Refund & Cancellation Policies

Washington, D.C. Program Fee Refund and Cancellation Policy

Washington Center staff does extensive work on your behalf prior to your arrival in Washington, D.C. This necessitates a commitment by you to adhere to The Washington Center refund policy. When you sign the policy agreement on your application, you are making a financial commitment to The Washington Center, and you are indicating that you have read and understand the refund and cancellation policies.

 

Financial assistance is contingent on successful completion of the program. Cancellation, dismissal, withdrawal or failure to successfully complete the program voids all forms of financial assistance, and any financial assistance provided to the student plus any outstanding fees are due and payable to TWC.

 

The Washington Center grants refunds and/or will assess a charge for program fees under certain circumstances as specified in Table A. The initial application fee or postgraduate program deposit is not refundable.

 

• All requests for refunds must be submitted in writing. A request for a program fee refund should be submitted to Enrollment Services at enrollment@twc.edu [1].
• TWC will not release grades for any student with an outstanding balance.
• All interns are governed by the Student Code of Conduct. Students dismissed from the program (and thus from the housing facilities) after due process procedures have been followed receive no refund for program or housing fees.

 

Washington, D.C. Housing Fee Refund and Cancellation Policy

Upon acceptance to The Washington Center, you will be given information about submitting a Housing Reservation Contract. This contract must be submitted along with your $300 Housing Security Deposit six (6) weeks prior to your scheduled check-in date. The deposit will hold your space in housing. Once the contract has been submitted, the Housing Security Deposit will be forfeited if you cancel your housing. Additional fees may be assessed as outlined in Table B.

 

If a student’s financial assistance requires that he/she live in TWC housing, cancellation of housing will result in a loss of that assistance and the student’s bill will be adjusted accordingly. To cancel a housing reservation, a student must submit notification, in writing, to housing@twc.edu [2]. No cancellations will be taken by phone or in person by a member of TWC staff. The Washington Center does grant partial refunds on housing under certain circumstances as specified in Table B.

 

 

Payment

The Washington Center requires that all TWC invoices be paid in full by the due date noted on your invoice. Students with an outstanding balance may not check into Washington Center housing, or begin their internship unless prior alternative arrangements have been made with The Washington Center’s finance office. Email finance at finance@twc.edu [3] or call 202-238-7900 to discuss payment to TWC.

 

The Washington Center is often flexible with payment dates for students who are waiting for financial aid to be disbursed at their home campus. Some students participating in the program will have their program and/or housing fee fully or partially paid by their home institutions. In those cases, students would contact the college or university awarding their credit to cover their costs.

 

Additional Resources

• How to Apply [4]
• Resources [5]