Payment Plans
Students who enroll for 12 credits or
more may request a tuition payment plan. Please visit the Business Office for
complete information.
Tuition Waivers
Tuition fees will be waived for any honorably discharged veteran who served
with the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard during the Vietnam
conflict, the invasion of Grenada, the peacekeeping mission in Lebanon,
Operation Earnest Will (escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers), Panama Invasion, or
Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. There are certain academic
standards which must be maintained to avoid any termination of veterans
benefits.
Tuition fees will be waived for any member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard, provided he or she is a resident of Connecticut and can be certified by the Adjutant General as a member in good standing of the Guard. The waiver will be reduced by any educational reimbursement received from an employer.
Tuition fess will be waived for any dependent person of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States declared to be missing in action or declared to have been a prisoner of war.
Tuition fees will be waived for any dependent child of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, as defined by General Statutes 7-294a and 7-323.
Tuition will be waived for any Connecticut State resident aged sixty-two years or older. There must be space available in the course requested, after the regular registration period has ended. Candidates must have been accepted for admission to the college.
Application fees, matriculation fees and all general fees for courses offered through the General Fund will be waived for full-time employees of the college, their spouses and dependent children.
Refunds
For General Fund Courses
Any registered student wishing to withdraw from a course or courses must submit a withdrawal request to
the Records Office. The effective date of any withdrawal request is the
date that it is received by the Records Office.
1) Students who file a Notice of Withdrawal before the first day of a semester will receive a 100% refund of their tuition expenses. Registration fees and deposits are non-refundable.
2) Students who file a Notice of Withdrawal before the fourteenth calendar day of a semester will receive a 50% refund of their tuition expenses. Registration fees and deposits are non-refundable.
3) No refunds of any amount will occur after the fourteenth calendar day of any semester.
For Extension and Summer Session Courses
Students must file a Notice of Withdrawal before the end of the
business day prior to the beginning of courses. Tuition expenses only will
be refunded in those cases. Registration fees and deposits are
non-refundable. No refunds of any amount will be allowed once courses have
begun.
Financial Aid
Although actual college tuition expenses at NCC are low in comparison with
other institutions of higher learning, some students may find it difficult to
meet them. For those students, a variety of financial aid programs are
available. Please contact our Financial Aid Office for a complete listing.
Applicants are required to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
form, regardless of the source of funding for the financial aid program chosen.
These applications must be filed by April 1st for the following fall semester or
by October 1st for the following spring semester. To receive aid from the
programs listed, students must:
1) Demonstrate financial need.
2) Be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen.
3) Be accepted in a one-year certificate program (24 or more
credits) or be accepted in a two-year degree program.
4) Submit proof of high school graduation.
5) Submit transcripts from any other institutions attended.
6) Supply all documents necessary to support information on student
aid report.
7) Register with the selective service, if required.
Federal regulations require the Financial Aid Office to review the academic progress of each continuing student applying for aid. Student receiving aid must comply with the College's Satisfactory Academic Progress Guidelines. Students found to be in violation of these guidelines ill no longer be eligible for financial aid.
Our Financial Aid Office has information on the following forms of assistance:
Federal Pell Grants
Federal & State College Work Study Program
Federal Family Education Loan Programs
Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
Connecticut Aid for Public College Students (CAP)
Tuition Waiver Program
Hope Scholarship Tax Credit