Refund Policy Prior to Matriculation
Applicants may cancel their enrollment in person or in writing before the beginning of classes. An applicant not requesting cancellation before the scheduled starting date indicated on the Enrollment Agreement will be considered a student.

1.  All monies paid by the applicant will be refunded if not accepted for admission.
 
2.  All monies paid by the applicant will be refunded if requested by the applicant within five business days after signing the Enrollment Agreement and making an initial payment.
 
3.  Applicants requesting cancellation more than five business days after signing the Enrollment Agreement (and making an initial payment), but prior to the beginning of classes will receive a refund of all monies paid, less the $50 application fee and $50 of the tuition deposit.
 
4.  All tuition and fee monies paid by applicants will be refunded if requested within three business days after their first tour of the school and inspection of equipment or if requested within three business days of the student's attendance at the regularly scheduled orientation program for their starting quarter, whichever is sooner.
 
5.  Refunds will be made within 30 calendar days after the applicant's/student's request or within 30 calendar days after his/her first scheduled class day. 


Return of Federal Title IV Aid
A percentage of Federal Title IV Aid will be returned if the student withdraws during the first 60% of the quarter. The amount returned will be based on the percentage of days remaining in the quarter. The Art Institute will determine the calendar days completed in the quarter divided by the total number of calendar days in the quarter. If the amount is less than or equal to 60%, then that percent of the Federal Title IV Aid received is the amount that can be retained. The difference will be returned to the Federal Title IV Aid program from which funds were received in this order: Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, Subsidized Stafford Loan, Perkins Loan, PLUS Loan, Pell Grant, SEOG.

If Federal Title IV Aid funds have been disbursed to the student, and if the student withdraws during the first 60% of the quarter, the student may be required to return some of those funds. If this is the case, the school will notify the student regarding the amount owed, and how it is to be returned.

Refund Policy After Matriculation - All Quarters
In the event of withdrawal by the student or termination by The Art Institute during any quarter of study:

1.  Prepaid tuition and fees for any period beyond the student's current quarter will be refunded in full.
 
2.  The school shall determine the date of withdrawal from within thirty (30) days after the last date of attendance and shall pay the refund within thirty (30) days of making that determination. The refund shall be paid to the student, unless payment to a lender or other entity is required by the quarters of a student financial aid program in which the school participates.
 
3.  The student may voluntarily withdraw from The Art Institute by notifying the Office of Registrar in person or in writing. The termination date will be the student's last date of attendance. For a student who attended a previous quarter of study and did not indicate that he/she was not returning, refunds will be made within thirty (30) days of the first scheduled day of class in the quarter in which the student was expected to return.
 
4.  For students on a written leave of absence who fail to show up for class following conclusion of their leave, refunds will be made within thirty (30) days from their first scheduled class day.
 
5.  In the event of a fully documented extreme illness or personal emergency that makes it impractical for the student to complete the program, The Art Institute may modify the tuition refund policy as deemed appropriate to the circumstances.
 
6.  A separate lease agreement and refund policy exists for students who lease housing accommodations arranged by The Art Institute. The Art Institute reserves the right to apply any student payment, or any refund due to a student, to any student financial account that is in arrears.
 
7.  Each academic quarter is 11 weeks in duration. The calculation of refunds is based upon the last day of attendance within the quarter.

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