If you are taking a class which begins before 6:30 or after 7:00 PM, please report to the front lobby on the first night. Your instructor will meet you in the front lobby and take you up to your classroom. There will also be an easel in the front lobby with a list of classes starting each night and a map showing their location in the building. Students taking a weekend course will meet their instructor in the front lobby unless otherwise instructed.

Students who are taking courses starting after March 8 should report to the front lobby on the first night. The instructor will meet the class and take it to the appropriate room. We thank you in advance for your patience and sense of humor in getting through the opening night craziness!
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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 the day school is cancelled due to snow conditions, evening classes are also cancelled. In the event day classes are not cancelled and the weather worsens, a decision will be made by 4 PM and relayed to the following radio and television stations: WBUR 90.9 FM, WXLO 104.5 FM, WSRS/WTAG 580 AM, WSRO 1470 AM, WRKO 680 AM, WBZ 1030 AM, WBZ TV, WHDH TV.
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Weekend Courses  
If you are taking a class which meets on a Saturday or a Sunday, please meet the instructor in the front lobby just inside the main entrance. If it should snow on a weekend, the procedure is as follows:

1. the instructor will give students his/her home phone number
2. if it snows, the instructor will decide whether he/she will hold class
3. approximately 1 hour before class is scheduled to begin, students then call the instructor to determine if class has been cancelled
4. if the class is cancelled the course will be extended one week.

Holidays (No class dates) 
There will be no Continuing Education Classes on the following dates unless otherwise indicated:

• April 16 - 20 School Vacation
• 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. Children under the age of sixteen are permitted to register only with the express consent of the Director of Continuing Education and the Instructor.
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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. The parking lots are well maintained and lit, and patrolled by security police. Please do not park in front of shop doors, or in the circular driveway.
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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 busses, on school grounds, or at off-campus work sites by students, school personnel, and visitors.
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Books & Supplies 
Students may be required to purchase a textbook at an additional fee. If there is a book required for your course, that book may be purchased at the Continuing Education Office. Hint: the lines are smaller after opening week. Most craft courses start right in on the first night. Please remember to bring the supplies listed in the course description. 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.
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Questions 
If you have a question not covered above, please feel free to call us at:
1-800-537-6663 ext. 429.
We have a professional and courteous staff eager to help you as best we can.
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Registration Fee 
The $5 registration fee is due once per term, per person. This fee is refundable ONLY if the course you enroll in is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.
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Senior Citizens Discount 
Those 60 or over may request a discount of 25% off the course fee. This discount MUST be requested at the time of 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, Discover, Master Card, VISA, or by cash in person. 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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Refund Policy 
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 we cancel a course, or if a course is filled when we receive your payment, you will be given a full refund. If you withdraw less than one week in advance, you will be given a course voucher based on the pro-rated schedule below:

Pro-rated Credit Voucher Schedule:

Withdrawal within one-week before class starts: Full credit voucher minus a $5 processing fee.

Withdrawal after class has started, but before 2nd class meeting: credit voucher for 75% of course fee minus $5 processing fee.

Withdrawal after 2nd class has met, but before 3rd class meeting: Credit voucher for 50% of course fee minus $5 processing fee.

No credit voucher will be given for withdrawals after the 3rd class has met.
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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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