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TUITION REFUND POLICY
Douglas Education Center will earn all or a portion of the tuition charged when a student begins a semester or a credit hour program if less than one semester, but fails to complete it for any reason. The last date of attendance is used to calculate the amount of earned tuition. If applicable, the student’s account will be credited with any unearned tuition credit.
A refund will be posted to the student’s account within 30 days of the official withdrawal or the date DEC determines the student is no longer in attendance.
To officially withdraw, a student must notify the Vice President of Academic Affairs or Education Department and complete the withdrawal process.
FEES FOR NON-TANGIBLE SERVICES
Fees for non-tangible services will be refunded in accordance with the tuition refund policy.
TUITION REFUND SCHEDULES CREDIT HOUR PROGRAMS
The tuition refund is calculated using the number of calendar days in the semester or program, whichever is less, divided by the days in the semester or program.
Withdrawal Date Earned by Refund to Using Calendar Days School Student
The above percentages apply to tuition only. See the refund policies for other charges stated above.
The school will attempt to make a reasonable settlement whenever a student must withdraw due to mitigating circumstances that make it impossible for him/her to continue.
The TUITION REFUND POLICY and the refund policies for other charges are used to calculate the refund of institutional charges. A separate RETURN TO TITLE IV (R2T4) POLICY calculation is performed to determine the amount of federal student aid that must be returned to the U.S. Department of Education by the school and/or the student.
Some students receive financial assistance from agencies and funding sources other than the federal student aid programs. Refunds will be made to other financial aid programs in accordance with each individual funding source’s refund policies.
See the FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION section of the catalog for the definition of a payment period.
The following cancellation and refund policies are applicable to on campus and online coursework.
RETURN TO TITLE IV (R2T4) POLICY
See the FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION section of the catalog for the definition of a payment period.
Title IV aid (Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Subsidized, Unsubsidized and PLUS loans) is awarded to a student assuming attendance for the entire payment period for which the aid is awarded. When a student withdraws, he/she may no longer be eligible for the full amount of Title IV funds awarded. A student is considered to have withdrawn from a payment period if he/she does not complete all of the days in the semester for credit hour students.
A student may officially withdraw from the school by providing written notification to the Vice President of Academic Affairs or Education Department. Written notice may be mailed, emailed, or hand delivered to the school.
Though Title IV aid is posted to the student’s account at the start of each payment period, the student earns funds as he/she completes the payment period. If a Title IV recipient withdraws from school after beginning attendance in the payment period, the amount of Title IV grant or loan assistance earned by the student must be determined. If the amount disbursed to the student is greater than the amount the student earned, the unearned funds must be returned to the U.S. Department of Education. If the amount disbursed to the student is less than the amount the student earned, and for which the student is otherwise eligible, he or she may be eligible to receive a post withdrawal disbursement of the earned aid that was not received.
The tuition and other charges refund policies in this catalog used to determine the charges a student will owe after withdrawing, will not affect the amount of Title IV aid earned under the Return to Title IV (R2T4) Policy.
Withdrawal Date Using Calendar Days
Earned by School
Refunded to Student
Day 1 through 7 of the semester/program
25%
75%
Day 8 through 25% of the semester/program
45%
55%
25.1% through 50% of the semester/program
70%
30%
50.1% through 100% of the semester/program
100%
0%
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