Programs Eligible for Money-back Guarantee
Electricity- CIP: 0646.030202
Pharmacy Technology- CIP: 0351.080506
Phlebotomy- CIP: 0351.100901
Senate Bill 240 (2023) amended section (s.) 1011.803, Florida Statutes (F. S.), and modified the Money-back Guarantee Program, providing more flexibility for school districts and Florida College System institutions on what programs are eligible to be refunded. The program requires each educational entity to refund the cost of tuition to students who are not able to find a job in the field in which the student was trained within six months of successful completion of select workforce education programs that prepare students for in-demand, middle-level to high-level wage occupations.
Each educational entity shall establish a money-back guarantee for at least three programs. Each identified program must establish eligibility criteria for the program including but not limited to; student attendance, student program performance, Career Service or Career Day attendance, participation in internship or work-study programs, job search documentation, and the development of a student career plan with the institution’s career services department.
The above-listed Programs offered at Emerald Coast Technical College will be offered the Money-Back Guarantee Program with the following eligibility criteria:
1. Student attendance per ECTC Catalog and Student Handbook; see “Attendance.”
2. Student program performance per Student Handbook- see “Student Rights and Responsibilities,” “Attendance Policies and Procedures,” “Student Code of Conduct,” “Academic Dishonesty,” “Copyright Infringement,” and “Alcohol, Drugs, Illegal Substances.”
3. Career Service or Career Day Attendance, as per ECTC Scheduled dates.
4. Participation in internship or work-study programs, if available.
5. Job search documentation per created Student Career Plan with Student Services.
6. The development of a student career plan with the institution’s student services department.
Wyndy Crozier, Director/Principal, February 26, 2024
Pharmacy Technology- CIP: 0351.080506
Phlebotomy- CIP: 0351.100901
Senate Bill 240 (2023) amended section (s.) 1011.803, Florida Statutes (F. S.), and modified the Money-back Guarantee Program, providing more flexibility for school districts and Florida College System institutions on what programs are eligible to be refunded. The program requires each educational entity to refund the cost of tuition to students who are not able to find a job in the field in which the student was trained within six months of successful completion of select workforce education programs that prepare students for in-demand, middle-level to high-level wage occupations.
Each educational entity shall establish a money-back guarantee for at least three programs. Each identified program must establish eligibility criteria for the program including but not limited to; student attendance, student program performance, Career Service or Career Day attendance, participation in internship or work-study programs, job search documentation, and the development of a student career plan with the institution’s career services department.
The above-listed Programs offered at Emerald Coast Technical College will be offered the Money-Back Guarantee Program with the following eligibility criteria:
1. Student attendance per ECTC Catalog and Student Handbook; see “Attendance.”
2. Student program performance per Student Handbook- see “Student Rights and Responsibilities,” “Attendance Policies and Procedures,” “Student Code of Conduct,” “Academic Dishonesty,” “Copyright Infringement,” and “Alcohol, Drugs, Illegal Substances.”
3. Career Service or Career Day Attendance, as per ECTC Scheduled dates.
4. Participation in internship or work-study programs, if available.
5. Job search documentation per created Student Career Plan with Student Services.
6. The development of a student career plan with the institution’s student services department.
Wyndy Crozier, Director/Principal, February 26, 2024