Refund Policies & Procedures

To view this year's refund schedule, please refer to the Academic Calendar.

Fall & Spring Semesters

Students who officially withdraw from classes during the first three weeks of a semester will be entitled to tuition refunds on the following basis - 100% refund through the last business day before the first day of the semester; 75% on or before day 5 of the semester; 50% on or before day 10 of the semester; and, 25% on or before day 15 of the semester. After day 15 of the semester there is no refund. "Day of semester" does not refer to specific class meetings. It refers to actual day of the campus wide semester.

Title IV Financial Aid Refund Policy
Students who receive Title IV financial assistance (Pell, SEOG, Perkins or Stafford Loans) are subject to the most recent guidelines mandated by the Higher Education Act Amendment. If-and only if-they officially withdraw or are administratively withdrawn from the institution, the unearned funds received for tuition, fees, and other educational expenses, must be returned to the Federal Title IV programs. This return may result in an outstanding balance due to Broome Community College and/or to the U.S. Department of Education. All other cases (e.g. partial withdrawals) will follow the N.Y.S. mandated refund policy for community colleges.

Students dropping any course less than 15 weeks in length will receive 75% refund only during the first week of the course. After that, there will be no refund.

College-On-The-Weekend

Refunded at 100% up to 5 p.m. on first Friday of Weekender classes; 75% refund through the Friday following the first weekend of classes (0% refund thereafter).

Summer Session

Students who withdraw from Summer Session classes will be entitled to a 100% refund through the last business day, before the first day of the semester. Refunds are reduced to 25% for students withdrawing on or before day 5 of the semester. After that, there will be no refunds.

Refund Procedure

An application for refund of tuition and fees must be made in writing in the Registrar's Office (SS 105). The application must be on the College form provided. The date on which the application is filed is considered the official date of the student's withdrawal and any refund to which the student may be entitled is computed using that date.

Other Procedures

Students who defer tuition on Financial Aid and who then become ineligible to receive that aid or any portion of it will be subject to an immediate obligation for payment and/or collection of tuition, fees and disbursements. The College reserves the right to use whatever collection procedures it deems appropriate to satisfy any outstanding debt. The total outstanding debt may include additional costs incurred due to collection activities. The cost will vary depending on the debt. Additional costs may be as much as 33 1/3 percent of the debt plus attorney/court fees.

Withholding Diplomas and Transcripts

A student's Official College Transcript and diploma will be withheld if there are outstanding financial or property-returning obligations. These could be to such College offices as Security, Learning Resource Center (Library), Student Accounts, Physical Education, as well as others. Students must settle any such outstanding debts to the College and then present evidence of the settlement to the Office of the Registrar.