Student Information and Resources

Welcome to the Community Education student information and resources page. Below you will find general information regarding our registration, refund, and cancellation policies. If you have specific questions or inquiries, please call our office at 209.588.5244.

Registration and Refund Policies

There are a number of different ways to register for your Community Education class.

Online: On our registration website, you can click the links to view each course individually. To register for a class, click the "REGISTER" button, add the course to your cart,and proceed to check out. Make sure to check the boxes for Accepting the Terms, and Waiver/Release of Liability.

Telephone: You can enroll in a class over the phone with your Visa or MasterCard. Call our office at 209-588-5244 to register over the phone. Please have the name of the class and your credit card information ready for a smooth registration process.

Walk-In

Drop by our office and register for your class. We are located at:

11600 Columbia College Dr.
Sonora, CA 95370

Our office is on the upper level of the Manzanita building in office 267. Office regular business hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. During the summer our office hours are Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5:30pm, closed on Fridays.

Liability Waiver: In order to participate in community education classes ALL registered participants MUST complete the Release of Liability Waiver. Failure to complete the waiver before your class start date will void your registration. No refunds will be processed if a liability waiver is not signed. 

To fill out the liability waiver, click here. Once you have completed the form, please email it to cccommunityadulted@yosemite.edu You may also give it to your instructor during the first class session.

Payment for Classes

Payment for classes is due at the time of registration. We accept all major credit cards. Materials fees may be paid in person to the Instructor. Pre-registration is important. If we do not reach the minimum number of participants necessary we reserve the right to cancel any class prior to the start date. 

Class Cancellation Policy

We do not like to cancel classes; however, sometimes it is necessary to cancel before the first meeting when enrollments do not reach a minimum. If we do not have enough students registered for a class prior to its start date, it will be canceled. Every effort is made to notify registered students of the cancellation, by phone and/or by email. For this reason, we must have a current daytime phone number and email address on file. Your registration might be the one that enables the class to be held so register early! 

Refund Policy

• Refunds will only be granted if your request is received by the Community Education office, in written form, a minimum of ten (10) working days prior to the first class meeting.  ​If your registration was paid by credit or debit card, the refund will go back on to the same card that was used for the transaction.  
• Important Notice Regarding Bus/Day Trips: If we do not receive a cancellation notice from student ten (10) working days prior to the day of the trip you will be charged the full ticket of admission price associated with the trips point of destination. 
• Refunds will not be granted once a scheduled class has begun and no refunds will be issued for missed classes or absences ​- no exceptions.

Registration Confirmation

You will be automatically emailed a receipt of the transaction which is your confirmation of your enrollment in to the class. If you do not find a receipt in your email in-box, please check your spam folder in the event it was directed there.

Navigating Columbia College

Please make sure to double check the catalog as not all community education classes are held on campus. For those that are held on campus, you can find information on directions to campus, parking, and maps here.