School withdrew me without my permission

[LdiJ]

Ok, I contract with a doctors group to provide OBGYN services. There is one OBGYN doctor there. I have to pay $1 per year for one year's worth of services. Fees are non-refundable

The On Jan 1 I pay my $1 for 2013. On Jan 2 doctor's group decides to eliminate OBGYN services since I was the only patient. They call me and say;

OBGYN is no more. You can apply your $1 to the proctologists services.



I say; WHAT, I don't need no guy up my ass. Sorry but I have no need for any of your services. Please refund my $1.

Medical group refuses stating their contract states fees are non-refundable.

Am I due my $1?


Is that better?

actually, whether OP knew they wanted to cancel the evening block or not may or may not be relevant. You are also interjecting information that is not given.

If the evening classes was a critical part of the decision to take school there, unless the school somewhere reserved the right to terminate evening classes without penalty, the school has removed a factor critical to the OP's decision to contract with the school.

It is going to depend on much more than we have here. It will be based strongly on any contracts signed and the specific actions of the OP. For $4k, it is surely worth spending a couple bucks to have a lawyer look at the contract and give OP an opinion.

I think that you are forgetting an important factor...

Each and every university or college has a cut off date where you cannot get a refund for tuition paid, if you withdraw from classes. Usually that cut off date is not very long after the start of classes. Usually its something along the lines of you must withdraw within one week to get a full refund, 4 weeks to get a partial refund, and if after 6 weeks its no refund. It certainly sounds like the OP would have been way past any normal cut-off date to get a refund.

Therefore, if they were allowing him to put that tuition towards a day program it sounds like they were actually willing to do him a favor that they were unlikely have been required to do.

However I will say that 4k is unlikely to be the tuition for a single class, therefore if he prepaid for an entire certification program that say required 6 classes, then maybe he would be due a refund for the 5 classes he won't be taking.

 

[justalayman]

However I will say that 4k is unlikely to be the tuition for a single class, therefore if he prepaid for an entire certification program that say required 6 classes, then maybe he would be due a refund for the 5 classes he won't be taking.

My entire series of posts were premised on this situation. If the $4k was for a single class, then I do not see the OP having any argument. Due to that, I disregarded any withdrawal by date as it would not be relevant.

 

[Ohiogal]

Ok, I contract with a doctors group to provide OBGYN services. There is one OBGYN doctor there. I have to pay $1 per year for one year's worth of services. Fees are non-refundable

The On Jan 1 I pay my $1 for 2013. On Jan 2 doctor's group decides to eliminate OBGYN services since I was the only patient. They call me and say;

OBGYN is no more. You can apply your $1 to the proctologists services.



I say; WHAT, I don't need no guy up my ass. Sorry but I have no need for any of your services. Please refund my $1.

Medical group refuses stating their contract states fees are non-refundable.

Am I due my $1?


Is that better?

actually, whether OP knew they wanted to cancel the evening block or not may or may not be relevant. You are also interjecting information that is not given.

If the evening classes was a critical part of the decision to take school there, unless the school somewhere reserved the right to terminate evening classes without penalty, the school has removed a factor critical to the OP's decision to contract with the school.

It is going to depend on much more than we have here. It will be based strongly on any contracts signed and the specific actions of the OP. For $4k, it is surely worth spending a couple bucks to have a lawyer look at the contract and give OP an opinion.

I am really curious now and want to know why YOU need an OBGYN. Please tell me. Mind you, it is Saturday and I am having a glass of wine. My first so far. I have not read the rest of the thread. If you have answered this question because others want to know... I withdraw the question. If you haven't answered, TELL ME. Why do YOU need an OBGYN????? And YOU needing an OBGYN gives new meaning to your name: just a lay, man!

 

[Proserpina]

I am really curious now and want to know why YOU need an OBGYN. Please tell me. Mind you, it is Saturday and I am having a glass of wine. My first so far. I have not read the rest of the thread. If you have answered this question because others want to know... I withdraw the question. If you haven't answered, TELL ME. Why do YOU need an OBGYN?????

I think that is a most excellent question!

 

[Ohiogal]

My entire series of posts were premised on this situation. If the $4k was for a single class, then I do not see the OP having any argument. Due to that, I disregarded any withdrawal by date as it would not be relevant.

OP breached the contract first by withdrawing from the class. To play devil's advocate.

 

[Ohiogal]

I think that is a most excellent question!

Gives new meaning to the user name: just a lay, MAN!

 

[justalayman]

OP breached the contract first by withdrawing from the class. To play devil's advocate.

maybe but that is why I keep directing him to his contract.

 

[justalayman]

I am really curious now and want to know why YOU need an OBGYN. Please tell me. Mind you, it is Saturday and I am having a glass of wine. My first so far. I have not read the rest of the thread. If you have answered this question because others want to know... I withdraw the question. If you haven't answered, TELL ME. Why do YOU need an OBGYN????? And YOU needing an OBGYN gives new meaning to your name: just a lay, man!

Isn't there a thread around here where I posted some information that might enlighten one?

 

[Ohiogal]

Isn't there a thread around here where I posted some information that might enlighten one?

PM me where that is. Because I always thought you were male and therefore an OBGYN for YOU would be interesting. Where would they stick the .... never mind... But definitely PM me that thread.

 

[Just Blue]

After reading the last few postings ...my mind is a flipping RIOT!!

 

[RRevak]

I think that you are forgetting an important factor...

Each and every university or college has a cut off date where you cannot get a refund for tuition paid, if you withdraw from classes. Usually that cut off date is not very long after the start of classes. Usually its something along the lines of you must withdraw within one week to get a full refund, 4 weeks to get a partial refund, and if after 6 weeks its no refund. It certainly sounds like the OP would have been way past any normal cut-off date to get a refund.

Therefore, if they were allowing him to put that tuition towards a day program it sounds like they were actually willing to do him a favor that they were unlikely have been required to do.

However I will say that 4k is unlikely to be the tuition for a single class, therefore if he prepaid for an entire certification program that say required 6 classes, then maybe he would be due a refund for the 5 classes he won't be taking.

Did you catch the part where OP stated they were attending a "for profit" college? That much for tuition per class is very very normal for those types of establishments. I had a family member attempt to enroll in a "for profit" university. I won't name names but it involved a certain flaming bird with ads everywhere. They wanted around $1300 PER CREDIT HOUR! Each class was around 3 credit hours! Want to guess how fast he ran from them?