Please contact the Financial Aid Office before you drop any classes. Students who withdraw from Blue Ridge should understand their withdrawal may affect their eligibility for financial aid. Students who officially withdraw or withdraw failing may have difficulty meeting the satisfactory academic progress (SAP) components. Students will not be affected by "incompletes" at the time of review for SAP. Should the grade become final before the review, the actual grade, credits attempted, and credits earned will be used to determine if the student is making SAP.  A student with financial aid is permitted to retake courses in which their prior grade was a WP, WF, F, or D in a developmental course.

Dropping all of your classes may result in money owed to the US Department of Education and/or Blue Ridge Community College.  Federal regulations require a refund calculation for all students receiving Title IV funds who withdraw from the semester. The length of time during which a refund must be calculated is up to 60% of the payment period (semester). If a student withdraws on or before the 60% point in time, a portion of the Title IV funds awarded to a student (Pell Grant, SEOG, and Federal Subsidized loans, ACG) must be returned, according to the provisions of the Higher Education Act Amendments of 2000.