STATE REFUND POLICIES

California State Refund Policy
Refunds must be calculated from the last date of recorded attendance. The refund policy is for students who have completed 60 percent or less of the quarter. A student who has completed greater than 60 percent of the quarter will not be entitled to a refund. The following calculations reflect this policy:
1. Divide the total tuition charge (exclusive of the registration fee) by the number of hours in the program.
2. The quotient is the hourly charge for the program.
3. The amount owed by the student for the purposes of calculating a refund is derived by multiplying the total hours scheduled to be attended through the last date of attendance by the hourly charge for instruction, plus the amount of the registration fee and other materials obtained by the student (i.e., books and equipment).
4. The refund shall be any amount paid in excess of the figure derived in “3” that was paid by the student.
For Example:
Total Class days per qtr. 06/27-09/19/16 = 53days Class days Student attended 06/27-07/08/16 = 9 days 9 days divided by 53 days 16.98% completed
Quarter Tuition —- $8,848.00
University Fee and Registration Fee —- $1,984.00
ATI —- $1,125.00
Tech Fee —- $120.00
Quarter Tuition ($8,848.00 times 16.98% completed). = $1,502.39
Plus: University Fee, Registration Fee, ATI, and Tech Fee = $3,229.00
TOTAL CHARGES TO STUDENT $4,731.39

If a student received equipment and/or books and they are in excellent condition, the student will be able to return them for a refund within 10 calendar days from the effective date of withdrawal. If the student fails to return equipment and/or books in excellent condition within 10 calendar days, AUHS may retain the documented cost of the equipment and/or books and offset them against the refund calculated above.

Student Tuition Recovery Fund
Effective January 1, 2013, Chapter 621, Statutes 2001, California Assembly Bill 201 (AB 201), which was signed into law on October 9, 2001, requires institutions to collect from each nonexempt* California student a Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) fee of $0.00 per $1,000.00 of total tuition, fees, and book charges. Each California student is responsible for paying the state assessment amount for the STRF fee. If the student is not a resident of California, the student is not eligible for protection under the recovery from the Student Tuition Recovery Fund and is therefore not charged the fee.

The State of California established the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic loss suffered by a student in an educational program at a qualifying institution, who is or was a California resident while enrolled, or was enrolled in a residency program, if the student enrolled in the institution, prepaid tuition, and suffered an economic loss. Unless relieved of the obligation to do so, you must pay the state-imposed assessment for the STRF, or it must be paid on your behalf, if you are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all or part of your tuition.

You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment, if you are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program. 76120. Amount of STRF Assessment. (a) Each qualifying institution shall collect an assessment of Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of institutional charges, rounded to the nearest thousand dollars, from each student in an educational program who is a California resident or is enrolled in a residency program. For institutional charges of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or less, the assessment is zero dollars ($0). It is important that you keep copies of your enrollment agreement, financial aid documents, receipts, or any other information that documents the amount paid to the school. Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, 1747 N. Market Blvd. Suite 225, Sacramento, CA 95834, (916) 431-6959 or (888) 370- 7589.

To be eligible for STRF, you must be a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid or deemed to have paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:
1. The institution, a location of the institution, or an educational program offered by the institution was closed or discontinued, and you did not choose to participate in a teach- out plan approved by the Bureau or did not complete a chosen teachout plan approved by the Bureau.
2. You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution within the 120-day period before the closure of the institution or location of the institution or were enrolled in an educational program within the 120-day period before the program was discontinued.
3. You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution more than 120 days before the closure of the institution or location of the institution, in an educational program offered by the institution as to which the Bureau determined there was a significant decline in the quality or value of the program more than 120 days before closure.
4. The institution has been ordered to pay a refund by the Bureau but has failed to do so.
5. The institution has failed to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federal student loan program as required by law or has failed to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the institution in excess of tuition and other costs.
6. You have been awarded restitution, a refund, or other monetary award by an arbitrator or court, based on a violation of this chapter by an institution or representative of an institution, but have been unable to collect the award from the institution.
7. You sought legal counsel that resulted in the cancellation of one or more of your student loans and have an invoice
for services rendered and evidence of the cancellation of the student loan or loans.

To qualify for STRF reimbursement, the application must be received within four (4) years from the date of the action or event that made the student eligible for recovery from STRF.
A student whose loan is revived by a loan holder or debt collector after a period of non-collection may, at any time, file a written application for recovery from STRF for the debt that would have otherwise been eligible for recovery. If it has been more than four (4) years since the action or event that made the student eligible, the student must have filed a written application for recovery within the original four (4) year period, unless the period has been extended by another act of law.
However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.