Payment : Payment for MEC courses is due at the time of registration.  Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and remains open until the class maximum is met. In the event a class is completely enrolled, contact the MEC Office at 703.822.6523 for assistance. Students are not allowed to audit or sit in classes for which they have not paid.

Questions About Classes : If you have questions about MEC classes, please call us at 703.822.6523, before you register.

Third Party Payment : If a student's tuition is to be paid by a third party (employer, government agency, foreign embassy, etc.), the student must present a letter of authorization or purchase order from the third party at the time of registration, with the understanding that the student accepts responsibility for full payment of the tuition if the third party does not. A student may not register using one form of payment and then switch to third party payment for that class at a later date.

Senior Citizen Registration:

The Virginia Senior Citizens Higher Education Act of 1974 and amendments allow senior citizens to take classes at no charge under certain circumstances.  Before the beginning of the semester in which you want to enroll, you must have (1) reached the age of sixty and (2) had legal domicile in Virginia for one year.  A senior citizen is entitled to enroll and pay no tuition on a space-available basis for the following types of courses, as specified:

• Credit courses – eligible if taxable income did not exceed $15,000 in the previous year.
• Credit courses for audit (receive no credit) – eligible regardless of income.
• Non-credit courses – eligible regardless of income.

Notes:

• Tuition-paying students are accommodated in courses before senior citizens participating in this program are enrolled.
• If you apply for free tuition AFTER you register and pay for a class, you are not eligible for a refund for that class.  If qualified, senior citizens shall pay no tuition or fees for courses, except fees established for the purpose of paying for course materials, such as books and supplies.
• The College reserves the right to cancel any class.
• Audit and non-credit enrollment is limited to three courses in one term.

Senior citizens must come in person to campus and apply to the college, present proof of age and fill out a Senior Citizen Certification of Eligibility for Free Tuition form, which may be obtained from the Office of Workforce Development.  (Note:  A new Senior Citizen Certification of Eligibility form must be completed in person each semester.) Once the necessary paperwork has been filled out, the applicant must call to determine if space is available.  For classes that begin in the morning, students must call between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the class; for evening classes, students must call between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. the day of the class.  To check on class availability at the Medical Education Campus, call 703.822.6523.  To guarantee a place in a course, payment is required.  A senior who has already made payment for a particular course may not reverse that registration to free tuition at a later time. 

Refunds And Cancelled Classes : You will receive prompt notification of course changes and cancellations by telephone. In the unlikely event that your course is cancelled, you will automatically receive a full refund. If you are unable to attend a course that has not been cancelled, you are eligible to receive a full refund or reschedule (the opportunity to reschedule is only allowed once) by calling our office a minimum of 4 business days before the starting date of the first scheduled class meeting. There will be no refund after this time. For refund requests later than 4 days before the start date, please complete this Refund Request Form and mail or fax to our Campus - Fax 703.822.2083; Address 6699 Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, VA 22003. Refunds for payments made in person using cash, check or credit card will be processed through Richmond. A check will be sent to your mailing address within four to six weeks.

NOVA is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Institution. Workforce Development offerings are supported entirely through the fees paid by participants.