid process; become familiar with the various types of federal student aid that are available; and investigate other sources of aid, such as grants and scholarships.

The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

1. You have the right to cancel your contract by notifying the college via letter, phone call, email, text, or other means. This cancellation is without any penalty or obligation, if the notification is received by the sixth business day after signing the contract or through participation at the first class session, whichever is earlier (“cancellation period”). Once notification is received, a member of the college’s staff will confirm the notice via letter, phone call, email, text, or other means and immediately initiate the cancellation notice.
2. A full refund ($50 registration fee and any tuition paid) will be made to students who cancel their applications for enrollment within six business days after the contract is signed. The refund will be sent within 30 days after the notice of cancellation is received.
3. If you request cancellation more than six business days after signing an enrollment contract, but prior to beginning a course or program, you are entitled to a refund of all monies paid minus:
   ● The registration fee of $50;
   ● Course competency exam evaluation fees, if charged to the student, ranging between $25 – $150. The refund will be sent within 30 days after the notice of cancellation is received.
4. A full refund of any monies paid (registration fee and/or tuition) will also be made if any of the following conditions apply:
   rejection of enrolled applicant by the college (applicant did not meet admission requirements)
   the student’s enrollment was procured as a result of a misrepresentation in the written materials utilized by the college
   the program is cancelled by the college after expiration of the six day cancellation period and prior to classes commencing.
5. In cases where a student is considered a “no show” (never begins classes), the college will refund 100% of any tuition paid for the current semester and credit any unearned tuition for the same.

The postsecondary educational institution shall pay a refund to the student in the amount calculated under the refund policy specified in this section or as otherwise approved by the Commission/Board. The institution must make the proper refund no later than thirty-one (31) days of the student’s request for cancellation or withdrawal.

(b) The following refund policy applies to each resident postsecondary educational institution, except as noted in:
(1) A student is entitled to a full refund if one (1) or more of the following criteria are met:
(A) The student cancels the institutional student contract or enrollment agreement within six (6) business days after signing.
(B) The student does not meet the postsecondary educational institution’s minimum admission requirements.
(C) The student’s enrollment was procured as a result of a misrepresentation in the written materials utilized by the postsecondary educational institution.
(D) If the student has not visited the postsecondary educational institution prior to enrollment, and, upon touring the institution or attending the regularly scheduled orientation/classes, the student withdrew from the program within three (3) days.

(2) A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after starting the instructional program at a postsecondary educational institution and attending one (1) week or less, is entitled to a refund of ninety percent (90%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(3) A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after attending more than one (1) week but equal to or less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the duration of the instructional program, is entitled to a refund of seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(4) A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after attending more than twenty-five percent (25%) but equal to or less than fifty percent (50%) of the duration of the instructional program, is entitled to a refund of fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(5) A student withdrawing from an instructional program, after attending more than fifty percent (50%) but equal to or less than sixty percent (60%) of the duration of the instructional program, is entitled to a refund of forty percent (40%) of the cost of the financial obligation, less an application/enrollment fee of ten percent (10%) of the total tuition, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(6) A student withdrawing from an institutional program, after attending more than sixty percent (60%) of the duration of the instructional program, is not entitled to a refund.

*Please refer to the CCR Catalog for more information regarding Federal Student Aid refunds

The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.