BUSINESS AFFAIRS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
Refund Policy
Refunds of tuition and fees may be made under these conditions: 1. A 100% refund will be made automatically if the College exercises its right to cancel a class or if a class is full at the time your registration is received. A class is canceled when there is insufficient enrollment. 2. A 100% refund will be honored if requested 24 business hours prior to class beginning.
GED/ESL/ABE Instruction
The GED (General Educational Development) test preparation program is designed to help students complete the equivalent of a high school diploma. For those individuals who are not ready for GED test preparation, we offer Adult Basic Education courses. The ESL (English as a Second Language) program develops all four aspects of learning English: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. All classes are offered through the Department of GED Instruction, located at the GED Education Center, on the West Campus at 485 Airport Road at Santa Elena. The GED Program’s mission is to provide developmental education to those students who are not ready to enter college credit courses or Continuing Education training courses and to give them the basic academic, language and personal skills needed for future academic, occupational/ technical and personal success. The program accomplishes its purpose by offering GED test preparation, Adult Basic Education and English as a Second Language classes. GED graduates are assisted to transition into other Del Mar courses/programs by a transition liaison. Through small and large group instruction, cooperative and projectbased learning, computer-assisted, and individualized instruction, skills in writing, math or reading are addressed. Schedules are structured to give students sufficient time to demonstrate measurable gains. Progression through the program is monitored closely with frequent and periodic feedback. Once students demonstrate the required proficiencies, they are transitioned into higher level academic tracks. GED students demonstrating sufficient academic mastery to pass all five GED tests on the first attempt are awarded a GED Testing Fee Scholarship. Instruction is planned to correspond to all levels of public education. All classes are free of charge. On average, students whose attendance rate is 80 percent or higher tend to progress through academic tracks faster than those who do not maintain high rates of attendance. GED students who are reading at the 8th grade level and whose math is at least at the 7th grade level at the point-of-entry into the program, tend to pass the GED Test within six months of enrollment. The five most important factors affecting the length of time it will take students to demonstrate academic gains are: the length of time the student has been out of school, the last grade the student completed, attendance while enrolled in the program, whether or not the student has significant learning disabilities, and whether or not the student is a lifelong reader. 457