All tuition and fees assessed at the time of registration are due and payable to the Office of Business Affairs (Cashier). This policy applies to Early Registration, New Student Registration, Open Registration, and Late Registration.

1. Early registrations not paid for or covered by Financial Aid by the published payment deadline date will be purged.
   
2. Students who thus default on all or any portion of their tuition and fees will be suspended from further registration and records activity at the institution until their accounts are paid in full.
   
3. The registration and records activity suspension will be carried forward to perpetuity until all past-due tuition and fees are paid in full.
   

1. Early Registration Purge
   
   1. The "Early Registration" purge is the only purge of the semester. Following each semester's Early Registration period, a purge is run to clear the class schedules of students with outstanding balances exceeding a designated amount for that semester. This purge opens spots in classes for "Open Registration" students.
      
   2. Students who do not plan to attend classes (owing less than the designated amount) or who register during the "Open" or "Late" registration periods, must officially drop their classes.Students will be held liable for the debt owing to the institution. Suspension from further registration and records activity will be enforced even if the student does not attend the classes in question. This procedure includes block classes.
      
2. Short Term Loans
   To assist the occasional student who cannot pay tuition and fees as required, the Financial Aid Office offers the short-term loan. Application for the STL must be completed prior to payment deadlines to allow for processing time. There is an STL processing fee. If the loan is approved after the semester has started, there is also a late fee assessed. Requirement for the STL is that a one-third down payment of the tuition and fees owed must be made, or there must be a valid co-signer.
   
3. Billing
   
   1. All students receive an initial notice of "amount due" at the time of their registration activity. If the student is registering by phone, or on the Internet, a billing showing amount due is sent in the mail within approximately a week of the registration activity. Students who register in person (walk-ins) are given a Confirmation Notice, showing amount due, at the registration window. After the purge, Confirmation Notices will indicate that the amounts assessed are due and payable at the time of registration.
      
   2. The Cashier will send a second billing notice to all students who have not paid in full. This notice will state the amount due at the time of statement printing and the date by which it must be paid to avoid suspension of further registration and records activity. The student must make arrangements to pay the amount due or drop the classes. Students are responsible and liable for the classes for which they are registered.
      
   3. In the meantime, the student may continue to attend classes. All past-due amounts, including late payment fees, must be paid in full prior to lifting the Registration and Records Suspension.
      
4. Registration and Records Suspension
   The third and final billing statement will indicate that the student has been placed on Registration and Record Suspension. Students thus suspended may continue to attend classes and earn grades. However, they may not (pre)register for any subsequent semester, obtain grades, secure transcripts, or benefit from any related service of the institution until their accounts are paid in full. This statement will also indicate that any tuition and fees account carried forward past the last day of the semester will be assessed an additional collection and processing fee.
   
5. Withdrawals and Refunds
   Official withdrawals will be processed according to Policy E-3.1, Registration. Any withdrawal which prompts a refund activity will be processed and computed consistent with the official refund policy of the institution. Withdrawals of persons with outstanding accounts will be computed on the original amount due and payable. Amounts paid prior to the withdrawal action will be credited to the student's account. In some cases, the student may still owe the institution an unpaid amount after official withdrawal and refund computation.
   
6. Returned Checks
   Checks returned for non-payment will be charged back to the original account and the student will be placed on Registration and Record Suspension.