Refund Policies

Refund Policy for:

Drop/Withdrawal of Summer Term Courses
Drop/Withdrawal of Full Semester Courses: Fall & Spring Semesters
Drop/Withdrawal Regarding Modular Courses: Courses that do not meet the standard 15 weeks, i.e. five-week modular courses
Title IV Financial Aid
Refund Policy for unclaimed refund checks

Refund policy for Drop/Withdrawal of Summer Term Courses

Students who drop or withdraw from courses anytime prior to the first day of the respective summer session will receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees.
Students who drop or withdraw from courses from the first day of the respective summer session through the published 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 contacting the Office of the Dean of Students.

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 contacting the Office of the Dean of Students.

Refund policy for Drop/Withdrawal Regarding Modular Courses: Courses that do not meet the standard 15 weeks, i.e. five-week modular courses

Students who drop or withdraw from classes at least two (2) days prior to the first day of a modular session will receive a 100% refund of all tuition and fees.
Students who drop or withdraw one (1) day prior to the start 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 contacting the Office of the Dean of Students.

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 policy for unclaimed refund checks

Unclaimed Property (Un-cashed Checks): Per State of Rhode Island regulations, all un-cashed 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 un-cashed federal financial aid refunds on a monthly basis.