Responsibility for Payment
- Payment Plans

Tuition and fees are assessed when you register. You are responsible for payment at the time of registration. Payment may be made by cash, check, money order, VISA, MasterCard or Discover Card. Please make checks payable to Southwestern Oregon Community College. Tuition and fees may be billed to an employer or an agency if the College has received the appropriate authorization.

An Educational Payment Plan (one-third of the total down and monthly payments in three or more installments) is available to students through Tuition Management Systems (TMS). A non-refundable fee of $32.00 per term or annual $55 fee is charged for the Educational Payment Plan. If a student is under 18 years of age, Southwestern requires an Educational Payment Plan be made in the parent or guardian’s name and requires the parent or guardian’s signature in the presence of college staff or as requested in writing.

Visit the Tuition Management Systems web site for more information on payment options, education loans, free education payment counseling and the many ways they can help you afford education.

All delinquent debts will accrue interest at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum in addition to a $30.00 per billing cycle (monthly) late fee.  Accounts with balances after the term begins will be set up on an Educational Payment Plan, which has a $32.00 per term contract preparation fee. If a student receives any form of financial aid during the loan payback period, the funds will first be applied to the balance to repay this loan. Students will pay all attorney’s fees, collection costs, and any other charges necessary for the collection of any monies owed to Southwestern. Students are responsible for all financial obligations regardless of receiving a statement. There is a charge for returned checks per college procedure.

Students who do not meet their financial obligations may be subject to, but not limited to:

• Being Administratively withdrawn from course(s) which shall include loss of any tuition and fees paid and the permanent loss of all credits and/or grades for the term in which the withdrawal occurs;
• Withholding a certificate, diploma, or degree;
• Prohibiting subsequent registrations until debt is paid.

Students who have a delinquent accounts receivable or who are in default on Educational Student Loans, Emergency Tuition Loans, Stafford and Perkins Loans, Title IV, or who have other college debts will be allowed to register for further terms once the debt is paid in full or acceptable arrangements are made at the Student First Stop Center in Dellwood Hall.