Refunds

Students will receive full refunds of tuition and fees (excluding the mandatory application fee) if they formally withdraw from the college by the last day to withdraw from classes without academic or financial penalties as listed in the Academic Calendar. The college has partnered with BankMobile, a financial services company, to expedite financial aid disbursements. When it comes to deciding how to get your money, you deserve choices. Your choices include: 

• DEPOSIT TO AN EXISITING ACCOUNT - Money is transferred to an existing account the same business day BankMobile receives funds from your school. Typically, it takes 1-2 business days for the receiving bank to credit the money to your account.
• DEPOSIT TO A BANKMOBILE VIBE ACCOUNT - If you open a BankMobile Vibe checking account (upon identity verification), money is deposited the same business day BankMobile receives funds from your school.
• PAPER CHECK DELIVERED BY UPS - A check is mailed the same business day BankMobile receives funds from your school, provided receipt is within daily cutoff times. Typically, it takes 5-7 business days for the check to arrive, depending on USPS First-Class delivery timeframes.

Look for your Refund Selection Kit. It will arrive in a bright green envelope and contain your Personal Code. In addition to the Refund Selection Kit, you will also receive an email from BankMobile containing your personal code. Once you have your code, follow these easy steps:

1. VISIT refundselection.com
2. ENTER your unique Personal Code from the green envelope or email
3. SELECT how you'd like to receive your money

For more information visit bankmobiledisbursements.com/refundchoices or see the Student Accounts Specialist or the Cashier.

To view our institution's contract with BankMobile, a Division of Customer Bank, click here.

The college will not issue refunds to students who withdraw from some or all classes after the last day to withdraw from classes without academic or financial penalties. 

The college will not issue refunds to students who stop attending classes and do not complete the formal withdrawal process (see Withdrawing from Classes).

If the director of registration and records administratively withdraws students because classes are canceled, because students fail prerequisite courses the previous semester, or because students are academically dismissed at the conclusion of the previous semester, the college will refund the original tuition if the reduction changes their enrollment from 15 hours or more to less than 15 credit hours. 

If an administrative withdrawal results in students being withdrawn completely for the semester, the college will refund 100 percent of the tuition and fees (excluding the mandatory application fee).

The college will refund 100 percent of the tuition and fees (excluding the mandatory application fee) paid by students who are reported as No Shows by their instructors (see No Show Policy).

DoD MOU Tuition Refund Policy

Athens Technical College has a policy that returns any unearned tuition assistance (TA) funds on a proportional basis through at least the 60 percent portion of the period for which the funds were provided to the military Service Branch.

Athens Technical College will use the following schedule to determine unearned TA fund to be returned to the government. Note that the college counts all days including weekends in the academic calendar but excludes breaks of five days or more.

5-Week Course (Total of 35 days)

Day 1 – 7 100% return

Day 8 77% return

Day 9 74% return

Day 10 71% return

Day 11 69% return

Day 12 66% return

Day 13 63% return

Day 14 60% return

Day 15 57% return

Day 16 54% return

Day 17 51% return

Day 18 49% return

Day 19 46% return

Day 20 43% return

Day 21 40% return (60% of course is completed)

Day 22 0% return

8-Week Course

Before or during week 1 100% return

During week 2 75% return

During weeks 3 – 4 50% return

During week 5 40% return (60% of course is completed)

During weeks 6 – 8 0% return

10-Week Course

Before or during week 1 100% return

During week 2 – 3 75% return

During weeks 4 – 5 50% return

During week 6 40% return (60% of course is completed)

During weeks 7 – 10 0% return

16-Week Course

Before or during weeks 1 – 2 100% return

During weeks 3 – 4 75% return

During weeks 9 – 10 40% return (60% of course is completed)

During weeks 11 – 16 0% return