Dropping a Course with a Refund
Students will receive a refund for classes dropped through the drop deadline published in the online class schedule. Students should refer to the schedule as varying session lengths are offered in any given semester. Refunds will not be issued for classes dropped after the published drop deadline for the session.
Dropping a course means officially canceling the registration for a course on or before the published drop deadline and allows for a tuition refund. Registration in the course will not appear on the student’s transcript, and the student will not receive a grade for the course.
Students shall be eligible for a refund only for those credit hours dropped during the drop period. An official drop for students becomes effective if the student drops online by the published deadline or on the date that the completed and signed drop form is received by the Admissions and Records Office, not the date of the last class attended, unless the two days coincide. If a class is canceled, tuition for that course will be refunded in full. Students are responsible for ensuring that they either drop online or submit drop forms to appropriate offices by the published deadlines.
For tuition payments made on campus, refund checks are mailed from the Nelnet system approximately two weeks after the drop deadline. Students who have set up direct deposit with Nelnet may receive their refunds sooner. To set up direct deposit, please log into https://my.vccs.edu, select SIS, then select My Student Information. Then, under FINANCES select Manage Refunds.
For credit card payments made online via RCC’s website, refunds will be issued back to the credit card used for the online payment. Tuition refunds will not be authorized after the refund date.
Note: Financial aid recipients who totally withdraw from college before 60 percent of the semester is completed fall under a return of Title IV funds procedure. Funds will be refunded according to U.S. Department of Education regulations. Funds may be refunded to a financial aid grantor. Course load reductions may reduce the amount of financial aid awarded. The financial aid office should be contacted for further details.