Being Billed for a Draw Against My Grants

[jtelectric]

My question involves collection proceedings in the State of: Wisconsin.
I am disabled and applied for college at University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in April of 2006. I was told that they could not meet my disability requirements for attending school physically; so to wait until next semester and take classes online. I was told by the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation to do a draw on the money I already had in my account to pay for the books and things I needed to attend classes, and DVR would refund my money spent via Purchase order through the department when I needed them; problem is shortly thereafter the school told me they could not accommodate my disabilty and I could not physically attend and they recommended me going online the following semester for classes, and that is also when DVR funding disappeared and then I was left with no monetary support at all from DVR. As of May 4,2012 I recieved a letter from the Department of Revenue saying I owed the state $10,000 with six years accrued interest. From what I understand; this money supposedly owed was not a student loan, but a draw from my grants. All of my student loans were refunded that semester so I thought this was over; but obviously I was wrong. All I wanted to do was attend school again; got turned down and referred to a nightmare of an online "university", that was basically a scam; and now I might get my Social Security garnished to pay a debt to a school that turned me away, and I never got to attend.

[Mr. Knowitall]

You appear to be stating that you owe the money to the DVR, not the school, but your final statement ("...to pay a debt to a school...") confuses your narrative. I'm assuming that the debt is to the DVR.

You enrolled in a college of your choice - it was your job to determine whether or not it was deserving of your tuition money - incurred some financial obligations to the college for which you received money from the DVR, then withdrew. Either you withdrew in time to get a full refund, or under terms that allowed a full refund, or you owed money under the terms of your withdrawal - we're not in a position to determine that for you.

If the college was supposed to refund to you the money it received from the state, find out why that did not happen. If you were not entitled to a refund, and the DVR grant money did not come through, then you owe the DVR the money they advanced to you.