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.

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.

Labor Day does not count as a “class day.”

Refund Schedules

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- 8^th class day	70%	Jan 19^th- Jan 27^th
9^th- 10^th class day	25%	Jan 28^th- Jan 29^th
After 10^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- 8^th class day	70%	Mar 22^nd- Mar 30^th
9^th- 10^th class day	25%	Mar 31^st- Apr 1^st
After 10^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

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

Fall 2021

Regular 16 Week Session add

Classes begin August 23^rd

Fall 2021 Refund Schedule for Regular 16 Week Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Aug. 22^nd
1^st-15^th class day	70%	Aug. 23^rd-Sept. 9^th
16^th-20^th class day	25%	Sept. 10^th-Sept. 15^th
After 20^th class day	0%	Beginning Sept. 16^th

First 8-week Session add

Classes begin August 23^rd

Fall 2021 Refund Schedule for First 8-week Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through Aug. 22^nd
1^st-8^th class day	70%	Aug. 23^rd-Aug. 31^th
9^th-10^th class day	25%	Sept. 1^st-Sept. 2^nd
After 10^th class day	0%	Beginning Sept. 3^rd

Second 8-week Session add

Classes begin October 18^th

Fall 2021 Refund Schedule for Second 8-week Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through Oct. 17^th
1^st-8^th class day	70%	Oct. 18^th-Oct. 26^th
9^th-10^th class day	25%	Oct. 27^th-Oct. 28^th
After 10^th class day	0%	Beginning Oct. 29^th

Winter-mester add

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

Winter-mester 2021 Refund Schedule
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through Dec. 12^th
1^st-4^th class day	70%	Dec. 13^th-Dec. 16^th
5^th class day	25%	Dec. 27^th-Dec. 17^th
After 5^th class day	0%	Beginning Dec. 18^th

Spring 2022

Regular 16 Week Session add

Classes begin January 18^th

Spring 2022 Refund Schedule for Regular 16 Week Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first day of semester	100%	Through Jan. 16^th
1^st-15^th class day	70%	Jan. 18^th-Feb. 3^rd
16^th-20^th class day	25%	Feb. 4^th-Feb. 9^th
After 20^th class day	0%	Beginning Feb. 10^th

First 8-week Session add

Classes begin January 18^th

Spring 2022 Refund Schedule for First 8-week Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through Jan. 16^th
1^st-8^th class day	70%	Jan. 18^th-Jan. 26^th
9^th-10^th class day	25%	Jan. 27^th-Jan. 28^th
After 10^th class day	0%	Beginning Jan. 29^th

Second 8-week Session add

Classes begin March 21^st

Spring 2022 Refund Schedule for Second 8-week Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through Mar. 20^th
1^st-8^th class day	70%	Mar. 21^st-Mar. 29^th
9^th-10^th class day	25%	Mar. 30^th-Mar. 31^st
After 10^th class day	0%	Beginning Apr. 1^st

May-mester add

Classes begin May 16^th

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

May-mester Refund Schedule
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through May 15^th
1^st-3^rd class day	70%	May 16^th-May 18^th
4^th class day	25%	May 19^thonly
After 4^th class day	0%	Beginning May 20^th

Summer 2022

5 -Week Session Summer I add

Classes Begin June 6, 2022. Official Date of Record is June 9.

Summer 2022 Refund Schedule for 5-Week Session Summer I Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through June 5^th
1^st-5^th class day	70%	June 6^th-June 13^th
6^th class day	25%	June 14^thonly
After 6^th class day	0%	Beginning June 15^th

5 -Week Session Summer II add

Classes Begin July 11, 2022. Official Date of Record is July 14.

Summer 2022 Refund Schedule for 5-Week Session Summer II Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through July 10^th
1^st-5^th class day	70%	July 11^th-July 18^th
6^th class day	25%	July 19^thonly
After 6^th class day	0%	Beginning July 20^th

10-Week Session Summer III add

Classes Begin June 6, 2022. Official Date of Record is June 23.

Summer 2022 Refund Schedule for 10-Week Session Summer III Session
Class Days	Percent Refunded	Dates
Before first class day	100%	Through June 5^th
1^st-9^th class day	70%	June 6^th-June 20^th
10^th-12^th class day	25%	June 21^st-June 23^rd
After 12^th class day	0%	Beginning June 24^th

Tuition Refund Policy

Refund Schedules

Spring 2021

Summer 2021

Fall 2021

Spring 2022

Summer 2022

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