Academic Leave
General Information
Balancing academic, personal, and professional responsibilities can be a significant undertaking. Circumstances both good and bad can arise that are outside of a student's control and that may impact academic performance and/or progress. In such cases, taking an Academic Leave or withdrawing from a program can have a salutary effect. Students who wish to take an Academic Leave must consult with their respective academic advisors and submit an Academic Leave form. Failure to do so in a timely fashion can have financial as well as academic consequences.
Students who intend to take an Academic Leave must complete the following:
Submit a request via email to Registrar Services at registrarservices@williamstechnicalcollege.com.
Registrar Services will send the student the Academic Leave Form via Docusign
Until students are informed by Registrar Services that the leave has been processed, they should assume that they are registered and will be expected to fulfill their academic and/or financial responsibilities, including completing coursework.
Students should be aware that an Academic Leave will process like a withdrawal from their program and loan funds already received on behalf of the student may need to be returned to the lender. Federal grant awards such as Pell Grant and Federal Loans may also be decreased and or returned to the Department of Education.
Students are encouraged to re-enroll by the date to return on this form to continue their federal aid award as well as to complete their program.
To re-enroll after the Academic Leave, students must complete the re-enrollment process by contacting the Registrar Services at registrarservices@williamstechnicalcollege.com.
Confidentiality on Leave of Absences
Williams Technical College Institute will maintain the confidentiality of all information regarding Academic Leaves by federal, state, and local law, and to the greatest extent consistent with processing such Academic Leaves. All records concerning Academic Leaves of Absence are confidential and the official copy of such records shall be retained by the College in which the student was enrolled at the time of the Leave. Access to these records is limited by appropriate federal, state, and local laws.
Williams Technical College reserves the right to notify a parent or guardian if deemed appropriate under the circumstances and as permitted by applicable federal, state, and local law.