Refund Information
Course Drops
You are entitled to a refund if you drop a full-term course by the Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadline. The Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadline for full-term courses is typically two weeks following the course start date (see Semester Calendar for the appropriate semester). Short-term and Fast-Track courses each have their own Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadlines. Check with the professor or on your schedule located in your MySierra account.
Non-refundable Items Include*:
- Audit Fees
- Credit by Exam Fees
- Fee Transcript Fees
- Fees including enrollment, health, safety, transportation, or course/material fees for courses dropped after the Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadline (See Course Drops)
- Foreign Citizen/Resident Application Processing Fee
- Foreign Citizen/Resident Capital Outlay
- Non-District Physical Ed Facilities
- Student Center Fee
*This list may be modified at any time.
Course Cancellations
If your class is cancelled, you are entitled to a refund. Refunds are automatically issued six to eight weeks after the beginning of the semester.
Parking Permit
You are eligible for a refund if you present your parking permit to Campus Security within ten days of the date the spring/fall semester begins or within 3 days of the start of the summer session. Note: Parking refunds must be requested separately from enrollment/ health fee refunds. Contact Campus Security at (916) 660-7120 to inquire about refunds for parking permits.
Refunds: Non-Resident Tuition & International Student Tuition
- 100% refund for full-term courses dropped by the student by the Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadlines. (See Course Drops).
- 50% refund for full withdrawal if requested by the student within the first six weeks of the semester or the first two weeks of a summer session.
- International Student Application Fees are not refundable.
ALERT! If you stop attending classes and fail to drop within the Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadline (See Course Drops), you may be responsible for all tuition and fees.
Sierra College Health Fees
You are eligible for a refund only if you drop all courses by the Add/ Drop/ Refund Deadline. (See Course Drops).
All students attending Sierra College pay a Health Fee. The Board of Directors established this fee in 1987. The fee pays for the operation of Health Services. Any enrolled student is welcome to be seen at the clinic. General visits are free, physicals $10, immunization prices vary. A small fee is charged when any laboratory tests are performed. Some prescriptions are available at Health Services for a reduced cost. The clinics are staffed by Family Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and a Physician, as well as our front office staff.
Student Center Fee
A Sierra College student body election resulted in approval of a mandatory Student Center Fee, designed solely for the purpose of funding a new student center. The non-refundable fee, charged for the Fall and Spring semesters is $1 per unit to a maximum of $5 per semester.
Required of all students except those:
- receiving financial aid
- in supportive education
- enrolled in OLLI courses only
- enrolled in in-service courses only
Questions regarding the student center fee only may be directed
to the