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• Methods of payment—Forms of payment includecash, Visa®, MasterCard®, Discover® Card, money order,or check. Make checks and money orders payable toArizona Western College. Important—Write your socialsecurity number or AWC student ID number in the bottomleft-hand corner of your check or money order. Pleasedo not send cash in the mail. United States legal tenderis the only currency acceptable for payment of financialobligations at AWC. Bank drafts, checks and/ormoney orders drawn on United States financial institutionsare accepted contingent upon clearance throughour banking facilities. Students may also pay onlinethrough e-Cashier by credit card (Visa®, MasterCard®,Discover®Card, or American Express®) or electroniccheck on WebAdvisor (listed under Quick Links at www.azwestern.edu). Once you’ve logged in, click on thestudents link. Then click on the Facts Online Paymentlink under Financial Information.• Payment Plans—Payment arrangements may be madeonline through e-Cashier on WebAdvisor (listed underQuick Links at www.azwestern.edu). Once you’ve loggedin, click on the students link. Then click on the FactsOnline Payment link under Financial Information.• Residence Hall Charges—Students who plan to livein the residence halls are strongly encouraged to payfor their room and board on or before checking intothe residence halls. Students are required to be registeredfor a minimum of 12 credit hours to be eligible.A deopsit of $100 is required prior to check in. A mealticket will not be issued until room and board chargesare paid in full. If room and board charges are not paidin full by the end of the official drop/add period forthe semester, students will be required to move out ofthe residence hall. Students will be required to pay thepor-rated portion of the room and board charges uponcheckout. For students checking into the residencehalls on or after the the official drop/add period, allroom and board charges are due and payable at the timeof check in.Concurrent Enrollment; Non-residentTuition (A.R.S. 15-1807)It is unlawful for any non-resident student to register concurrentlyin two or more public institutions of higher educationin this state, including any university or communitycollege, for a combined student credit enrollment ofmore than six (6) credits without payment of non-residenttuition at one of such institutions.Any non-resident student desiring to enroll concurrentlyin two or more public institutions of higher educationin this state including any university or communitycollege, for a combined total of student credits who is notsubject to non-resident tuition at any of such institutionsshall pay the non-resident tuition at the institution of his/her choice in an amount equivalent to non-resident tuitionat such institution for the combined total of credits forwhich the non-resident student is currently enrolled.Schedule of Fees 2009–2010The College reserves the right to make changes in the Scheduleof Fees without notice as they become necessary.Tuition and fees and other costs are summarized in theappropriate Schedule of Classes and at www.azwestern.edu—place cursor over the Future Students or CurrentStudents tab and select Tuition Schedule. To completeearly registration for the Fall semester all tuition and feesand costs must be paid by the payment deadline for earlyregistrants. To register for classes at any other registrationperiod all tuition and fees and other costs are due and payableat time of registration.*Food Service contracts subject to variation.Refund PoliciesRefund of Tuition and Special FeesRefund of payments received during the academic yearwill be prepared (only in amounts of one dollar or more)if requested on or before the first business day in June ofthe current academic year. A signed “Request for Refund”form must be filed with the Business Office to initiate therefund process. Forms may be obtained at the BusinessOffice or Enrollment Services Office on Main Campus orat any off-campus site. Completed forms may be droppedoff at the Business Office or any off-campus site, or faxedto (928) 317-6026 or mailed to: AWC, Business Office,P.O. Box 929, Yuma, AZ 85366-0929. If payment wasmade by credit card, the refund will be applied back toyour credit card and you will be notified by mail. All otherrefunds will either be mailed to the student’s last knownaddress or returned to the appropriate financial aid program.Specific refunding rules, criteria, calculations andpriorities follow.Processing of the Request for Refund begins two weeksafter the end of the add/drop period. Refunds are normallycompleted within four weeks after processing begins.The date a withdrawal notification is received in theEnrollment Services Office is considered the student’s lastdate of attendance in the specified class.Dropping a ClassStudents who officially drop one or more classes duringthe designated add/drop period of any semester or classwill be refunded all tuition and special fees. The College24