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Student Services
ENROLLMENT FEES
$46 per unit and is payable when the student registers.
(Subject to change without notice)
ENROLLMENT FEE REFUNDS
When requested by a student on the appropriate form, a full refund shall be made for the class(es) s/he drops during the first ten (10) days of classes of each semester. No refunds shall be made after the first ten (10) days of classes of each semester, unless the program change is a result of action by the District to cancel or reschedule a class. One-day courses and short courses are fully refundable if the student withdraws before the course begins.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO OFFSET ENROLLMENT FEE
BOGW can waive enrollment fees! In order to prevent the enrollment fee from denying access to students who have limited financial resources, the Board of Governors Waiver (BOGW) is available for financial assistance to offset the enrollment fee (not out-of-state tuition). Application materials and documentation requirements for the program are available in the Financial Aid Office in Student Services.
Eligibility criteria are:
• California resident, and
• A student or student's family is receiving TANF/CalWORKs, SSI, or General Assistance/General Relief;
OR
• A student or student's family is low-income;
• If you do not qualify by either of the previously mentioned methods and you have received your Student Aid Report (SAR), you may be eligible for an awarded BOGW
• Loss of BOG Fee Waiver eligibility
• Academic – If a student’s cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 for two consecutive primary terms (fall/spring semesters), you may lose your fee waiver eligibility.
AND/OR
• Progress – If the cumulative number of units you complete is not more than 50 percent in two consecutive primary terms (fall/ spring semester), you may be lose your fee waiver
• Studentswillbenotifiedwithin30daysofendofterm;lossofeligibilityshallbecomeeffectiveatthefirstregistrationopportunity.
• See counselor for information on how to appeal BOGW eligibility loss.
TUITION
There is no tuition for residents of California. Non-residents enrolling for credit classes at Palo Verde College will be charged tuition, which is due and payable upon registration.
Mohave, La Paz, and Yuma County (only) fees $138 per unit Nonresident fee - $265.00 per unit (effective July 1, 2019) State enrollment fee - $46 per unit (subject to change)
TUITION REFUNDS
When requested by non-resident students, refunds for official reduction in courses or a complete official withdrawal shall be made
according to the following schedule:
First three weeks of semester 75% Fourth and fifth weeks of semester 50%
Refunds will be made after the fifth week of each regular semester unless the program change is a result of action by the district to cancel or reschedule a class. Workshops and one-day courses are fully refundable if the student withdrawals before the 10% point of the length of the course.
In the case of students who are members of an active or reserve military service, and who receive orders compelling a withdrawal from courses, upon petition of the student, a refund of the entire enrollment fee shall be issued unless academic credit is awarded. Military students must submit withdrawal form and refund requests to the Admissions and Records Office in Student Services.
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