Fees & Policies (2009)
  Here are fees and payment policies for 2009. We can accept checks, money orders or MasterCard, Discover, American Express or Visa payments. Please remember that registration requires payment of at least the $100 tuition deposit, and that the deposits are processing fees credited toward tuition and not student funds held in escrow, and are thus non-refundable and non-transferrable. Full payment is required by June 5 to guarantee your class choices. After that date, your class reservations will be unconfirmed until we receive your balance. If we are holding a space for you in a class that is full, and your balance is unpaid after June 5, we may release that space to another student. If possible, full payment with your registration is helpful and appreciated. Registrations after June 5 for any remaining spaces must be accompanied by full payment. Some classes may require materials- or other fees as specified in the course descriptions and should be paid directly to the instructor upon arrival.
   If you’re considering joining us and are wondering what kind of environment you can expect, just remember that the Swannanoa Gathering is not a conference center or resort, but a music camp held on a small college campus (remember camp? remember college?). Although the college does a great job accomodating our requests, we do not control the college’s schedules and facilities.
   Housing is available for students and staff of the Swannanoa Gathering in the college dormitories. Rooms are double-occupancy with communal bath facilities. A small key deposit will be required on arrival. Linens are provided, but students may wish to bring extra towels. Smoking is not permitted in campus buildings. No pets please. Motor homes are not permitted on campus. For week-long programs, the housing fee includes accommodations for six nights, supper on Sunday, three buffet-style meals a day at the college cafeteria in Gladfelter Student Center, and breakfast on Saturday at the end of the week. The College is catered by Sodexho, and low-sodium and vegetarian meals are available. Those wishing to stay over on the Saturday night at week’s end may do so if space is available for a fee of $65. This does not include the cost of meals. No Saturday stayover on 8/8. We cannot house those wishing to arrive a day early. Since many of the social activities that foster the sense of community we are striving for take place outside of class – at mealtimes, in the evenings, at jam sessions and dances, all participants are encouraged to be in residence on campus during the week if at all possible.
   During the week-long workshops, we will allow non-students to accompany enrolled students and be housed with them in student dorms for payment of the Housing fee and an Activities fee which allows admission to all events except classes. Local students who do not require housing may, if they wish, purchase a meal ticket or pay for meals individually. Meal tickets for children under 12 are also available. Those with special needs should provide a detailed, written description of those needs with their registration materials.
   Should an enrolled student need to cancel, we can refund all monies collected other than the deposits, if notified four weeks before his/her classes begin. No refunds other than the cost of meals ($100) can be made within four weeks of the event.