Refund Policy
Federal Financial Aid Refund Policy
Students who officially withdraw (WTH), are administratively withdrawn (ADW), and/or no-showed (NSW) from all their classes prior to completing 60% of the period of enrollment charged, will be required to return a portion of the Title IV funds they have received.
Title IV funds include Federal Pell Grant, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant and Federal Family Education Loans. The City Colleges of Chicago will apply a federally regulated calculation, “Return of Title IV Funds,” to determine the unearned tuition, fees, and other charges that may have been overpaid. The dates that the Student Services Administrators of the college receive the students’ notice of withdrawal will be incorporated with the date submitted by their instructors in the calculation. Students are responsible to the return this money.
Students who do not pay these funds will be prohibited from future registrations and denied request for academic transcripts from any City Colleges of Chicago, as well as financial aid in the future.
Statuses
- (WTH) Students who formally withdraw from courses prior to the first day of classes (Will not receive aid for the class(es). Students who attend a portion of class and completely withdraw prior to 60% completion may have reduced financial aid eligibility.)
- (NSW) Students who do not withdraw prior to the first day of class and do not attend class(es). (Will not receive aid for the class(es).
- (ADW)Students who attend a portion of classes then leaves Olive-Harvey without formally withdrawing (May receive a percentage of financial aid awards.)
