A student shall have the right to cancel an agreement for a program of instruction including any equipment, until midnight of the fifth business day* after the day on which the student attended the first class of the program of instruction. Cancellation period: for programs under 50 days – 1 business day for each 10 program days; for programs over 50 days – 5th business day following first class. Cancellation shall occur when the student gives written notice of cancellation to the institution at the address specified in the agreement. The written notice of cancellation, if given by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid. The written notice of cancellation need not take a particular form and, however expressed, is effective if it indicates the student’s desire not to be bound by the agreement. If the student cancels the agreement, the student shall receive no liability, and the institution shall refund any consideration paid by the student within 30 days after the institution receives notice of the cancellation or date of post mark. If the institution gave the student any equipment**, the student shall return the equipment 30 days following the date of the Notice of Cancellation. If the student fails to return the equipment within this 30 day period, the institution may retain that portion of the consideration paid by the student equal to the documented cost to the institution of the equipment and shall refund the portion of the consideration exceeding the documented cost to the institution of the equipment not later than 30 days from the date the cancellation is received or the post marked date. The student may retain the equipment without further obligation to pay for it.
*Business day means, a day on which that student is scheduled to attend a class session.
**Equipment includes all textbooks, supplies, materials, implements, tools, machinery, computers, electronic devices, or any other goods related to the agreement for the course of instruction.
A student has the right to withdraw from a program of instruction at any time. If a student withdraws from a program of instruction after the period allowed for cancellation of the agreement, the institution shall remit a refund as provided in Section 94870 within 30 days following the student’s withdrawal.
Any student wishing to officially withdraw must notify the Director’s office or the Registrar’s office of their intent to withdraw from school. The student may inform either office by mail, telephone, fax, or e-mail. When a student withdraws, the school must calculate a State of California pro-rata refund, which is used to determine allowable charges the school is allowed to retain. If the student has received Title IV student financial assistance funds, a "Return of Title IV Aid” calculation is used to determine the amount of Title IV aid funds a recipient is allowed to retain towards their educational costs.
The state refund calculation is as follows:
(A) Deduct a non-refundable registration fee not exceeding seventy-five dollars ($75) from the total tuition charge.
(B) Divide this figure by the number of hours in the program.
(C) The quotient is the hourly charge for the program.
(D) The amount owed by the student for purposes of calculating a refund is derived by multiplying the total hours attended by the hourly charge for instruction.
(E) The refund would be any amount in excess of the figure derived in paragraph (D) that was paid by the student.
(F) The refund amount shall be adjusted as provided for equipment, if applicable.
All amounts that the student has paid, however denominated, shall be deemed to have been paid for instruction, unless the student has paid a specific charge for equipment set forth in the agreement for the program of instruction.
If the institution specifies in the agreement a separate charge for equipment that the student actually obtains and the student returns that equipment in good condition, allowing for reasonable wear and tear, within 30 days following the date of the student’s withdrawal, the institution shall refund the charge for the equipment paid by the student. If the student fails to return that equipment in good condition, allowing for reasonable wear and tear, within 30 days following the date of the student’s withdrawal, the institution may offset against the refund calculated the documented cost to the institution of that equipment. The student shall be liable for the amount, if any, by which the documented cost for equipment exceeds the refund amount. Equipment cannot be returned in good condition if the equipment cannot be reused because of clearly recognized health and sanitary reasons and this fact is clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the agreement. If the institution specifies in the agreement a separate charge for equipment, which the student has not obtained at the time of withdrawal, the refund also shall include the amount paid by the student that is allocable to that equipment.
In this case, the date of withdrawal shall be deemed to be the last date of recorded attendance. If any portion of your tuition was paid from loan proceeds, the refund will be sent to the lender or agency that guaranteed the loan. Any remaining refund amount will first be used to repay any student financial aid programs from which you received benefits, to the extent of benefits received. Any remaining amount will be paid to you.
The Percentage of Title IV Aid earned is calculated by determining the scheduled calendar days completed in the payment period divided by the total calendar days in the payment period. Excluded are scheduled breaks of 5 days or more and days that the student was on an approved leave of absence. If this amount is greater than 60%, the percentage is 100%.
The Amount of Title IV Aid Earned by the student is the Percentage of Title IV Aid earned times the total Title IV Aid disbursed plus the Title IV Aid that could have been disbursed for the payment period.
All credit balances over $ 5.00 will be issued to students within 14 days after the credit balance occurs.
