Withdrawal Policy

Types of withdrawal

There are two types of withdrawal, official and unofficial. The type of withdrawal determines the grade recorded on a student's transcript and may affect future eligibility for financial aid.

Official withdrawal

Official withdrawal refers to a student's intent to completely terminate studies at the Center, and where the student notifies the Center of such intent.

In order to officially withdraw from a program, students must complete the Center's Withdrawal Form within one week of the notification of their intent. The form can be obtained from the administrative office. Students who do not submit the Withdrawal Form within one week from notification will be considered an unofficial withdrawal.

Withdrawal date

A student's withdrawal date is the earlier of the following:

• Notification of their intent to withdraw
• Submission of the completed Withdrawal Form

Resulting grade

Students who officially withdraw from the program after completing a minimum of 60% of the coursework of the quarter/term in which they withdrew will receive a grade of "W" (Withdrew) on their transcript if they were maintaining satisfactory academic progress at the time of their withdrawal, and "F" (Failure) if they were not maintaining satisfactory academic progress at the time of their withdrawal.

Unofficial withdrawal

An unofficial withdrawal is one where the program has not received notice from the student that the student has ceased or will cease attending their program, or a student has notified the program of their intent to withdraw but does not complete the Withdrawal Form. An unofficial withdrawal will automatically result in the student being terminated from their program.

Students who unofficially withdraw from their program will receive a grade of "FW" (Failure due to unofficial withdrawal) on their transcript.

Notification

The failure of a student to immediately notify the Licensed School Director in writing of the student's intent to withdraw may delay a refund of tuition to the student pursuant to Section 5002(3) of the Education Law.

Drop period policy

Radiography, Radiation Therapy, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Paramedic, Medical Assistant & Surgical Technology programs

Students who officially or unofficially withdraw from the program at any time during the first quarter of the program will be considered to have dropped from the program.

Emergency Medical Technician – Basic program

Students in the Center's Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Program are granted a trial period, consisting of the first fourteen instructional sessions of the program, during which no monies will be collected from students and students may drop from the program without any penalty or liability.

All programs

A student who is absent without notification for more than two consecutive school days during the first four weeks of the program will be considered to have dropped from the program. Students who drop within the above drop period will not receive credit or a transcript for any coursework completed.

Refund policy

After the first day of instruction, the student will be liable for the registration fee and any tuition liability as of their last day of physical attendance. The non-refundable application and registration fees, as well as items of extra expense to a student (e.g. uniform, clinical, and technology fees), will not be considered in tuition refund computations.

Quarter programs

Term programs (other than EMT-Basic)

Refunds are calculated based on the total term's/quarter's tuition due, not the total tuition paid by the student up to that point. The student's financial responsibilities are limited to the current term/quarter provided they are up-to-date on the previous term's/quarter's financial liabilities.