The college's refund policy applies to students in all programs and to all registration fees for withdrawal or net credit reduction, except for non-credit courses. The application fee is not refundable and cannot be transferred to another person or to another fee. Refund of fees for withdrawal from WNC semester-long (full-term) classes will be as follows:

• 100 percent if withdrawal is completed prior to the first day of the semester.
• 90 percent if the withdrawal is completed by the end of late registration (five working days into semester). NOTE: Community Education courses do not have a 90 percent refund period.

Courses that are scheduled to begin at a date different from the regular semester and/or after the beginning of the semester and short term courses DO NOT follow full-term refund guidelines. A short-term class is defined as a class that is not scheduled to meet for the entire semester (16 weeks for fall and spring, eight weeks for summer). Short-term courses and courses that start before the regular semester start date must be dropped at least one day before the first class session for 100 percent refund; after this day no refund will be given. The 90 percent refund is not available for short-term classes or classes that start before the regular semester date. Note: Many summer courses are short-term.

Refund checks for dropped classes are prepared and mailed biweekly. Payment will be made to the student and any other contributing g agencies in proportion to the payment of the original fees made by each at the time of registration. Drops must be made by Internet before a refund can be issued.

Refunds after published deadlines will not be considered for reasons which are beyond the control of the college. Not attending college, job transfers, changes in work schedule, relocation, etc., will not be considered grounds for refund appeals.

Refund appeals with verifiable evidence may be granted during the first half of the semester for the following reasons: induction or activation into the armed forces; dealt of the student's spouse, child, parent or legal guardian; death of the student; verifiable error on the part of the college; and verifiable incapacity, illness or injury which prevents the student from returning to school for the remainder of the semester. An appeal is made by submission of the Refund Exception Form found at http://www.wnc.edu/studentservices/admissions/forms/RefundRequest.pdf

In general, no refund is made after the first half of the semester.