All full and part-time curriculum students who pay activity fees are provided accident insurance. The accident insurance covers students
during the hours they are in school and while going to and from school. (Note: To be eligible to file a claim for damages or losses resulting from an automobile accident under the policy, a student must be traveling on the most direct route to or from school. ANY INTERRUPTION of travel while en route to or from school may disqualify the student from receiving any compensation or benefits for losses suffered, including the loss of a life.)

The registration fee for all community service classes is $35. The fee structure for Occupational classes is as follows: $50.00 for 0-10 hrs.; $55.00 for 11-30 hrs.; $60.00 for 31-100 hrs.; $65.00 for 101 hrs. up. There is a $7.50 fee for those individuals taking the General Educational Development (GED) Test. However, no fees are required for Basic Skills or HRD classes. Individuals 65 years of age or older are exempt from paying a registration fee, unless they are enrolling in self-supporting courses. Special extension training programs for volunteer firemen, local fire department personnel, volunteer and local rescue and lifesaving department personnel, and local law enforcement officers are also exempt from the registration fee. Fees for self-supporting classes will be determined by the content and length of each class and will be paid by all students. Tuition for all programs is determined by the North Carolina General Assembly and is subject to change.

Refunds for Continuing Education Occupational Classes

A Continuing Education student who officially withdraws in person in the Continuing Education Office prior to or on the 10 percent point of an Occupational class is eligible for a 75 percent refund. Requests for refunds will not be considered after the 10 percent point.

Adult Basic and Adult High School Education

The Adult Basic Education program provides instruction for upgrading basic skills in reading, writing, and math. Adult High School instruction aids students in completing requirements for the high school diploma or equivalent GED. Students are provided an individualized course of study to help them accomplish their educational goals.

Classes are conducted daily in the Learning Center on campus, at MCC's Bertie Campus in Windsor, at the Roper Learning Center, and at several other community sites within the service area. There is no registration fee for Adult Basic Education and Adult High School classes.

A non-refundable required graduation fee will be charged to each curriculum graduate. A cap and gown fee may also be charged to students participating in the commencement program. A certificate, diploma, or degree will not be ordered until the candidate applies for graduation and pays the required graduation fee. 

Caps and gowns are provided for GED graduates who participate in graduation exercises. However, each GED graduation participant may purchase a tassel that they can keep.

A 100 percent refund shall be made if the student officially withdraws prior to the first day of class(es) of the academic semester as noted in the college calendar. Also, a student is eligible for a 100 percent refund if the class in which the student is officially registered fails to make due to insufficient enrollment.

A 75 percent refund shall be made if the student officially withdraws from the class(es) prior to or on the official 10 percent point of the semester.

For classes beginning at times other than the first week (seven calendar days) of the semester, a 100 percent refund shall be made if the student officially withdraws from the class prior to the first class meeting. A 75 percent refund shall be made if the student officially withdraws from the class prior to or on the 10 percent point of the class.

IMPORTANT: According to state policy, beginning the first day of classes, you must drop and add a course at the same time; otherwise, you will pay 25% tuition for the course you dropped in addition to 100% for the added course!

For contact hour classes, apply this refund policy except use 10 calendar days from the first day of the class(es) as the determination date.

To comply with applicable federal regulations regarding refunds, federal regulations will supersede the state refund regulations stated in this rule.

Where a student, having paid the required tuition for a semester, dies during that semester (prior to or on the last day of examinations), all tuition and fees for that semester may be refunded to the estate of the deceased.

When a student withdraws from curriculum class(es) within the designated time as specified, a Request for Refund form is given to the student at the time the Registration Change Form is submitted to Student Services. The student completes the form and leaves it in Student Services. The Student Services Technician or Registrar will obtain the remaining signatures and then submit a copy of the Registration Change Form along with the Request for Refund form to the Business Office. A refund check will be mailed to the student usually within two weeks unless tuition was charged to a third party in which case the refund will be credited to the third party account.