New England Culinary Institute offers a refund to the student who withdraws from the program, or to the sources from which the student’s prepaid fees came, according to the schedule outlined below. This refund schedule is based on the tuition, room, board, and fees (for those students living on campus) or tuition, required board, and fees (for those living off campus) charged for the resident term. While students earn credits or clock hours during the internship, there is no tuition charge for the internship. Students enrolled in online or elective courses during a non-resident term will be charged a tuition fee for these courses, and may incur additional room and board fees. Any student wishing to withdraw must complete and sign a Notice to Withdraw form and deliver it to the Dean of Students. The termination date will be the last date of actual attendance by the student. Students who have not visited the school facilities prior to enrollment will have the opportunity to withdraw without penalty within three days following either attendance at regularly scheduled orientation, or following a tour of the school facilities and inspection of equipment, even if they have signed an Enrollment Agreement. Money paid for an unused knife kit will be refunded if the knife kit is returned within 20 days from the student’s withdrawal date.
The refund schedule is as follows:
1. All monies paid will be refunded if requested within three days after signing an Enrollment Agreement and making an initial payment.
2. Four days after signing an Enrollment Agreement, but before registration day, all monies paid minus $150 of the enrollment deposit will be refunded.
3. Tuition, room, and board will be adjusted on a pro-rated basis for the total days/clock hours remaining in the resident term, divided by the total days/clock hours in the period for which the student is charged (excluding scheduled breaks of five days or more). This formula will apply through 60% of the resident term. After 60% of the resident term has been completed according to the pro-rated calculation, the student will no longer be eligible for adjustments.
Federal Financial Aid
Federal financial aid (Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS Loan, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant, or Federal SEOG Grant) is earned based on the percentage of the enrollment period the student completed. For credit hour programs, the percentage of the enrollment period completed is determined based on the number of days the student was enrolled and the number of days in the enrollment period.
For clock-hour programs, the percentage of the enrollment period completed is based on the number of clock hours the student completed, the number of clock hours scheduled for completion, and the total number of clock hours in the enrollment period. If the student completes more than 60% of the enrollment period, the school retains the full amount of aid for the enrollment period. If the student completed 60% or less of the enrollment period and has unearned federal aid (the difference between earned aid and disbursed aid), the unearned aid will be returned to the Title IV programs from which the student received assistance in the following order:
• Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan
• Federal Stafford Loan
• Federal Perkins Loan
• Federal PLUS Loan
• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
For more information please contact the Director of Financial Aid.
Cancellation and Withdrawal Policy for the Online Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Restaurant Management Program
New England Culinary Institute offers a refund to the student who withdraws from the program, or to the sources from which the student’s prepaid fees came, according to the schedule outlined below. This refund schedule is based on the tuition and required fees charged for the program. Any student wishing to withdraw must complete and sign a Notice to Withdraw form, and deliver it to the Program Manager. The termination date will be the last date of actual attendance by the student. Students in online classes have the opportunity to withdraw without tuition charges within five days following the first day of scheduled class, even if they have signed an Enrollment Agreement.
The refund schedule is as follows:
1. All monies paid will be refunded if requested within three days after signing an Enrollment Agreement and making an initial payment.
2. Four days after signing an Enrollment Agreement, but before the initial class day, all monies paid minus the $150 enrollment deposit will be refunded.
3. Tuition will be adjusted on a pro-rated basis for the total days remaining in the enrollment term, divided by the total days in the period for which the student is charged (excluding scheduled breaks of five days or more). This formula will apply through 60% of the enrollment term. After 60% of the enrollment term has been completed according to the pro-rated calculation, the student will no longer be eligible for adjustments.
4. In online courses, if no activity is logged within the first 5 days of each scheduled class, NECI reserves the right to withdraw the student for non-participation; monies will be refunded according to the refund schedule outlined above.
5. Federal financial aid follows Refund Policy listed above for all programs.
Student Balances
Students are responsible for paying their loans and the entire balances due on their NECI student accounts after the school’s refund policy has been applied. Students considering withdrawing from NECI are strongly encouraged to first contact Student Financial Services and, if they are financial aid recipients, the Director of Financial Aid, to determine the impact of their withdrawal on their student account and their financial aid.
Special Circumstances
In the case of prolonged illness, accident, death in the family, or other circumstances that make it impractical for a student to complete the program, New England Culinary Institute will make a settlement, which is reasonable and fair to both parties.
Timing of Refunds
Any monies due will be refunded to the payee within 45 days of the date of determination of the student’s withdrawal. Any tuition refund due to financial aid overpayments will be refunded after all aid is received, up to 45 days after the end of the term.
