Tuition and Fees Appeal Process

Appeal Guidelines

The College realizes that, on rare occasions, students may need to appeal the published refund deadlines due to extenuating circumstances such as:

• Military deployment
• Death of an immediate family member (parent, child, spouse, or sibling)
• A documented student medical emergency that precludes them from finishing the semester (i.e. surgery)
• Verifiable error on the part of Northwestern Michigan College
• Other: Provide a detailed explanation of the situation and include relevant documentation

The following reasons are not accepted:

• Medical care or treatment for non emergency, elective, or pre-existing conditions
• Unaware of College withdrawal schedule
• Personal/family concerns that impose on study/class time
• Relocation (including any housing change)
• Loss of transportation to/from class
• Issues between the student and the instructor
• Incorrect course advising recommendations provided by “other” college
• Enlisting in the Armed Forces
• Acceptance into another school
• Job change
• Incarceration/parole violation

In all cases, the extenuating circumstances must have interrupted your ability to:

• Attend class(es) for a substantial length of time
• Complete the semester
• Adhere to the College’s refund policy

​Refund Exception Form

Medical Documentation