Student account charges may include tuition, fees, books, and other associated costs. Full-Time Programs Tuition and fees are due on the first day of class unless the student has completed and signed a “Full-Time Programs Tuition and Fees Payment Contract.” Students who have applied for financial aid (Pell, VA, Voc Rehab, OTAG, Great Plains Foundation, or Next Step Scholarship) will be allowed to defer their tuition and fees payment until the financial aid funds become available or the school is notified that the student is ineligible to receive financial aid. The Cashier will work with students desiring to implement a “Tuition and Fees Payment Contract.” Students entering into a “Tuition and Fees Payment Contract” will be required to pay a minimum of 25% of the semester tuition and fees on the first day of the semester and will be required to make the remainder of the scheduled payments prior to the end of the semester as stipulated in the “Tuition and Fees Payment Contract.” Payments will be considered delinquent when they have not been received within 30 days from the due date. A student will be subject to termination when their payment is delinquent. In the event that the student has an outstanding balance due at the beginning of a semester, the student will not be allowed to begin classes (full-time or WED) until the balance is paid in full and at least 25% of the upcoming semester tuition is paid by the first day of class. Workforce and Economic Development Class tuition is due at the time of enrollment unless the student has completed and signed the school’s identified form for payment plan contracts. Payment plans are available for students who are not able to pay their entire account balance at the time of enrollment. Payment plans are only available for classes where the tuition exceeds $100 AND the length of the class exceeds 20 clock hours. Students will be required to provide a down payment of at least 25% of cost or $100, whichever is less. Down payments may be taken in the form of scholarship funds. All books, supplies and other tangible costs must be paid in full upon enrollment. These costs may be used as the down payment. Payment plans will be available with scheduled payments no more than 30 days apart and the payment plan must provide for full payment prior to the class end date. Payment plans may be approved by the Director of Finance. If full payment has not been made by the class completion, a registration and transcript hold will be placed on the student’s account and will not be removed until student balance is paid in full. New payment plans will not be extended to students with an existing account balance and students may only have one active payment plan at a time. Registration and/or transcript holds will not be removed until balance is paid in full. Exceptions to this policy may be made with the approval of the Superintendent or designee. View the Financial Responsibility Agreement (attached) for more information. Students should drop any class in which they do not wish to be enrolled prior to the drop date in order to avoid billing charges. Students are not dropped from classes due to non-payment or non-attendance.
Payment Options
Payments may be made in person or over the phone. Cash, check, and credit/debit card payments may be made in person at the Cashiers area. Students have the option of enrolling in a payment plan.
