Withdrawal Refund Policy (Texas)

Texas Campus (Summer 2024 forward)

The date of determination of a student's official withdrawal is based on the date the college is provided official notice of withdrawal. Suspension for any reason is considered a withdrawal. The actual date of withdrawal for return of Title IV or for unofficial withdrawal purposes will be based on the last class day or the best available academic information.

Tuition and General Fee Refunds

If a student withdraws or is suspended after the semester begins, the student will be refunded a percentage of tuition and general fees, as shown on the following chart:

Board Fee Refunds

Board fees are refundable as shown in the following chart:

The college will credit to the student account any tuition amount due as indicated above, and will pay any balance due to the student from unliquidated tuition deposits within 45 days of the date the college determined the withdrawal. New, unused equipment may be returned to the college's Central Issuing Department within 20 days of withdrawal for credit to the student account. Uniforms that have been embroidered with the student's name may not be returned.

Texas Campus (prior to/including Spring 2024)

1. Refund computations will be based on scheduled course time of class attendance through the last date of attendance. Leaves of absence, suspensions, and school holidays will not be counted as part of the scheduled classes.
2. The effective date of termination for refund purposes will be the earliest of the following:
   1. The last date of attendance, if the student is terminated by the college,
   2. The date of receipt of written notice from the student, or
   3. Ten school days following the last date of attendance.
3. If tuition and fees are collected in advance of entrance, and if after expiration of the 72-hour cancellation privilege and the student does not enter the college, not more than $100 in any administrative fees charged shall be retained by the college for the entire program.
4. If a student enters a program and withdraws or is otherwise terminated after the cancellation period, the college may retain not more than $100 in any administrative fees charged for the entire program. The minimum refund of the remaining tuition and fees will be the pro rata portion of tuition, fees, and other charges that the number of hours remaining in the portion of the course or program for which the student has been charged after the effective date of termination bears to the total number of hours in the portion of the course or program for which the student has been charged, except that a student may not collect a refund if the student has completed 75 percent or more of the total number of hours in the portion of the program for which the student has been charged on the effective date of termination. ¹
5. Refunds for items of extra expense to the student, such as books, tools, or other supplies, are to be handled separately from the refund of tuition and other academic fees. The student will not be required to purchase instructional supplies, books, and tools until such time as these materials are required. Once these materials are purchased, no refund will be made. For full refunds, the college can withhold costs for these types of items from the refund as long as they were necessary for the portion of the program attended and separately stated in the enrollment agreement. Any such items not required for the portion of the program attended must be included in the refund.
6. A student who withdraws for a reason unrelated to academic status after the 75 percent completion mark and requests a grade at the time of withdrawal shall be given a grade of "incomplete" and permitted to re-enroll in the course or program during the 12-month period following the date the student withdrew without payment of additional tuition for that portion of the course or program.
7. A full refund of all tuition and fees is due and refundable in each of the following cases:
   1. An enrollee is not accepted by the college,
   2. If the course of instruction is discontinued by the college and this prevents the student from completing the course, or
   3. If the student's enrollment was procured as a result of any misrepresentation in advertising, promotional materials of the college, or representations by the owner or representatives of the college.

A full or partial refund may also be due in other circumstances of program deficiencies or violations of requirements for career schools and colleges.

8. Refund policy for students called to active military service—A student of the college who withdraws as a result of being called to active duty in a military service of the United States or the Texas National Guard may elect one of the following options for each program in which the student is enrolled:
   1. If tuition and fees are collected in advance of the withdrawal, a pro rata refund of any tuition, fees, or other charges paid by the student for the program and a cancellation of any unpaid tuition, fees, or other charges owed by the student for the portion of the program the student does not complete following withdrawal;
   2. A grade of incomplete with the designation "withdrawn—military" for the courses in the program, other than courses for which the student has previously received a grade on the student's transcript, and the right to re-enroll in the program, or a substantially equivalent program if that program is no longer available, not later than the first anniversary of the date the student is discharged from active military duty without payment of additional tuition, fees, or other charges for the program other than any previously unpaid balance of the original tuition, fees, and charges for books for the program; or
   3. The assignment of an appropriate final grade or credit for the courses in the program, but only if the instructor or instructors of the program determine that the student has:
      • Satisfactorily completed at least 90 percent of the required coursework for the program; and
      • Demonstrated sufficient mastery of the program material to receive credit for completing the program.
9. The payment of refunds will be completed once the refund instrument has been negotiated or credited into the proper account(s) within 60 days after the effective date of termination.

¹More simply, the refund is based on the precise number of course time hours the student has paid for, but not yet used, at the point of termination, up to the 75% completion mark, after which no refund is due. Form PS-1040R provides the precise calculation.