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Student account charges may include tuition, fees, books, and other associated costs. Full-Time Programs Tuition and fees are due on the first day of class unless the student has completed and signed a “Full-Time Programs Tuition and Fees Payment Contract.” Students who have applied for financial aid (Pell, VA, Voc Rehab, OTAG, Great Plains Foundation, or Next Step Scholarship) will be allowed to defer their tuition and fees payment until the financial aid funds become available or the school is notified that the student is ineligible to receive financial aid. The Cashier will work with students desiring to implement a “Tuition and Fees Payment Contract.” Students entering into a “Tuition and Fees Payment Contract” will be required to pay a minimum of 25% of the semester tuition and fees on the first day of the semester and will be required to make the remainder of the scheduled payments prior to the end of the semester as stipulated in the “Tuition and Fees Payment Contract.” Payments will be considered delinquent when they have not been received within 30 days from the due date. A student will be subject to termination when their payment is delinquent. In the event that the student has an outstanding balance due at the beginning of a semester, the student will not be allowed to begin classes (full-time or WED) until the balance is paid in full and at least 25% of the upcoming semester tuition is paid by the first day of class. Workforce and Economic Development Class tuition is due at the time of enrollment unless the student has completed and signed the school’s identified form for payment plan contracts. Payment plans are available for students who are not able to pay their entire account balance at the time of enrollment. Payment plans are only available for classes where the tuition exceeds $100 AND the length of the class exceeds 20 clock hours. Students will be required to provide a down payment of at least 25% of cost or $100, whichever is less. Down payments may be taken in the form of scholarship funds. All books, supplies and other tangible costs must be paid in full upon enrollment. These costs may be used as the down payment. Payment plans will be available with scheduled payments no more than 30 days apart and the payment plan must provide for full payment prior to the class end date. Payment plans may be approved by the Director of Finance. If full payment has not been made by the class completion, a registration and transcript hold will be placed on the student’s account and will not be removed until student balance is paid in full. New payment plans will not be extended to students with an existing account balance and students may only have one active payment plan at a time. Registration and/or transcript holds will not be removed until balance is paid in full. Exceptions to this policy may be made with the approval of the Superintendent or designee. View the Financial Responsibility Agreement (attached) for more information. Students should drop any class in which they do not wish to be enrolled prior to the drop date in order to avoid billing charges. Students are not dropped from classes due to non-payment or non-attendance.

Payment Options
Payments may be made in person or over the phone. Cash, check, and credit/debit card payments may be made in person at the Cashiers area. Students have the option of enrolling in a payment plan.

It is the policy of the technology center board of education that students who have paid tuition for adult programs be given full or partial refunds under conditions stated in established guidelines. This policy applies when a student officially withdraws from a full-time or short-term adult program or short-term multi-client classes prior to the specified time within the instructional period for which he/she has been charged and includes full or partial refund of tuition, fees and other charges.

The term “withdrawal” shall mean written notification by a student of his/her intention to discontinue class attendance.

Procedures
The purpose of these procedures is to establish a set of guidelines for the refund of tuition to students who wish to withdraw from full-time, short-term adult, Adult Career Development (ACD) courses, and international students.

General Guidelines

1. 100% tuition and supply fees are refundable to the student if the technology center cancels the program.
2. A student eligible for a refund should expect a minimum of three weeks (15 working days) from the date of refund request approval to receive a refund check.
3. No refund is given for book purchases.
4. Nonattendance of classes does not constitute official withdrawal. The student must utilize the School’s withdrawal process to be eligible for a refund.
5. A refund request will not be approved unless all financial obligations to the technology center have been met. 
6. When a student is eligible for a refund, the amount of the refund may be credited toward enrollment in another technology center course.

Full-Time Programs or Part Time Enrolled in a Full Time Program

1. 100% of the tuition will be refunded if the student withdraws before student start date or before the beginning of the sixth school day from the class start date.

Short-Term Adult and ACD Courses

1. A 100% refund will be given if a student formally drops prior to the course start date.
2. 50% refund will be given for drops made from the course start date to two business days after the course start date.
3. For classes meeting five (5) or fewer days, NO refund will be given after the first class meeting date.
4. No refunds will be given for drops requested three or more business days after the course start date.

Annual Financial Report July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

Archived HEERF Reports

• GPTCHEERFQuarterlyReport93020_2
• GPTCHEERFQuarterlyReport12312020_2
• GPTC HEERF Quarterly Report 3.31.2021
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• 00010717_HEERF_Q42021_010522
• 00010717_HEERF_Q12022_040422
• 00010717_HEERF_Q22022_07082022
• 00010717_HEERF_Q32022_10072022
• 00010717_HEERF_Q42022_01052023
• 00010717_HEERF_Q12023_03312023-1
• 00010717_HEERF_Q22023_06302023

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