Cornerstone International Community College of Canada
Name of Institution
00570
Institution Number
Tuition Refund Policy
Name of Policy
| REFUND POLICY | |
| APPROVED PROGRAMS – IN-CLASS OR COMBINED DELIVERY | REFUND DUE |
| Before program start date, institution receives a notice of withdrawal: | |
| • No later than seven days after student signed the enrolment contract, and • Before the program start date | 100% tuition and all related fees, other than application fee. Related fees include: administrative fees, application fees, assessment fees, and fees charged for textbooks or other course materials. |
| • At least 30 days before the later of: a) The program start date in the most recent Letter of Acceptance (international students) b) The program start date in the enrolment contract. | Institution may retain up to 10% of tuition, to a maximum of $1,000. |
• More than seven days after the student and institution signed the enrolment contract, and • Less than 30 days before the later of: a) The program start date in the most recent Letter of Acceptance (international students) b) The program start date in the enrolment contract. | Institution may retain up to 20% of tuition, to a maximum of $1,300. |
| After program start date, institution provides a notice of dismissal or receives a notice of withdrawal (applies to all approved programs, other than distance-education-oly programs: | |
| • After the program start date, and up to and including 10% of instruction hours have been provided. | Institution may retain up to 30% of tuition. |
| • After the program start date, and after more than 10% but before 30% of instruction hours have been provided. | Institution may retain up to 50% of tuition. |
| • After the program start date, and 30% or more of the hours have been provided. | No refund due. |
| Student does not attend – “no-show” (applies to all students except those enrolled in a program delivered solely by distance education): | |
| • A student does not attend the first 30% of the program. | Institution may retain up to 50% of the tuition paid. |
| Institution receives a evidence a study permit was denied (applies to international students requiring a study permit): | |
| • Before 30% of instruction hours would have been provided, had the student started the program on the later of the following: a) The program start date in the most recent Letter of Acceptance b) The program start date in the enrolment contract • Student has not requested additional Letter(s) of Acceptance. | 100% tuition and all related fees, other than application fee. |
| Before program start date, institution receives a notice of withdrawal: • No later than seven days after student signed the enrolment contract, and • Before the program start date | 100% tuition and all related fees, other than application fee. |
| • Student has completed no more than 30% of the program. | Institution may retain up to 30% of the tuition paid. |
| • Student has completed 50% or more of the program. | No refund due. |
| Completed means the student has received an evaluation of their performance for the specified percentage of hours of instruction. If a student completed a portion of a program for which they did not receive an evaluation, that portion should not be included in the calculation of the percentage of the program completed. |
Institution must pay the tuition or fee refund within 30 days after receiving notice of withdrawal or refusal of study permit; providing a notice of dismissal, or the date on which the first 30% of the hours of instruction are provided (no-show).
- An international student is a person who is not a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or who has not been determined under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to be a Convention Refugee.
- If an international student’s Study Permit application has not been completed by the start date identified in CICCC’s Letter of Acceptance and the student so notifies CICCC at the request of the student, CICCC may issue an additional Letter of Acceptance for a later start date. In such a circumstance, CICCC may charge the student an additional $75 administrative fee will be applied after the third LOA issued and retain the balance of the prepaid tuition fees pending the outcome of the Study Permit application.
- If an international student is denied a Study Permit, CICCC will retain the following fees, including registration, administration, cancellation and tuition fees, according to the program they have applied for and there will be $80 administration fee charged.
- Students denied a Study Permit must provide CICCC with a copy of the denial letter prior to the program start date as set out in CICCC’s most recently issued Letter of Acceptance.
- Should a student fail to advise CICCC, or choose to withdraw for other reasons, the refund policy set out in Refund Policy above will apply. Refunds owed to students must be paid within 30 days of CICCC receiving a copy of the Study Permit denial letter.
- CICCC reserves the right to cancel any program due to insufficient enrollment. Should this occur, 100% of the fees will be refunded.
- The letter of acceptance is considered as a signed contract; accordingly, in caseof cancellation/withdrawal, the refund policy is implemented.
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