Policy 9.02: Tuition Remission

Policy:

Quincy College offers the benefit of tuition remission to current employees of Quincy College and their  immediate family members. Immediate family members are defined as spouse and dependent children. Qualified employees are defined as:

• A current employee in active status,
• An employee in one of the following categories: professional staff and contract faculty member.
• Employees working a Regular Part-Time (RPT 0 .5 or greater) position that is categorized as a benefit eligible position.

 Quincy College also offers this Tuition Remission benefit to the following;

• Adjunct instructors are eligible for these benefits after a year of teaching in (fall, spring, summer in any order). After one year, they may apply for tuition remission during each semester, in which they receive a contract for at least one three-credit course. This benefit extends to them self and Spouse only, dependents not included.
• Limited Part Time Regular employees (LPT Less than .5 regularly scheduled hours) are eligible, however this does not extend to family members.

The College reserves the right to change or modify the tuition benefit policy, eligibility criteria and guidelines, as determined by the college, and may deny an application for request of the tuition Remission benefit as detailed below:

• With the exception of Computer classes, remissions are granted by the President or President’s designee once enrollment in a class exceeds eight.
• Fees will apply including Student ID fee, Registration fee, Technology fee and Credit fee. (Refer to latest application form)
• Computer, Engineering and non-credit courses, the remission is 50% of the tuition.
• Tuition remission is not available for select programs and Science Lab courses.
• Requests for remission for four or more courses must accompany a request for financial aid (FAFSA must be filled out) and EFC on the approval form.
• Only one person, per semester per family, may benefit from this policy for a full-time load.
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained to qualify for this remission in next semester.
• If the student withdraws from a class, the student must pay 50% tuition for dropped courses in order to be eligible for remission during next semester. In the absence of special circumstances, no more than 2 students, with tuition remission, may be allowed in each section. In case there are more requests, the date of request will determine the priority.

Procedure:

The request for tuition remission must be made on specific forms available on ADP and in the Human Resources office.  The required fee in the form of a check or CC must accompany the request. If a student chooses, the student may register earlier to get a spot by paying full fee and then  applying for a refund.