Tuition Refund Policy

A 100% refund will be given only when a class is canceled by NCTC or if a student completely withdraws before the first class day*. For a class dropped after the first day*, refunds will follow the state approved refund schedule. Please see refund schedules below for information on long semester refunds as well as flex entry classes, summer semesters, and mini-mesters.

*First class day is defined as the official start date of the term the class is in. The official start date for each class can be found on the student's schedule next to the course details.

Refund Schedules

Fall 2020

Regular 16 Week Session add

Classes begin August 24^th

Fall 2020 Refund Schedule for Regular 16 Week Session
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Aug 23^rd
1^st- 15^th class day	70%	Aug 24^th- Sep 10^th
16^th- 20^th class day	25%	Sep 11^th- Sep 16^th
After 20^th class day	0%	Beginning Sep 17^th

First 8-week Session add

Classes begin August 24^th

Fall 2020 Refund Schedule for First 8-Week Session
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Aug 23^rd
1^st- 8^th class day	70%	Aug 24^th- Sep 1^st
9^th- 10^th class day	25%	Sep 2^nd- Sep 3^rd
After 10^th class day	0%	Beginning Sep 4^th

Second 8-week Session add

Classes begin October 19^th

Fall 2020 Refund Schedule for Second 8-Week Session
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Oct 18^th
1^st- 8^th class day	70%	Oct 19^th- Oct 27^th
9^th- 10^th class day	25%	Oct 28^th- Oct 29^th
After 10^th class day	0%	Beginning Oct 30^th

December Winter-mester add

These classes follow the 4 week-class-length refund period.

December 2020 Winter-mester Refund Schedule
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Dec 20^th
1^st- 4^th class day	70%	Dec 21^st- Dec 26^th
On 5^th class day	25%	Dec 28^th
After 5^th class day	0%	No refund after Dec 28^th

*Please note that “class day” is ANY day that the College is having classes. This does not represent each individual class meeting days.

For example, a class that only meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays, does not get to count Tuesdays and Thursdays only as “class days” for the refund period. Since the college has classes on Saturdays, all Saturdays are also included in the calculation of the refund period (Saturdays count as a “class day”) except for the Winter-mester.

September 2^nd is Labor Day and does not count as a “class day.”

Spring 2021

Regular 16 Week Session add

Classes begin January 19^th

Spring 2021 Refund Schedule for Regular 16 Week Session
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Jan 18^th
1^st- 15^th class day	70%	Jan 19^th- Feb 4^th
16^th- 20^th class day	25%	Feb 5^th- Feb 10^th
After 20^th class day	0%	Beginning Feb 11^th

First 8-week Session add

Classes begin January 19^th

Spring 2021 Refund Schedule for First 8-Week Session
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Jan 18^th
1^st- 15^th class day	70%	Jan 19^th- Jan 27^th
16^th- 20^th class day	25%	Jan 28^th- Jan 29^th
After 20^th class day	0%	Beginning Jan 30^th

Second 8-week Session add

Classes begin March 22^nd

Spring 2021 Refund Schedule for Second 8-Week Session
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Mar 21^st
1^st- 15^th class day	70%	Mar 22^nd- Mar 30^th
16^th- 20^th class day	25%	Mar 31^st- Apr 1^st
After 20^th class day	0%	Beginning Apr 2^nd

May-mester add

These classes follow the 3 week-class-length refund period.

2021 May-mester Refund Schedule
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through May 16^th
1^st- 3^rd class day	70%	May 17^th- May 19^th
4^th class day	25%	May 20^th
After 4^th class day	0%	No refund after May 20^th

*Please note that “class day” is ANY day that the College is having classes. This does not represent each individual class meeting days.

Summer 2021

5 ½ -Week Summer I Session add

Classes begin June 7^th. ODR (Official Date of Record) is June 10^th

Summer 2021 Refund Schedule 5 ½ -Week Session Summer I
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Jun 6^th
1^st- 5^th class day	70%	Jun 7^th- Jun 14^th
6^th- 7^th class day	25%	Jun 15^th- Jun 16^th
After 7^th class day	0%	Beginning Jun 17^th

5 ½ -Week Summer II Session add

Classes begin July 14^th. ODR (Official Date of Record) is July 20^th

Summer 2021 Refund Schedule 5 ½ -Week Session Summer II
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Jul 13^th
1^st- 5^th class day	70%	Jul 14^th- Jul 21^st
6^th- 7^th class day	25%	Jul 22^nd- Jul 26^th
After 7^th class day	0%	Beginning Jul 27^th

10-Week Summer III Session add

Classes begin June 7^th. ODR (Official Date of Record) is June 24^th

Summer 2021 Refund Schedule 10-Week Session Summer III
Class Days	Refund Amount	Drop Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Jun 6^th
1^st- 9^th class day	70%	Jun 7^th- Jun 21^st
10^th- 12^th class day	25%	Jul 22^nd- Jun 24^th
After 12^th class day	0%	Beginning Jun 25^th

*Beginning the Summer 2020 term, since the smaller Summer sessions will now be 5 ½ weeks long, the refund schedule will follow the State Approved refund schedule for a 6 week length course for these sessions. The 10 Week session will still continue to follow the 10 week refund schedule.

Tuition Refund Policy

Refund Schedules

Fall 2020

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

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