Refund Policies

Student's Right to Cancel

1. You have the right to cancel your agreement for a program of instruction, without any penalty or obligations, before the first lesson and materials are received. American City University will transmit the first lesson and any materials to you within seven days after the institution accepts the enrollment agreement. Cancellation is effective on the date written notice of cancellation is sent. After the end of the cancellation period, you also have the right to stop school at any time; and you have the right to receive a pro rata refund if you have completed 60 percent or less of the scheduled days in the current payment period in your program through the last day of attendance.

2. Cancellation may occur when the student provides a written notice of cancellation at the following address: American City University, 633 W. 5th Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071. This can be done by mail or by hand delivery.

3. The written notice of cancellation, if sent by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with proper postage.

4. The written notice of cancellation needs not take any particular form and, however expressed, it is effective if it shows that the student no longer wishes to be bound by the Enrollment Agreement.

5. If the Enrollment Agreement is cancelled the school will refund the student any money he/she paid, less a registration or administration fee of $75.00 or 20% of the tuition charge per course (not to exceed $200 per degree program), and less any deduction for equipment not returned in good condition, within 30 days after the notice of cancellation is received.

Withdrawal from the Program

You may withdraw from the school at any time and receive a pro rata refund if you have completed 60 percent or less of the scheduled days in the current payment period in your program through the last day of attendance. The refund will be less a registration or administration fee of $75.00 or 20% of the tuition charge per course (not to exceed $200 per degree program), and less any deduction for equipment not returned in good condition, within 30 days of withdrawal.

For the purpose of determining the amount of the refund, the date of the student’s withdrawal shall be deemed the last date of recorded attendance. The amount owed equals the daily charge for the program (total institutional charge, minus non-refundable fees, divided by the number of days in the program), multiplied by the number of days scheduled to attend, prior to withdrawal. For distance education students scheduled days is based on a five day week, which does not include Saturday or Sunday, or any defined holiday within the catalog.

For programs beyond the current “payment period,” if you withdraw prior to the next payment period, all charges collected for the next period will be refunded. If any portion of the tuition was paid from the proceeds of a loan or third party, the refund shall be sent to the lender, third party or, if appropriate, to the state or federal agency that guaranteed or reinsured the loan.

If the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.

ACU – Table of Refunds Policy: Per Week of 10-Week Course Enrollment

ACU – Table of Refunds Policy: Per Week of 16-Week Course Enrollment