PAYMENT POLICY
Payment for classes is due by the tuition due date or your classes will be cancelled. Check OwlNet
or contact the Cashier's office, 443-412-2208, to verify current payment deadlines.
If you are a Financial Aid recipient and have received an award letter, your financial aid award will
automatically be applied aid to your account.
All students, including financial aid recipients, must officially drop courses prior to the published
100% refund date or be held responsible for tuition & fees.
There is a $35.00 charge for checks returned due to insufficient funds. Delinquent accounts due to
the College will be sent to a collection agency. The agency will apply a collection fee, which you
must pay in addition to the balance due to the College. If you have an outstanding balance, you will
not be allowed to register, and transcripts, grade reports and diplomas will not be issued until the
obligation is resolved.
REFUND POLICY
Refunds will be granted to students who drop their credit classes according to the following policy:
REFUND OF TUITION:
Length of
Term
13 Weeks
through
15 Weeks
9 Weeks
through
12 Weeks
4 Weeks
through
8 Weeks
Less than
4 Weeks
inclusive
No Refund
after the eighth (8th)
calendar day of semester
after the fifth (5th) calendar day
of semester
after the third (3rd) calendar
day of semester
after the first (1st) day of
the semester
100% Refund
if official drop occurs within
eight (8) calendar days from
session start date (not first
class meeting)
if official drop occurs within five
(5) calendar days from session
start date (not first class
meeting)
if official drop occurs within
three (3) calendar days from
session start date (not first
class meeting)
if official drop occurs by the end
of the first ( I st) day of session
(not first class meeting)
Refunds will be disbursed approximately four weeks from the date of withdrawal.
Students receiving any type of financial aid should check with the Financial Aid Office prior to
withdrawing from courses.
LATE FEE
Students who register for the first time on or after the first day of the semester, term or
session for which they are registering will be charged a nonrefundable late fee.
WITHDRAWAL
In order to withdraw from classes after the official refund deadline, students must
complete a
nd submit a
Credit
Schedule Form to the Registration and Records Office or
withdraw online via Owlnet. The symbol W will appear on a student's record if the
following withdrawals take place:
1.
A student withdraws after the refund deadline and by the official withdrawal
deadline.
2.
The College withdraws a student who has been identified by the official
withdrawal deadline as never attending the class.
3.
A
n instructor and the academic dean may approve
a student's request for a
withdrawal after the
official withdrawal deadline but before the last day of the
semester for documented extenuating circumstances.
