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• Directions to Assabet
• What do I do the first night of class?
• Class cancellations & snow policy
• Saturday Courses  
• Holidays
• Nondiscrimination Policy
• Who can Register
• Certificates and Course Credit
• Parking 
• Smoke Free School 
• Books & Supplies
• Registration Fee
• Senior Citizens Discount
• Tuition
• Refund Policy
• No Confirmations
• Questions?

What do I do the first night of class?

• For Spring classes starting February 27 through March 11:
  Please enter through the main entrance of the school and have a seat in the auditorium. After a brief orientation, instructors are introduced and students taken to class. Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before class starts.
  
  
• For classes starting BEFORE February 27 or AFTER March 11:
  Please enter through the main entrance and wait for your instructor in either the auditorium or the main lobby (refer to sign in main lobby). Instructors will meet their students at the designated start time and guide them to class. If you arrive late, please check with the Continuing Education Office for directions to class.
  
  
• Saturday Classes:
  If you are taking a class which meets on Saturday, please enter the building through the main entrance and wait for your instructor in the front lobby. If you arrive late, you will need to go to the Continuing Education Office for directions to class. Also see the section on Saturday courses below.
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Class Cancellations & Snow Policy

Occasionally due to unforeseen circumstances (snow, power outages, instructor illness, etc.) the Center for Continuing Education must cancel a scheduled class. Cancelled classes are always made up (same day of week and time) by extending the finish date of the course, unless other arrangements are made between the instructor and the class and approved by the Director of Continuing Education.

When day school is cancelled due to snow conditions or other weather or emergency events, evening classes are also cancelled. Look for the Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School cancellation notice on the stations listed below. In the event day classes are not cancelled and the weather worsens, if a decision to cancel evening classes is made, it will be relayed to the following radio and television stations by 4:00 PM (if evening classes are going to be held as usual, there will be no notice): WBZ-TV, WBZ 1030 AM, WCVB-TV, WRKO AM 680, FOX 25-TV.
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Saturday Courses

If you are taking a class which meets on a Saturday, please meet the instructor in the front lobby just inside the main entrance. If the Assabet Valley School District cancels all weekend activities due to inclement weather, the cancellation will be broadcast on radio/TV. However, if the Assabet Valley School District does not cancel weekend activities, your instructor may still decide to cancel class. It will be the student’s responsibility to call the instructor on the morning of the class to see if class will be cancelled. (Remember to ask the instructor for his/her phone number on the first day of class). If class is cancelled, the course will be extended one week.
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Holidays (No classes held)

• February 20-24 Vacation Week
• April 6 Holiday
• April 16-20 Vacation Week
• May 9 No ACE Classes
• May 28 Memorial Day

Nondiscrimination Policy

The Center welcomes and admits students of any race, color, religion, handicap, national and ethnic origin and extends all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded and made available to Continuing Education students.
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Who Can Register

Anyone 18 years of age or older. Students under the age of eighteen are permitted to register only with the express consent of the Director of Continuing Education, the Instructor, and the parent/guardian.

Certificates and Course Credit 

Unless otherwise specified, all Assabet Continuing Education courses are non-college credit, non-graded courses. Colleges and universities may upon their own discretion issue proficiency credit for course work taken at Assabet. Certificates of proficiency and completion are issued to students enrolled in career training and professional development courses upon successful completion of a course or program.
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Parking 

Adequate parking for students is provided in designated parking areas. Please do not park in front of shop doors, in the circular driveway, or in the basketball courts.
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Smoke-Free School 

The Assabet Valley Regional Vocational School is a smoke-free school. This includes use of all tobacco products in school buildings and buses, on school grounds, or at off-campus work sites by students, school personnel, and visitors.
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Books & Supplies

Books: If a textbook is required for a class, it will be indicated next to the course fee in the course description. The book title, author, publisher and ISBN number of the text can be found on our web page in the course description. After registering, students will need to order their text from an on-line bookstore (e.g. amazon.com) or from a local bookstore.

Supplies: Please remember to bring any supplies listed in the course description to the first class. If there is a material fee payable to the instructor on the first night, please remember to bring a check or cash for that amount on the first night of class.
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Registration Fee 

The $5 registration fee is due once per term, per person. This fee is refundable ONLY if your course is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment. If you register online, the registration fee will be waived.
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Senior Citizens Discount

Those 60 or over may request a discount of 10% off the course fee. This discount MUST be requested prior to online registration and a photocopy of your drivers license must accompany the registration form.
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Tuition 

Must be paid in full at time of registration. Payment may be made by check, money order, MasterCard, VISA, or Discover. The Center for Continuing Education reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment and to make changes in instructors or class schedules due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Withdrawals / Refund Policy 

If we cancel a course due to insufficient enrollment, or if a course is filled when we receive your payment, you will be given a full refund. If you withdraw from a course at least one week before the start date, you will receive a full tuition refund minus a $10 processing fee. No refund will be issued if you withdraw from a class less than one week before the start date.

If you withdraw less than one week before the start date, no refund will be issued, but you will receive a course voucher based on the pro-rated schedule below. A course voucher may be used toward any Assabet After Dark courses. Note: The course voucher schedule applies only to classes that meet at least four times.

• Withdrawal within one week before the start date: Full course voucher minus $5 processing fee
• Withdrawal after class has started, but before 2nd class meeting: Course voucher for 75% of course fee.
• Withdrawal after 2nd class has met, but before 3rd class meeting: Course voucher for 50% of course fee.
• No course voucher will be given for withdrawals after the 3rd class has met.

No Confirmations

The Assabet Center for Continuing Education does not send a confirmation of your enrollment. If the course you register for is full, we will notify you with your options.
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Questions?

Call us at (508) 263-9651
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