DEBT REVIEW PETITION
POLICY OVERVIEW
CBC does everything possible to help you afford to reach your dreams. However your nancial plan comes together,
we do have to make sure you are holding up your scal responsibility while attending CBC. In fact, the Washington
State Legislature is pretty clear about it in WAC 132S-90-025(12). In order to uphold this law, CBC appoints a group of
representatives to bring matters of debt to a timely conclusion. Please read our Debt Review Policy for all the details.
INFORMAL APPEAL PROCEDURE
It is your right to request an informal appeal of any outstanding debt at CBC. You just have to submit this Debt Review
Petition clearly stating your case (either an error on our part or extenuating circumstances in your life). This petition and
any documentation you can provide has to be given to CBC within 21 days from the date included on the letter we send
notifying you of the amount you owe.
If you feel better about presenting your case in person, the Debt Review Committee (that group of CBC representatives
tasked with taking care of these matters) will convene to hear your petition in person. Send an email to debtreview@
columbiabasin.edu within those 21 days mentioned in the last paragraph, and we will schedule a time for you to bring
your case forward. You’ll still need to include the Debt Review Petition and supporting documentation, but you’ll have
the chance to add your side of the story in a conversation with the committee.
The Debt Review Committee will provide a written decision within ve business days of either meeting with you or
reviewing your written appeal. If the committee decides to clear your debt, CBC will take all necessary steps to correct
your account and reinstate all rights to services on campus. If you still owe the College money after the debt review
process, the amount will need to be paid before services are reinstated.
If you do not agree with the Debt Review Committee’s decision, you always have the right to make a formal appeal to
the President within 10 business days of the written response, described in WAC Chapter 132S-20.
We want you to pursue your educational goals here at CBC! And, while we know that college can be expensive, we
want to provide every opportunity to help you hold up your end of the deal—including, if it comes to it, appealing debt
that you may incur. Please contact the Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Student Services at 509-542-4449 or
email debtreview@columbiabasin.edu with questions, comments or concerns.
DIRECTIONS
Please complete the following information, including as much detail and supporting documentation as possible. This
petition may be submitted via email or regular mail.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Name SID
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Address
__________________________________________________________________________________________
City State ZIP
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Email Phone
_____________________________
Year Quarter Fall Winter Spring Summer
Please note: Debt Review Petitions must be led within 21 business days
from the date included on the rst outstanding debt notication letter you receive.
OUTSTANDING DEBT
Describe your outstanding debt. If possible, include a copy of your debt notication letter with your supporting
documentation.
THE “DETAIL” SECTION
Please describe the situation that led to the debt accrual, focusing on pertinent facts and using as much detail as
possible. Clearly reference any supporting documentation included.
STUDENT ACKNOWLEGEMENT
By submitting the petition, I certify the information I am providing on this form and any supporting documentation
is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. Submission of falsied information or misrepresentations of fact
are in violation of the CBC Student Rights and Responsibilities document (WAC 132S-100-230) and may be cause for
disciplinary action. I understand that if the documentation submitted with the petition is incomplete or lacks relevancy,
my debt review request may be denied.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature Date
Submit via email to:
debtreview@columbiabasin.edu
or mail to:
Columbia Basin College
2600 N. 20th Avenue, MS-A1
Pasco, WA 99301
EMAIL PHONE ADDRESS WEBSITE
debtreview@columbiabasin.edu 509.542.4449 2600 N. 20th Ave., Pasco, WA 99301 columbiabasin.edu
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