Course Enrollment Refunds

The following definitions apply when calculating refunds for changes in course enrollments.

• Reduction in course load occurs when a student drops a course(s) having more credit hours than he/she adds, resulting in the student being enrolled in fewer credit hours overall.
• Withdrawal occurs when a student completely ends his/her enrollment at the College for the current term.
• Credit courses are courses for which a student is eligible to earn credit toward a certificate or associate degree. Credit courses also include support courses required for the student's enrollment, such as developmental education, etc.

Refunds for Drops/Reduction in Course Load

Students who drop credit courses and reduce their course loads while remaining enrolled at the College will have their tuition and per-credit-hour fees refunded, based on the official drop date recorded by the Registrars Office. Students who concurrently add and drop the same number of credit hours will not be charged or refunded for these simultaneous transactions.

Refunds for credit courses are calculated as follows, with refunds for sessions of other lengths being calculated according to approved pro-rated formulas.

• Fifteen Week Semester
• Prior to the first day of class 100%
• During class days one through fourteen 70%
• During class days fifteen through nineteen 25%
• After twentieth class day 0%
• Twelve Week Session
• Prior to the first day of class 100%
• During class days one through twelve 70%
• During class days thirteen through fifteen 25%
• After fifteenth class day 0%
• Eight Week Session
• Prior to the first day of class 100%
• During class days one through eight 70%
• During class days nine through ten 25%
• After tenth class day 0%
• Six Week Session
• Prior to the first day of class 100%
• During class days one through five 70%
• During class days six through seven 25%
• After seventh class day 0%

Refunds for Continuing Education and TSTC Workforce Development

Contact TSTC Training for information on refunds for continuing education and workforce training programs.