Tuition Refund Policy

Refund Policy for Credit Hour Classes

2.2.10 Refund Policy - Maricopa Community Colleges Administrative Regulations - Admissions/Registration/Enrollment

Length of Class              Official Withdrawal Deadlines for 100% Refund

                                         (Tuition & Course Fees only)

1-9 calendar days             Prior to the class start date

10-19 calendar days        1 calendar day including the class start date

20-29 calendar days        2 calendar days including the class start date

30-39 calendar days        3 calendar days including the class start date

40-49 calendar days        4 calendar days including the class start date

50-59 calendar days        5 calendar days including the class start date

60-69 calendar days        6 calendar days including the class start date

70+ calendar days            7 calendar days including the class start date

*Debts owed to any MCCCD college must be satisfied before any refunds are paid to the student. Refunds for students receiving federal financial assistance are subject to federal guidelines. Requests for exceptions to the refund policy must be filed within one year from the semester in which the course was taken.

Refund Policy for Non-Credit Classes 
Unless otherwise specified, students must drop non-credit classes prior to the course start date to be eligible for a 100% refund of tuition and course fees.

Canceled Classes 
When a class is canceled by the college, a 100% refund of tuition and course fee(s) will be refunded to the student. The $15.00 registration fee will only be refunded if the student has one course on their student account and that course is canceled by MCCCD. 

Refund Exceptions 
Students withdrawing from a college or from courses for one of the following reasons must submit a written request for a refund exception to the Admissions and Records Office/Office of Student Enrollment Services or designated college official:

•  A student with a serious illness, verifiable by a doctor's written statement that the illness prevents the student from attending all classes for the semester. The doctor's statement must be on file with the college before a refund can be given.
• Serious illness or death of an immediate family member that prevents the student from attending all classes for the semester. Immediate family members include spouse/partner, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, child, foster child, grandchild, stepchild, sibling, step-sibling, stepfather, stepmother, or spouse’s/partner’s father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, or in-laws in any one incident. Appropriate documentation must be provided before a refund can be given.
• Death of a student. Appropriate documentation must be provided before a refund can be given.
• A student in the Armed Forces or the Arizona National Guard who is called to active duty and assigned to a duty station, verifiable by a copy of the orders, will be allowed to withdraw and receive a 100% refund of tuition and course fees, provided courses have not been completed.

Requests for a total withdrawal from a college or courses for one of the above reasons may result in a partial prorated refund of tuition, provided courses have not been completed. All decisions made by the college are final.

Limitation: Never attending is not an allowable refund exception or an excuse of the debt incurred through registration

​Refund Policy for Department of Defense Tuition Assistance Funds

Students who receive tuition assistance (TA) funds for a course or courses from the Department of Defense (DOD) may have a refund processed and returned to the student’s DOD branch of service in the following situations. Refer to individual colleges for withdrawal and refund processes.

• Per Refund Exception D, a student who is called to active duty and assigned to a duty station, verifiable by a copy of the orders, will be allowed to withdraw, provided courses have not been completed. A 100% refund of TA funds will be issued to the student’s DOD branch of service.
• A student who withdraws for reasons other than those outlined above within the first 60% of the period for which funds were received will have the proportional amount of unearned TA funds returned to the student’s DOD branch of service. Refer to individual colleges and DOD branch of service for potential student financial responsibility as a result of withdrawal.