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Refund Policy

CALIFORNIA STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND

Academic Standards & Policies

Refund Policy

A student may terminate enrollment at any time by mailing notice of his intent to the University by mail, hand delivery, or fax to:

John Chu, Director of Admissions, DRBU
4951 Bodhi Way
Ukiah, California 95482
Telephone: (707) 462-0939; Fax: (707) 462-0949

A written notice of cancellation, if sent by mail, is effective when deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid. The written notice of cancellation need not take any particular form, and however expressed it is effective if it shows that the student no longer wishes to be bound by the enrollment contract.

If the student cancels the enrollment contract, the school will refund any money owed to the student by the school within 30 days after notice of cancellation is received. If the school discontinues a course of instruction for any reason while the student is enrolled in the course, a full refund of all
charges will be paid to the student within 30 days of discontinuation.

Cancellation prior to or on the first day of instruction
The University will refund 100% of the amount paid for tuition and other refundable fees, less the registration fee. Fees for instructional materials purchased will be refunded provided that the materials are returned undamaged and unused.

Cancellation after the first day of instruction
The University will pay the following refund of tuition and fees, less the registration fee and any fees for instructional materials which are not returnable at the time of cancellation.

CALIFORNIA STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND
The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by California residents who were students attending schools approved by or registered to offer Shortterm Career Training with, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF fee, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:

1. The school closed before the course of instruction was completed.
2. The school’s failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.
3. The School’s failure to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs.
4. The school’s breach or anticipatory breach of the agreement for the course of instruction.
5. There was a decline in the quality of the course of instruction within 30 days before the school closed, or if the decline began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, at time period of decline determined by the Bureau.
6. The school committed fraud during the recruitment or enrollment or program participation of the student.

Students may be eligible for STRF if they were unable to collect a court judgment rendered against the school for violation of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989. Students must pay the state-imposed fee for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all of the following applies:

1. The student is a California resident and prepays all or part tuition, either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and
2. The student’s total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer, unless there is a separate agreement to repay the third party.

Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, 400 “R” Street, Suite 5000, Sacramento, CA 95814-6200; P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818.