Withdrawal from Classes

Financial aid is awarded to a student under the assumption that the student will attend college for the entire period for which the assistance is awarded.  When a student withdraws (officially or unofficially – see below) from ALL classes after beginning attendance, the student may no longer be eligible for the full amount of aid that they were originally scheduled to receive. Though aid is posted to the student account at the start of each semester, the funds are “earned” as the semester is completed. If the student received more assistance than earned,THE STUDENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAYING THE UNEARNED FUNDS. If the amount disbursed to the student is less than the amount the student earned, and for which the student is otherwise eligible, he or she is eligible to receive a post-withdraw disbursement of the earned aid that was received.

The College determines the amount of assistance earned on a pro rata basis. For example, if a student completed 30% of the enrollment period, they earn 30% of the assistance they were originally scheduled to receive. Once more than 60% of the enrollment period is completed, the student earns all the assistance that they were scheduled to receive for that period.

For financial aid purposes:

Official Withdraw means dropping ALL classes on-line via the MyESCC Student Information System or requesting assistance from the registrar’s office.

Unofficial Withdraw means the student ceases to participate in educational related activities for ALL classes or stops attending ALL classes WITHOUT completing the official withdrawal process.