Tuition Payment Plan

Going to college does not have to be a financial burden. NCC understands your educational and financial goals. Our interest free payment plan option is a smart way to pay for your education at NCC. The payment plan is not a loan; it is a way for you to spread the cost of your education at NCC into affordable monthly payments. (Noncredit/community education courses are not eligible for this plan)

Enrollment must be received before your tuition due date. Payment Plan is for credit program courses only. Online Enrollment is only available for Spring and Fall semesters and is only guaranteed available online through the official semester tuition due date. After the official tuition due date, online availability may be for a limited time only or as otherwise announced. Please use another appropriate enrollment option when online enrollment is not available.

Fall Enrollment Information: Payment plan runs July 1 to November 1

Enrollment Period	Due Date	No. Payments Due	Enrollment Fee	Remaining Payments
Period 1	July 15	1	$35	4 (8/1-11/1)
Period 2	July 16-Aug 15	2	$35	3 (9/1-11/1)
Late Enrollment	Aug 16-Sept 15	3	$35	2 (10/1-11/1)

Spring Enrollment Information: Payment plan runs December 1 to April 1

Enrollment Period	Due Date	No. Payments Due	Enrollment Fee	Remaining Payments
Period 1	Dec 15	1	$35	4 (1/1 - 4/1)
Period 2	Dec 16-Jan 15	2	$35	3 (2/1 - 4/1)
Late Enrollment	Jan 16-Feb 15	3	$35	2 (3/1 - 4/1)

Summer Enrollment Information: Payment plan runs April 15 to July 15
The Summer payment plan is only available to students registered in both the Summer I and the Summer II Sessions or the 10 week Summer I Session. One 6 week session does not qualify for the payment plan. 

Enrollment Period	Due Date	No. Payments Due	Enrollment Fee	Remaining Payments
Period 1	May 1	0	$35	3 (5/15-7/15)
Period 2	May 2-June 1	1	$35	2 (6/15-7/15)

Note: Enrollment Periods and Due Dates above are for the tuition payment plan only. Enrollment is not available after the last enrollment period ends.

Enrollment in the payment plan must be completed on or before your tuition due date. Students who register after the Tuition Due date have 3 business days to enroll in the payment plan or pay tuition in full.

How to enroll in the payment plan:
1. Register for your classes (credit program)

2. Enroll in the payment plan in one of the following ways:

• On-line - the most convenient way to enroll!
  • Before tuition due date. fall and spring semester enrollment may be completed on-line . (online options not available for summer plan)
  • go to MyNCC and Set Options for the desired Session and Year
  • go to your Tuition Bill/Schedule
• By mail or fax
  • use our brochure or download this enrollment form (pdf)
  • fax to 610-861-5551-credit card information required for fax processing
  • mail must reach us by the dates shown below
• In person
  • after December 15 (Spring Session) or July 15 (Fall Session), enrollment is accepted at the Bursar's Office Main Campus or the Enrollment Office Monroe Campus

IMPORTANT Information for Payment Plan Enrollment by Mail

If you are enrolling by mail, your application and payment must reach us by the deadline dates stated above and include the fee and required number of payments. Please allow enough time for your enrollment to reach us on time.

If there is not enough time for enrollment to reach us by mail, enrollment must be completed on-line through MyNCC or in person, and before the tuition due date.

Enrollments received by mail after the deadline dates stated above, or with insufficient payment may not guarantee your credit course registration. Late enrollments that cannot be processed will be returned to the sender.

Payment Plan enrollment requests received with an amount less than the payment due at the time of plan enrollment will not be processed.

Courses with nontraditional start dates are eligible for the payment plan, however, enrollment must be completed during the enrollment periods state above.

NCC Payment Plan Fees:

• $35 Enrollment fee (nonrefundable)
• $25 Late fee
• $25 Return check fee

The $35 enrollment fee is payable to NCC plus the required number of payments due at time enrollment is received (see chart above).

