Refund Guidelines
- The college may apply existing credits to the student's delinquent outstanding debt.
- All students who are eligible for a cash refund will receive the refund via mail or direct deposit
- Refunds made in accordance with NACHA (National Agency Clearing House Association) and the Merchant Services Agreement (merchant shall make no cash refunds to purchasers on Card sales):
- If classes are paid with a credit card, a refund is to be first applied to the original credit card payment.
- Any Financial Aid posted after the account has been paid by a credit card is refunded back to the credit card before any money is returned to the student.
- There will be no exceptions to this procedure.
As prescribed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the South Texas College refund policy is as follows:
Tuition (Excludes Mini-mesters)
"Class day" refers to South Texas College's scheduled class day, not the student's class meeting days.
Refund Guidelines
Incidental Fees (Excludes Mini-mesters)
Audit Fee, Credit by Exam, Installment (processing and late) Fee, Emergency Loan late fee, Reinstatement Fee, and any other fee approved by the Board of Trustees of South Texas College.
| A 100% refund is to be made for courses dropped (drop or withdraw) prior to or on the first class day. |
| Refer to the Cashier Department for more information on refund percentages after the first class day. |
