Payment Information

You are responsible for ensuring that any unwanted classes – whether paid for or not– have been properly dropped. Failure to do so may result in:

An invoice for unpaid tuition and course fees
The placement of a financial hold on your account
The unwanted class remaining on your academic record/transcript
The posting of failing or no-show grades for the unwanted class

When do I receive my tuition bill or confirmation notice?

During the registration period, your registration statement or confirmation notice is mailed on the Tuesday or Thursday after you register or adjust your schedule. You may also pick up your registration statement at any campus Enrollment Services Office. It is your responsibility for payment by the due date, whether or not a registration statement has been received in the mail.
During walk-in registration and drop/add, registration statements are not mailed. You may pay either on-campus or by credit card using the Web or Touch*Tone systems when available. Payment is due by the end of the day you register.

What if I do not receive my tuition bill or confirmation notice?

You may pick up a copy of your registration statement at any campus Enrollment Services Office. Even if you do not receive your registration statement, you are still responsible for meeting payment deadlines.

Possible reasons why you might not receive your tuition bill or confirmation notice:

Registration statements are not mailed during walk-in registration and schedule adjustment. A confirmation notice is mailed to you at the conclusion of the registration period.
If you have moved and have not notified the college of your new address, your registration statement or confirmation notice may be delayed or returned to the college. You may correct your address at any campus Enrollment Services Office with proof of residency.
If you did not wait to hear if your registration request was confirmed, there may have been a problem, and Web or Touch*Tone registration may not have been able to process your request.

Important Information Regarding Drop/Add:

If a change in your schedule results in a balance due for a course, that course is subject to deregistration if payment is not received by the due date.

Examples:

If you drop a 3-credit class and add a 4-credit class, there will be a balance due for 1 credit.
If you exchange one 3-credit class for another 3-credit class and the new class has a course fee, there will be a balance due for the amount of the course fee.
If you update your residency to Out-of-District or Out-of-State, there may be a balance due for the difference in tuition rate.

Administrative Fees

Students issuing checks not honored by their bank will be assessed a twenty-dollar ($20) fee and be notified of such by mail. Should the student’s entire obligation not be fulfilled by the deadline specified in the notification letter, the student will be withdrawn from classes and may not be allowed to re-register for that semester. The student will continue to be responsible for the bad check fee of $20, as well as the non-refundable registration and technology fees. However, if the student fails to resolve the issue before the end of the specified deadline, he or she will be responsible for his or her full tuition amount.

Payment of Tuition and Fees

Methods of Payment: Oakland Community College accepts payment for tuition and fees in the form of check, money order, MasterCard, Visa or Discover. You may pay immediately following your Web or Touch*Tone registration input of classes using your credit card or you may pay by mail using the envelope provided with your registration statement. Mail-in payments received after the deadline will be returned to the student at the current address on file. Payments of cash must be made in person. Students receiving financial assistance must take care of their bills at the campus if their financial assistance does not cover the balance due. High school dual-enrolled and other students whose financial obligations are being met by employers or third party sponsors, MUST submit their paperwork to the college by the payment due date. Payment vouchers, billing authorization letters, and Scholarship/Escrow Account Authorization Forms must be taken to the campus Business Office. Please DO NOT MAIL.

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that payment is received in full on or before
the payment due date, whether or not a registration statement has been received in the mail.

Web or Touch*Tone Registration Credit Card Payment Information

Payment by MasterCard, Visa or Discover will be available by Web and Touch*Tone registration during normal system hours. The system will accept credit card payments during operating times indicated. The Web or Touch*Tone registration will prompt you to enter your credit card number and four-character expiration date. (If these numbers are not entered, your transaction will not be charged to your credit card.) Your balance due will be submitted for credit card approval. You will be immediately advised if your transaction has been approved. Remain on the line to hear if your transaction has been completed and the credit card charged correctly.

Students paying by Web or Touch*Tone registration will receive a confirmation notice verifying their courses and payment. If the statement reflects no balance due, no further action is necessary.