We strongly advise you to consider these consequences before changing your enrollment status.

What happens if you withdraw from all classes at JCCC?

• Your semester fee bill may be adjusted according to the JCCC refund policy.

• Students awarded federal financial aid will also be subject to the Return of Title IV Funds Policy. This may result in a balance due on your fee bill. Federal Title IV aid includes:

• Subsidized and Unsubsidized
• Stafford Loans
• Perkins Loans
• Plus Loans
• Pell Grants
• SEOG Grants
• ACG Grants
• SMART Grants

• You may be required to repay all or part of the financial aid disbursed for the semester in which you withdraw if you do not complete more that 60 percent of the semester.

• You will have to repay any unearned financial aid you have received according to the Return of Title IV Funds guidelines. Registration constitutes a financial contract between the student and JCCC. Once registered, failure to attend classes is not considered an official withdrawal. Students who decide to leave the college should contact the Financial Aid office to discuss their options. Students must contact the Registration office or withdraw via the Web to officially process their withdrawal. No refunds are made unless this procedure is followed.

Your Letter Outlines the Changes Required as a Result of Your Withdrawal

The federal government has established a Return of Title IV Funds Policy (R2T4) which impacts financial aid recipients. This policy is not the same as the college refund policy. Financial aid is awarded to students contingent upon completion of the semester. Federal financial aid recipients who withdraw prior to completing 60 percent of the semester will owe a repayment to the U.S. government. If it is determined that a portion of the financial aid received by the student is unearned, the college is required to return the unearned funds.

College Refund Policy

All students who separate from the college by cancellation or withdrawal may have fees adjusted according to the JCCC refund policy. Refer to the college refund policy, How to Add and Drop Classes and Credit Drop and Audit Deadlines by semester.

If you are planning to retake courses, please view our Financial Aid Repeat Coursework Process.  

R2T4/SAP Policy

If a student has 0% completion and/or 0 GPA and was paid federal financial aid for a given semester, the R2T4 calculation will be done and the student will be on exclusion and will not be eligible for future financial aid at JCCC. See the Satisfactory Academic Policy (SAP) for the appeal process for exclusion status. Students are only allowed to appeal one time. If a second semester of total withdrawal results in exclusion status, the student will lose future eligibility for financial aid at JCCC.

How your repayment is calculated

• Determine the percentage of the semester completed

Days attended ÷ Days in the semester = Percentage completed.

If the calculated percentage exceeds 60 percent then you have earned all of the Title IV funds for the semester and no further action is required. If not, proceed to the next step.

• Apply the percentage completed to the Title IV aid awarded to determine eligibility for aid prior to withdrawal.

Total aid disbursed × Percentage completed = Earned aid

• Determine the amount of unearned aid to be returned to the appropriate Title IV aid program(s).

Total disbursed – Earned aid = Unearned aid to be returned.

If the aid already disbursed equals the earned aid, no further action is required. If the aid already disbursed is less than the earned aid, a post-withdrawal disbursement can be made, providing the eligibility criteria have been met. If the aid already disbursed is greater than the earned aid, the difference must be returned to the appropriate Title IV aid program(s).