Atlanta, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Scottsdale, St. Louis
Cancellation Policy
A Student who cancels the Enrollment Agreement within 3 business days (until midnight of the third day excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) of the school’s receipt of the application and fee will receive a refund of all monies paid. Students who have not visited the College facility prior to enrollment will have the opportunity to withdraw without penalty within 3 business days following attendance at a regularly scheduled orientation or following a tour of the College facilities and inspection of equipment. A Student who cancels after 3 business days but prior to the Student’s first day of class attendance will receive a refund of all monies paid, except for the nonrefundable Application Fee. If the Enrollment Agreement is not accepted by College or if College cancels the Enrollment Agreement prior to the first day of class attendance, all monies, including the Application Fee, will be refunded. All requests for cancellation by the Student
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must be made in writing and mailed or hand delivered to the Director of Admissions.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles Sacramento and San Francisco, Student’s Right to Cancel
A student has the right to cancel their Enrollment Agreement, without any penalty or obligations, through attendance at the first class session or the seventh calendar day after enrollment, whichever is later. If this Agreement is not accepted by
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts or if the school cancels this Agreement prior to the first day of class attendance, all monies, including the application fee, will be refunded. All requests for cancellation by the student must be made in writing and mailed or hand delivered to the Director of Admissions at: Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in San Francisco
350 Rhode Island Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles
530 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Sacramento
2450 Del Paso Road Sacramento, CA 95834
The written notice of cancellation need 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. For written notice sent by mail to the mailing address listed on the front of the Enrollment Agreement, the postmark date shall be used to determine the cancellation date.
Applicants who have not visited the school prior to enrollment will have the opportunity to withdraw without penalty within seven (7) business days following either the regularly
scheduled orientation procedures or following a tour of the school facilities and inspection of equipment where training and services are provided. All monies paid by an applicant must be refunded if requested within three days after signing an enrollment agreement and making an initial payment. An applicant requesting cancellation more than seven days after signing an enrollment agreement and making an initial payment, but prior to entering the school, is entitled to a refund of all monies paid minus a $50 registration fee.
REFUND POLICIES
For the Le Cordon Bleu campuses in: Atlanta, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Orlando, Scottsdale, St. Louis: Refund Policy
After the last day of the add/drop period for each payment period no refunds or adjustments will be made to a student who drops individual classes but is otherwise enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. Refunds are made for a student who withdraws or is withdrawn from the College prior to the completion of his/her program and is based on the tuition billed for the payment period in which the student withdraws. For the purposes of calculating a refund, the payment period is defined as the period of enrollment in which tuition is billed. Refunds will be based on the total charge incurred by the student at the time of withdrawal, not the amount the student has actually paid. Tuition and fees attributable to any payment period beyond the payment period of withdrawal will be refunded in full. Any books, equipment, and/ or uniforms that have been issued are nonrefundable. In addition, there are no refunds on books and/ or supplies provided to the student, or fees charged for any student who starts classes at the College and then withdraws or is later dismissed for any reason. When a student withdraws from the institution, he/she must complete a student withdrawal form with the Director of Education. The date from which
refunds will be determined is the last date of recorded attendance. Refunds will be made within 30 calendar days of the notification of an official withdrawal or date of determination of withdrawal by the College (for the Las Vegas campus, refunds must be made within 15 days of the notification of withdrawal). If a student withdraws or is withdrawn prior to the end of the payment period, they are subject to the Return of Title IV Funds policy noted later in the catalog which may increase the balance due to the College. If there is a balance due to the College after all Title IV funds have been returned, this balance will be due immediately, unless a cash payment agreement for this balance has been approved by the College. Credit balances due to the Student of less than $1 (after all refunds have been made) will not be refunded to the Student/lender unless requested by the Student.
Refunds will be made to the student in accordance with the schedules set forth below, by campus:
Atlanta: Refund Schedule
• For a student completing no more than 5% of the payment period, the College will refund 95% of the tuition and fees.
• For a student completing more than 5%, but no more than 10% of the payment period, the College will refund 90% of the tuition and fees.
• For a student completing more than 10%, but no more than 25% of the payment period, the College will refund 75% of the tuition and fees.
• For a student completing more than 25%, but no more than 50% of the payment period, the College will refund 50% of the tuition and fees.
• There will be no refund after a student has completed more than 50% of the payment period.
