{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-94920","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 94920","heading":"","body":"An institution that does not participate in the federal student financial aid programs shall do all of the following:\n(a) The institution shall advise each student that a notice of cancellation shall be in writing, and that a withdrawal may be effectuated by the student’s written notice or by the student’s conduct, including, but not necessarily limited to, a student’s lack of attendance.\n(b) Institutions shall refund 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, less a reasonable deposit or application fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250), if notice of cancellation is made through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later.\n(c) The bureau may adopt by regulation a different method of calculation for instruction delivered by other means, including, but not necessarily limited to, distance education.\n(d) The institution shall have a refund policy for the return of unearned institutional charges if the student cancels an enrollment agreement or withdraws during a period of attendance. The refund policy for students who have completed 60 percent or less of the period of attendance shall be a pro rata refund.\n(e) The institution shall pay or credit refunds within 45 days of a student’s cancellation or withdrawal.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 10. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [94000. - 95010.]","PART 59. PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS [94000. - 95010.]","CHAPTER 8. Private Postsecondary Institutions [94800. - 94950.]","ARTICLE 13. Cancellations, Withdrawals, and Refunds [94919. - 94922.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f3311954e2de18ab1d8ea80da95839f4daed56f7d651cfaecb8a5862cde78c3d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-94919","next":"us-ca/edc-94921"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}