How to calculate your monthly payment amount:

1. Total charges billed by NCC: Include tuition, fees, housing, and meals
2. Pending financial aid
3. Admission deposit paid
4. Total Deductions (line 2 + line 3)
5. Payment Plan Budget Amount (line 1 - line 4)
6. Monthly Payment Amount (Fall or Spring divide by 5, Summer I or II divide by 2, Summer I & II combined divide by 3)

Payment Plan
Terms and Conditions:

• Students wishing to enroll in the payment plan need to complete the enrollment process each semester; enrollment is not automatic. Summer semesters may be combined into one plan.
• The enrollment process requires submission of a completed and signed Payment Plan Enrollment Form together with full payment required at the time. We cannot complete enrollment without both the form and the required payment. Items sent separately may delay or prevent your enrollment from being completed.
• Payment plan enrollment for mid-session and distance courses must be completed during the enrollment period for the regular session.

• Enrollment in the Payment Plan is available to students in good financial standing with the college. Decision to allow enrollment is at the discretion of the bursar's office. Students who have defaulted on a payment plan in the past or have a negative credit history may not be permitted to enroll.
• The Payment Plan Enrollment Agreement does not supersede the balance due on the students' official student account record. The student is always responsible for payment according to the balance due on the official student account record. The payment plan budget calculation is subject to revision if necessary.
• If the student account balance increases or decreases after payment plan enrollment, the monthly payment is adjusted and revised payment coupons provided. NCC may require additional down payment for accounts that increase after enrollment.
• A student who drops or withdraws from NCC or does not attend classes will be responsible for payment of their account balance according to NCC policies and procedures.
• Financial Aid received after enrollment in the payment plan will adjust the payment schedule accordingly. Balance not covered by financial aid is divided equally by the number of monthly payments remaining on the plan. Any credit balance on the account is refunded to the student according to their selected Higher One Refund Preference and the account is closed.
• Financial aid does not replace the monthly payment due unless the account balance is zero.
• Failure to receive a bill or coupons from NCC does not relieve student of the responsibility to make required payments by the due dates. Payments are due on the 1st of each month.
• Monthly payments cannot be accepted at the bursar windows unless the account is being paid in full in advance (before October 15).
• Method of payment: Online credit card (through MyNCC), Check or Money Order. Note: Credit card payments are only accepted online.
• Do not send a post-dated check. Post-dated checks will not be held. Post-dated checks returned by the bank will be subject to a Return Check Fee.
• If a scheduled payment is missed, NCC may cancel the payment plan and the entire account balance will become due and payable to NCC upon demand. Classes may be dropped with no refund and student may not be eligible for the payment plan in a future semester. Delinquent accounts are reported to a national credit bureau, a private collection agency and additional collection costs will be charged and become the responsibility of the student. College policy does not allow registration for future sessions or the receipt of transcript, grades or diploma until the account balance is paid in full. Payment arrangements do not satisfy this requirement.
• By indicating a third party bill payer or credit card holder, the student authorizes Northampton Community College to release the student's account information to the named third party or credit card holder.
• Students paying through a recurring charge card authorization must request this method of payment at the time of enrollment. Cards will be charged on the 1st of each month for the payment amount due on that date. If billing amount changes after enrollment, the student and cardholder will be notified and the new monthly payment will be charged. To request automatic credit card billing, complete the Credit Card Authorization and check the appropriate box on the enrollment form.
• NCC is not responsible for incomplete or late enrollments or enrollments not received via fax or U.S. Mail. It is the student's responsibility to confirm enrollment was received by checking the student tuition bill on MyNCC. We cannot confirm receipt via telephone. Allow enough time for enrollment to be processed before the tuition due date. NCC is not responsible for failed online payment plan submission or for incorrect payment selection. Please make sure you select the correct button to enroll in the payment plan and confirm that your payment was received by checking MyNCC. Making a partial payment without selecting the payment plan payment selection will not enroll you in the tuition payment plan.
• Make checks payable to NCC and mail to:
  Northampton Community College
  Payment Plan
  3835 Green Pond Road
  Bethlehem, PA 18020

Please include your coupon with payment to ensure proper credit to your account. Do not post-date your check. Post-dated checks returned by the bank will subject you to a Return Check Fee.