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to take care of banking needs. A fee of $35 will be imposed to the student’s account for
all checks returned to the College for insufficient funds. The College reserves the right to
not accept a check from a student who has previously presented a check with insufficient
funds. Failure to properly pay the amount of a returned check and fee shall result in the
student’s account being placed on hold.
CREDIT DISBURSEMENT
Students who have an anticipated credit on their student account may submit a check
requisition form in order to obtain a check from the College once the funds are disbursed
to their account. This form may be obtained in BC Central and is available for students
on MyBC. Students may submit it in person, by faxing it to BC Central at 276-326-4356
or by email at
bccentral@bluefield.edu. This form should be submitted each semester for
traditional students and each term for online students if the student has an actual credit on
his or her account and wishes to receive the funds at the earliest date available. Students
with federal funds on their account do not have to submit this form. Per federal guidelines,
any credit created by federal funds will have a scheduled disbursement fourteen (14) days
after the credit is created. Students have the option to obtain their check in BC Central
or have it mailed to their address. Students wishing to have their check overnighted to
their residence have the option to select either Saturday Delivery or Standard Overnight
Delivery. The charge for overnight delivery of the check will be deducted from the check
prior to its being issued. For students who have a parent plus loan on their account, a
student account authorization form must be completed by the parent on the loan. This form
is located on MyBC or may be obtained in BC Central. It provides the parents on the loans
the opportunity to have the credit check mailed to them at their address or to be given to the
student in BC Central. Credits on student accounts with a parent plus loan and no student
account authorization on file will result in the check being mailed to the parent within the
federal guideline timeframe.
WITHDRAWAL
Students must complete a formal request to withdraw from the College. Students may
withdraw from Bluefield College at any time and should begin the process in BC Central.
Withdrawals may have an effect on a student’s financial aid, student account and academic
record. To be considered for any refund of tuition and fees, a student must request and
complete the withdrawal form, which may be obtained from BC Central and is located
on MyBC. At the same time, simply ceasing class attendance or participation (whether
officially or unofficially withdrawing) will result in an administrative withdrawal and loss
of financial aid that the student has been awarded but has not earned for the period of non-
participation. (See “REFUNDS” section for additional information.)
REFUNDS AFTERWITHDRAWAL –
Traditional and Online Programs
Failure to properly withdraw will result in a loss of any refund. Withdrawal is not
the same as simply dropping classes during the routine drop/add period established by
the Registrar for each semester or sub-term. Dropping courses may change a student’s
full-time or part-time status, but dropping out of all courses for the semester or sub-term
constitutes a withdrawal. The timetable for withdrawal accompanied by a partial refund is