Refunds
REFUND POLICY FOR:
- Drop/Withdrawal of Summer Session Courses
- Drop/Withdrawal of Full Semester Courses - Fall and Spring Semesters
- Drop/Withdrawal Regarding Modular Courses: Courses that do not meet the standard 15 weeks, i.e. modular courses
- Title IV Financial Aid
- Refund Disbursements Financial Aid
- Refund Policy for unclaimed refund checks
- Reissue lost paper checks
- Reissue e-refunds
- DOD Tuition Assistance Refunds
Refund policy for Drop/Withdrawal of Summer 2024 Courses
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses anytime prior to the first day of the Summer
session will receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees.
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses from the first day through the published
Summer session add/drop period will receive a 100% refund of tuition and course assessed
fees only. All other fees will not be refunded.
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses after the end of the published drop period
will not receive any refund of tuition and fees.
- Refunds are determined by the date specified on the notification of withdrawal or
the date on which the student drops or withdraws from courses. All students, part-time
and full-time, are subject to this refund policy.
- Students who believe there are extenuating circumstances may appeal for consideration
of a refund by filing a tuition appeal.
2024 Summer Session 1
| Refund Policy for Drop/Withdrawal | |
|---|---|
| Prior to May 20, 2024 | 100% tuition and fees refunded |
| May 20 - June 3, 2024 | 100% of tuition and applicable course fees. ** Registration fees are not included. |
| After June 3, 2024 | NO REFUNDS |
2024 Summer Session 2
| Refund Policy for Drop/Withdrawal | |
|---|---|
| Prior to July 1, 2024 | 100% tuition and fees refunded |
| July 1 - 15, 2024 | 100% of tuition and applicable course fees. ** Registration fees are not included. |
| After July 15, 2024 | NO REFUNDS |
Refund policy for Drop/Withdrawal of Full Semester Courses:
Fall & Spring Semesters
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses anytime prior to a date specified each
semester by the College will receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees.
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses after a date specified each semester by
the College through the first two (2) weeks of classes (the add/drop period) will
receive a 100% refund of tuition and course assessed fees only. All other fees will
not be refunded.
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses after the first two weeks of the semester
will not receive any refund of tuition and fees.
- Refunds are determined by the date specified on the notification of withdrawal or
the date on which the student drops or withdraws from courses. All students, part-time
and full-time, are subject to this refund policy.
- Students who believe there are extenuating circumstances may appeal for consideration of a refund by filing a tuition appeal.
Fall 2024 Full Term and 1st 7-Week Session
| Fall 2024 Refund Policy for Drop/Withdrawal | |
|---|---|
| Prior to Sep. 3, 2024 | 100% tuition and fees refunded |
| Sep. 3 - Sep. 20, 2024 | 100% of tuition and applicable course fees. ** Registration fees are not included. |
| After Sep. 20, 2024 | NO REFUNDS |
| NOTE: This refund schedule does not apply to modular courses. See below. | |
Fall 2024 2nd 7-Week Session
| Late Start Fall 2023 Refund Policy for Drop/Withdrawal | |
|---|---|
| Prior to Oct. 31, 2024 | 100% tuition and fees refunded |
| Oct. 31 - Nov. 15, 2024 | 100% of tuition and applicable course fees. ** Registration fees are not included. |
| After Nov. 15, 2024 | NO REFUNDS |
| NOTE: This refund schedule does not apply to modular courses. See below. | |
Refund policy for Drop/Withdrawal of Modular Courses:
(Courses that do not meet the standard 15 weeks, i.e. modular courses)
- Students who drop or withdraw before the first day of class of a modular session will
receive a 100% refund of all tuition and fees.
- Students who drop or withdraw from the first day of class through the established
adjustment period for the modular session will receive a 100% refund of tuition and
course assessed fees only. All other fees will not be refunded.
- Students who drop or withdraw from courses after the end of the established drop period
for the modular session will not receive any refund of tuition and fees.
- Refunds are determined by the date specified on the notification of withdrawal or
the date on which the student drops or withdraws from courses. All students, part-time
and full-time, are subject to this refund policy.
- Students who believe there are extenuating circumstances may appeal for consideration of a refund by filing a tuition appeal.
Refund policy for Title IV Financial Aid
The Department of Education (DOE) will no longer dictate institutional refund policies for students receiving federal student aid under the new "Return of Title IV Funds" regulations published on November 1, 1999. However, under the new rules, institutions are to follow a formula prescribed by the Department of Education to determine how much Title IV aid a student has received and not earned at the time of withdrawal as well as how much financial aid has to be returned and by whom. The amount of aid earned is calculated on a pro rata basis through 60 percent of the payment period.
Refund Disbursements Financial Aid
The estimated disbursement date is the day that financial aid information is to be posted to student accounts. There are several administrative functions that must be performed before a refund is completed. E-Refunds/(ACH) deposits are posted to the students bank account within four business days from the disbursement date. Paper check payments may take up to a week to process. Students may sign up for E-Refunds by clicking on their "My account" tab on MyCCRI. See E-Refund sign up procedures for more information.
Refund policy for unclaimed refund checks
Unclaimed Property (Uncashed Checks): Per State of Rhode Island regulations, all uncashed checks (except for Title IV (federal) financial aid funds) are to be sent to the Rhode Island General Treasurer's Office. The Community College of Rhode Island sends these checks when they become one year old.
Federal Regulations stipulate that a refund check that resulted from the application of Title IV financial aid refunds that is due to be sent to the State of Rhode Island, must instead be returned to the appropriate Title IV financial aid program. CCRI returns uncashed federal financial aid refunds on a monthly basis.
Reissue lost paper checks
- To avoid the possibility of a lost check, students may sign up for direct deposits/
e-refunds using their “MyCCRI” account. This is the recommended method of receiving
your refund.
- If your check has not arrived in the mail within 14 days from the issue date, you
may request a stop payment and replacement check by calling the Bursar Office during
business hours.
- Replacement checks may be reissued up to 7 days from the stop placement date.
- Students may receive their replacement refund by direct deposit/ e-refund by entering their bank info on the “MyCCRI” account prior to the refund check being reissued.
Reissue e-refunds
- It is important that the bank account number that you enter on your “MyCCRI” account
is correct and active. Please contact your bank if you have questions about your banking
information.
- Refunds with incorrect or closed accounts will be returned to CCRI by your bank. This
may take several days depending on the bank. CCRI cannot reissue a refund until notification
of return is received by the bank.
- Your e-refund account will be inactivated and you will be notified via email that
your refund was returned.
- Students with invalid accounts will be mailed a paper check to the address on file. For future e-refunds please be sure to delete the invalid account and enter a valid routing and account number.
Refund Policy for DOD Tuition Assistance
The following refund policy applies to military students using TA benefits. In accordance with federal guidelines, the Community College of Rhode Island's policy is to return any unearned tuition assistance (TA) funds proportionally (as explained below) for the period in which funds were provided, to the appropriate military Service Branch. TA funds are earned proportionally during an enrollment period, with unearned funds returned based upon when a student stops attending. Instances when a Service member stops attending due to a military service obligation, the educational institution will work with the affected Service member to identify solutions that will not result in student debt for the returned portion.
The Community College of Rhode Island uses the following schedule to determine the
return of unearned TA funds to the military branch.
15 week semester
Before or during weeks 1-2 100% return
During weeks 3-4 75% return
During weeks 5-7 50% return
During weeks 8-9 40% return (60% of course is completed)
During weeks 10-15 0% return