Las Vegas: Refund Schedule
• Days completed are used to calculate % # of days to Last Date of Attendance/# of days in Payment Period = % complete Pro rata up to 60%
Miami and Orlando: Refund Schedule
If Withdrawal Occurs Amount of Tuition to be Refunded Week 1-2 100% Week 3-4 75% Week 5-6 50% Week 7-8 25% Week 9-10 0%
Minneapolis/St. Paul Refund Schedule
Refund based on Last Date of Attendance Pro rata up to 75%
75%+ = 0% refund
Scottsdale: Refund Schedule
1st Payment Period Continuing Payment Periods 1st Week = 100% 1st Week = 90% 2-3 Weeks = 80% 2-3 Weeks = 80% 4th Week = 70% 4th Week = 70% 5-6 Weeks = 60% 5-6 Weeks = 60% 7th Week = 50% 7th Week = 50% 8-9 Weeks = 40% 8-9 Weeks = 40% 10+ Weeks = 0% 10+ Weeks = 0%
St. Louis: Refund Schedule
• Days completed are used to calculate %
Days Completed Amount of Tuition to be Refunded 0 - 10% Complete 90% 11% - 25% Complete 50% 26% - 50% Complete 25% 51% + Complete 0%
For the Le Cordon Bleu campuses in: Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Francisco
Withdraw and Refund
After the last day of the add/drop period, no refunds or adjustments will be made to a student who drops individual classes but is
otherwise enrolled at the College. Refunds will be calculated for students who withdraw or are withdrawn from the College prior to the completion of or at 60% or less of the payment period in which the student withdraws, according to the following formula: total days) attended in the payment period divided by total days in the payment period multiplied by tuition for the term. If the student has completed more than 60% of the total days in the payment period, no refund is due. Refunds will be calculated for a student who withdraws or is withdrawn from the College prior to the completion of his or her program and is based on the tuition billed for the term in which the student withdraws. If a student withdraws from individual classes during the add/drop period, tuition charged will be reversed for those individual classes which were dropped. There are no individual course refunds, partial or in full, to any student who has withdrawn past the add/drop period.
Refunds will be based on the total charge incurred by the student at the time of withdrawal, not the amount the student has actually paid. Tuition and fees attributable beyond the student’s withdrawal will be refunded in full. Any books, equipment, software and/or uniforms that have been issued, as well as the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) fee, are nonrefundable. When a student withdraws from the College, he/ she must complete a student withdrawal form with the Associate Registrar. The date from which refunds will be determined is the last date of recorded attendance. Refunds will be made within 30 calendar days of the notification of an official withdrawal, or date of determination of withdrawal by the College. If the student withdraws or is withdrawn prior to the end of the payment period, he/she is subject to the Return of Title IV Funds policy noted later in the catalog which may increase his/her balance due to the College.
If there is a balance due to the College after all Title IV funds have been returned, this balance will be due immediately, unless a cash payment agreement for this balance has been approved by the College. For the purpose of determining a refund, a student shall be
deemed to have withdrawn from the College when any of the following occurs:
a. The Student notifies the College of the student’s withdrawal or as of the date of the student’s withdrawal, whichever is later. b. The College terminates the student’s
enrollment for failure to maintain satisfactory academic progress; failure to abide by the rules and regulations of the College and/or failure to meet financial obligations to the College.
c. The student incurs 21 consecutive absences and does not communicate directly with the College (or meet attendance policy or leave of absence requirements as stated in the College’s catalog) regarding the nature of those absences. In this case, the date of withdrawal shall be deemed the last date of recorded attendance.
