Halifax Refund Policy

See the Oxford International Career Colleges Halifax Campus Refund Policy below

Purpose of Policy  

This Policy outlines the requirement for tuition refund, and to provide any conditions necessary for tuition refunds to be considered and approved.  

Oxford International Career Colleges shall refund tuition and other fees paid under an enrollment contract according to the refund circumstances and regulations local to the college campus, as detailed below.  

Each campus refund policies and procedures are set by their relevant provincial governing body.  

Procedures

To receive a refund of any portion of tuition fees, a student must give OIC written notice that they intend to withdraw from the program in which they have enrolled. Please review the notice requirements for each of campus locations.  

Policy

To withdraw from the program and receive a refund of the tuition (as outlined in the table below), the student must submit the “Withdraw from Program” form. Upon receipt of the withdraw form, admissions will review the document, calculate the tuition refund and inform the student in writing, as well as the program lead and instructor of the students withdraw. Pursuant to section 34 of the Private Career Colleges Operational Regulations.

To be eligible for tuition refund, the student must provide, in writing, the reason why they are withdrawing from the program.

2. Tuition payable refunds will be paid no later than 30 days after the end of enrollment.  

3. The application fee is non-refundable. Below are the amounts and timelines related to refunds in accordance with the Private Career Colleges Act of Nova Scotia. 

4. A disagreement between the college and student with respect to the calculation of a tuition refund must be referred to the Director of the Private Career Colleges Division for a final decision. 

Percentage of Hours of Program delivered to End of Enrollment	Refund (Minus any registration fee credited to tuition under subsection 51 (2)
Program 12 weeks or longer
0-25%	Any tuition paid for the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th quarters of the program
>25%-50%	Any tuition paid for the 3rd or 4th quarters of the program
>50%-75%	Any tuition paid for the 4th quarter of the program
>75%	None
Students who withdraw before the course begins	100% of tuition fees
International Students Only:   Visa Refusal (Letter of Acceptance must be returned)	100% of tuition fees
Please note all fees are subject to change without notice.

Special Circumstances Refundable & Non-Refundable Fees

The following (re-)outlines special circumstances in which certain fees are either refundable or non-refundable:

Application Fees

In the case a student is rejected by IRCC, $650 from the total application fee is refundable, where $350 of the total application fee is non-refundable.
In the case a student is rejected by the school, $650 from the application fee is refundable, where $350 of the total application fess is non-refundable.

Change of Campus Fees

Should a student fail an interview at one Oxford International Career Colleges campus and decide to switch to another Oxford International Career Colleges campus, the student will be required to pay a non-refundable $650 fee/ a $650 non-refundable charge will apply to any deposit or tuition that has already been paid.