Refund Policy

Full payment of tuition and fees by the payment deadline is required to complete registration.

When you register for a class, a seat is reserved for you. If you don't make the full payment, Delta College reserves the right to drop you for non-payment or submit your unpaid student account balance to legal collection process. 

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Refund policy

Deadlines may fall on a Saturday, Sunday or holidays when offices are closed. You may drop courses during the refund period online in your Student Self-Service account, in person, by email, by faxing a letter or by mailing a letter (postmark will be considered the drop date). Any refund due to you will be processed after the add/drop period has ended.

Refunds are based on the date the add/drop is submitted. Calendar days begin and include the first day of college class, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

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Offsetting equal credits and course fees

During the tenth through twenty-fifth day from the official start date of the semester students are permitted to offset equal credits and course fees within the same academic discipline (for example, switching from an ENG course to another ENG course, but not from an ENG course to a MTH course) with the written recommendation of their instructors through the add/drop procedures.

For credits or fees added in excess of credits dropped, additional tuition and fees must be paid.  During this period, grades of “W” will not be assigned to courses dropped through the offset process.  Offset cannot be done between sessions (for example, dropping an ENG course during the first 7 ½ week session and adding an ENG course during the second 7 ½ week session, or dropping a MTH course during the Spring 7 week session and adding a MTH course during the Summer 7 week session).

Financial aid recipients considering an offset should check with the financial aid office prior to submitting an add/drop request for an offset.  Offsets must be processed via the Registrar’s office.

Tuesday, February 3 is the last day to offset for winter semester.

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Refund schedule for Winter 2026

These dates apply to courses longer than 4 weeks. The refund period is the first nine calendar days including start date, weekends and holidays.

See important semester dates (PDF), including your refund end date. If you don't see your course listed, you can reach out to the Registrar's Office for assistance.  You can also see the deadlines for your enrolled courses in MyDelta on the My Course Deadlines page.