If a student obtains a loan to pay for an educational program, the student will have the responsibility to repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund. If any portion of tuition was paid from the proceeds of a loan, then the refund will be sent to the lender or to the agency that guaranteed the loan, if any. Any remaining amount of refund will first be used to repay any student financial aid programs from which benefits were received, in proportion to the amount of the benefits received. Any remaining amount will be paid to the student. Refunds to loan and grant sources may create a balance due from the student to the College. If the student has received federal student financial aid fund, the student is entitled to a refund of moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds. If the student receives financial aid and/or Veterans’ Educational Benefits, the student will have the responsibility to repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund. If the student is eligible for a loan guaranteed by the federal or state government and the student defaults on the loan, both of the following may occur:
a. The federal or state government or a loan guarantee agency may take action against
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the student, including applying any income tax refund to which you are entitled to reduce the balance owed on the loan. b. The student may not be eligible for any
other federal financial aid at another College or other government assistance until the loan is repaid.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Minneapolis/St. Paul Buyer’s Right to Cancel
Each student will be notified of acceptance/ rejection in writing. In the event a student is rejected, all tuition, fees and other charges will be refunded. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if a student gives written notice of cancellation within five business days of the execution of the contract or day on which the student is accepted, then a complete refund is given regardless of whether the program has started. If a student gives a written notice of cancellation after five business days of the execution of the contract or day on which the student is accepted, but before the start of the program by Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Minneapolis/St. Paul, then all tuition, fees and other charges, except 15 percent of the total cost of the program
(15 percent not to exceed $50) shall be refunded to the student. If a student gives written notice of cancellation after the start of the period of instruction for which the student has been charged, but before completion of 75 percent of the period of instruction, then student is assessed a pro rata portion of tuition, fees and all other charges plus 25 percent of the total program cost (25 percent not to exceed $100). Any notice of cancellation shall be acknowledged in writing within ten (10) business days of receipt of such notice and all refunds shall be forwarded to the student within 30 business days of receipt of such notice. This refund policy is not linked to any student conduct policy and any promissory instrument shall not be negotiated prior to the completion of 50 percent of the course. Written notice of cancellation shall take place on the date the letter of cancellation is
postmarked or, in the case where the notice is hand carried, it shall occur on the date the notice is delivered to Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Minneapolis/St. Paul. The date of execution of the enrollment agreement shall be presumed to be the date of delivery of the notice of acceptance, and if delivered by mail, the postmark dates of the letter of acceptance. The pro rata portion of tuition and fees will be determined by using the percentage of total number of days attended during the period and the total number of days in the period.. Students who complete at least 75 percent of the program will not be entitled to refunds. Any monies due applicants or students will be refunded within 30 business days of cancellation, failure to appear on or before the first day of class, withdrawal or termination. If a student has financed all or part of the program with a third party or government funds, refunds will be paid or credited to the student’s account. Refund computations will be based on the last date of attendance. If students do not return following a leave of absence on the date indicated in the written request, refunds will be made within 30 days from the end of the leave of absence. There are no refunds on books and/or supplies provided to the student, or fees charged for any student who starts classes at the College and then later withdraws or is dismissed from the institution.
Refund Policy for Wisconsin Residents attending Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Minneapolis/St. Paul
After the last day of the add drop period for each term, as stated in the academic calendar, no refunds or adjustments will be made to a student who drops individual classes but is otherwise enrolled at the College. Refunds are made for a student who withdraws or is withdrawn from the College prior to the completion of his/her program and is based on the tuition billed for the term in which the Student withdraws. Refunds will be based on the total charge incurred by the Student at the time of withdrawal, not the amount the Student has actually paid. Tuition and
fees attributable to any term beyond the term of withdrawal will be refunded in full. Any books, supplies and/or equipment that has been purchased at the campus book store may be returned for a refund if they are returned in unused condition and returned within 20 days of the last date of attendance. Le Cordon Bleu will honor any notice of withdrawal that includes but is not limited to completing a student withdrawal form with the Registrar, other written notice, or verbally communicating the student’s intent to withdraw. The date from which refunds will be determined is the last date of recorded attendance. Refunds will be made within 30 calendar days of the notification of an official withdrawal or date of determination of withdrawal by the institution. I understand that if I withdraw or am withdrawn prior to the end of the term, I am subject to the Return of Title IV Funds policy noted below which may increase my balance due to the College. If there is a balance due to the College after all Title IV funds have been returned, this balance will be due immediately, unless a cash payment agreement for this balance has been approved by the College. Credit balances due to the Student of less than $5 (after all refunds have been made) will not be refunded to the Student/lender unless requested by the Student.
• During the first ten percent (10%) of the quarter, the institution shall refund ninety percent (90%) of the tuition.
• After ten percent (10%) of the quarter and up to and including twenty percent (20%), the institution will refund eighty percent (80%) of the tuition.
• After twenty percent (20%) of the quarter and up to and including thirty percent (30%), the institution will refund seventy percent (70%) of the tuition.
• After thirty percent (30%) of the quarter and up to and including forty percent (40%), the institution will refund sixty percent (60%) of the tuition.
• After forty percent (40%) of the quarter and up to and including fifty percent (50%), the institution will refund fifty percent (50%) of the tuition.
• After fifty percent (50%) of the quarter and up to and including sixty percent (60%), the institution will refund forty percent (40%) of the tuition.
• After sixty percent (60%) of the quarter, there is no refund of the quarter’s tuition.
For the Le Cordon Bleu campuses in: Portland, Seattle
Cancellation/Refund Policy
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