YOU ARE HERE: Home > Policies & Procedures > FinancesRefund Policy & Student Tuition Liability Policy

A. In order to receive a refund of paid tuition and fees, all students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete a Drop/Add form at the Registrar’s Office. Once processed, Nassau Community College is authorized to calculate the student’s tuition liability and applicable refund per the appropriate academic study schedule shown below:

Schedule Of Student Tuition Liability

  Full Semester

Mini/Summer Session
(8 weeks or less)

Period of Official Withdrawal** Liability & Refund Liability & Refund
Prior to the First Day 0%/100% 0%/100%
*During 1st Week 25%/75% 75%/25%
During 2nd Week 50%/50% 100%/0%
During 3rd Week 75%/25% 100%/0%
After 3rd Week 100%/0% 100%/0%

*The first week of the semester shall be deemed to start with the first calendar day of the College semester, and shall end on the 7th calendar day of the semester.

**This policy corresponds to the Code of Standards and Procedures for Community Colleges operating under the program of the State University of New York (8 NYCRR 602.11).

Non-attendance in a class, informing the instructor of withdrawal, or stopping payment on a check, do not constitute official withdrawal notification. Students are liable for payment of tuition and fees due up to the date on which the application for withdrawal is officially approved within the refund period. Refunds will be calculated based upon the date of withdrawal as approved by the Registrar and verified by Student Financial Affairs. Students should allow at least six (6) weeks beyond the Liability/Refund Policy for refund checks to be mailed. A valid address must be on file with the Registrar in order to process a refund check.

B.To grant a full refund of tuition and fees to any student:

  1. Whose course has been canceled by the College, or
  2. Who is unable to complete any course because during the semester the student:
    1. Returns to Federal military service, or
    2. Enlists and is accepted into Federal military service, or
    3. Receives a change of student status through action of the Academic Standing Committee.

C. A student who is dismissed for academic or disciplinary reasons prior to the end of an academic term shall be liability for all tuition and fees due for that term.

D. To consider a refund appeal procedure: After the above official withdrawal procedure has been completed, the student who believes an exception is justified, may submit a written appeal with supporting documentation to the President’s Refund Committee. Submit all appeals to the Office of Student Financial Affairs, located on the fifth floor of the Tower Building. Exceptional circumstances such as serious illness, disability, pregnancy, or a death in the family, may warrant exceptions to the normal refund policy. The Committee reviews appeals from students on a monthly basis and will notify the student of its decision promptly. All such refund requests must be submitted within ONE YEAR after the end of the term in question.