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Refund Policy

Tuition: In case of voluntary withdrawal or dismissal from the College, a portion of the tuition may be refunded. Traditional, full-time students must notify the registrar in writing of their intent to withdraw from the College. The date this written withdrawal notification is received by the registrar, or the effective date, whichever is later, becomes the official withdrawal date and the basis for refund calculation. Such refunds, assuming that all financial obligations for the semester have been met, will be computed on the following basis:

Refunds – Federal Financial Aid: The responsibility for returning unearned Title IV aid is shared between Champlain College and you. It is allocated according to the portion of disbursed aid that could have been used to cover College charges and the portion that could have been disbursed directly to you once those charges are covered.

Champlain College will distribute unearned aid back to the Title IV programs, as specified by law. You will be billed for the amount that you owe to the Title IV programs, as well as for any amount due to the College as a result of Title IV aid that was returned that would have been used to cover College charges.

Students and parents should also be aware that under federal regulations, any refund due as a result of withdrawal from the College must first be applied to repayment of ineligible federal loans and grants. Any remaining credit is then refundable to the student. In compliance with these regulations, refunds would be applied in the following order:

      1. Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans
      2. Subsidized Federal Stafford Loans
      3. Federal Parent PLUS Loans
      4. Federal Perkins Loan
      5. Federal Pell Grant
      6. Smart Grant
      7. Academic Competitiveness Grant
      8. Federal SEOG Grant
      9. State Grant
      10. The student

Fall 2009 Refund Tables

15-week Courses

Withdrawal period

Tuition Refunded

Aug. 31 – Sept. 9, 2009

90%

Sept. 10 – Sept. 24, 2009

50%

Sept. 25 – Nov. 3, 2009

25%

After Nov. 3, 2009

No Refund

7-Week Courses

Withdrawal period

Tuition Refunded

Week 1

90%

Week 2

50%

Week 3

25%

After Week 3

No Refund

5-Week Courses

Withdrawal period

Tuition Refunded

Week 1

50%

Week 2

25%

After Week 2

No Refund

Spring 2010 Refund Tables

15-week Courses

Withdrawal period

Tuition Refunded

Jan. 11 – Jan. 20, 2010

90%

Jan. 21 – Feb. 4, 2010

50%

Feb. 5 – Mar. 19, 2010

25%

After March 19, 2010

No Refund

7-Week Courses

Withdrawal period

Tuition Refunded

Week 1

90%

Week 2

50%

Week 3

25%

After Week 3

No Refund

5-Week Courses

Withdrawal period

Tuition Refunded

Week 1

50%

Week 2

25%

After Week 2

No Refund

* For courses running less than a full semester, a week is defined as through Friday at 5 p.m.

For more information contact The Advising & Registration Center at 802-860-2777 or by e-mailing ARC@champlain.edu.

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