GradGuard Tuition Insurance

What happens when your education is disrupted by an unexpected injury, illness, or other serious life event?

 

Depending on the timing of the withdrawal, you may not be eligible to receive a refund for all of your tuition and fees.  That’s where GradGuard comes in!  GradGuard Tuition Insurance strengthens and broadens the scope of Western's existing refund policy, and can help students and parents avoid a financial loss due to an unexpected withdrawal for a serious covered illness, injury, or other covered reason.

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GradGuard Tuition Insurance can reimburse up to 100% of a student’s investment after a withdrawal due to a covered reason such as:

  • Serious Injury or Illness
  • Chronic Illness such as diabetes or an auto-immune disorder
  • Mental Health Conditions such as depression or anxiety
  • Loss of employment or death of the tuition payer

See Western's GradGuard Page for more information on covered reasons.

Covered withdrawals can take place any time during the covered term. GradGuard offers members special access to an Assistance Hotline to help students and their families take care of emergencies and unexpected issues.

Enrollment for GradGuard Tuition Insurance opens after registration begins for each new quarter, and closes at the end of the business day on the fifth day of the quarter. Tuition insurance is offered on a quarterly basis and must be renewed each quarter. 

Students or their authorized payers may purchase tuition insurance through their Western Account Online or Authorized Payer Account. To enroll, login to your Western Account Online or Authorized Payer Account and select “Make a Payment.” A GradGuard Tuition Insurance information window will appear, providing the option to either purchase or decline coverage.  If you choose to purchase the insurance, you will be prompted to complete a $120 payment using a debit or credit card.  As your enrollment payment is made directly to GradGuard and not to Western, it must be paid by card and will not appear on student account statements.

Tuition insurance is offered as a completely voluntary benefit and Western is not compensated for this program. Learn more by calling GradGuard at 877-794-6603 or Western's GradGuard Page. 

Western offers $10,000.00 of tuition insurance for the cost of $120 per quarter. 

Looking for more coverage options? Please visit Western's GradGuard Page to purchase a plan with a different coverage amount.