Approved Deferments

Approved Deferments

Summer Session 2011 Payment Plan Outline

  • Tuition Due Date | May 10, 2011
    For students without approved deferment—such as financial aid application or agency funding—a "Safe Harbor" deposit of at least $300, or 15 percent of your total tuition, is due to avoid the risk of getting dropped from your courses.
  • Payment Plan Due Dates
    June 24, 2011 | Final payment due
  • A $30 payment plan fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by May 31, 2011.
  • A $50 late fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by June 24, 2011.
  • You will NOT be able to register online for the next semester until the balance is paid in full.
  • Students will automatically be enrolled in the payment plan if their balance is not paid in full by the end of May.

Fall Semester 2011 Payment Plan Outline

  • Tuition Due Date | August 5, 2011
    For students without approved deferment—such as financial aid application or agency funding—a "Safe Harbor" deposit of at least $300, or 15 percent of your total tuition, is due to avoid the risk of getting dropped from your courses.
  • Payment Plan Due Dates
    September 16, 2011 | 1/3 of remaining balance due
    October 14, 2011 | 1/2 of remaining balance due
    November 18, 2011 | Final payment due
  • A $30 payment plan fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by September 30, 2011.
  • A $50 late fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by November 18, 2011.
  • You will NOT be able to register online for the next semester until the balance is paid in full.
  • Students will automatically be enrolled in the payment plan if their balance is not paid in full by the end of September.

Spring Semester 2012 Payment Plan Outline

  • Tuition Due Date | December 9, 2011
    For students without approved deferment—such as financial aid application or agency funding—a "Safe Harbor" deposit of at least $300, or 15 percent of your total tuition, is due to avoid the risk of getting dropped from your courses.
  • Payment Plan Due Dates
    February 10, 2012 | 1/3 of remaining balance due
    March 9, 2012 | 1/2 of remaining balance due
    April 13, 2012 | Final payment due
  • A $30 payment plan fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by February 29, 2012.
  • A $50 late fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by April 13, 2012.
  • You will NOT be able to register online for the next semester until the balance is paid in full.
  • Students will automatically be enrolled in the payment plan if their balance is not paid in full by the end of February.

Summer Session 2012 Payment Plan Outline           

  • Tuition Due Date | May 8, 2012
    For students without approved deferment—such as financial aid application or agency funding—a "Safe Harbor" deposit of at least $300, or 15 percent of your total tuition, is due to avoid the risk of getting dropped from your courses.
  • Payment Plan Due Dates
    June 29, 2012 | Final payment due
  • A $30 payment plan fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by May 31, 2012.
  • A $50 late fee will be charged to all accounts not paid in full by June 29, 2012.
  • You will NOT be able to register online for the next semester until the balance is paid in full.
  • Students will automatically be enrolled in the payment plan if their balance is not paid in full by the end of May.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

  • Your valid FAFSA results must be on record with the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid by a certain date.
  • To avoid assessment of a $30 payment plan fee, you must complete your financial aid record and apply for any student loans needed to pay your balance by the following dates:

    Summer Session 2011
    May 31, 2011

    Fall Semester 2011
    September 30, 2011

    Spring Semester 2012
    February 29, 2012

    Summer Session 2012
    May 31, 2012

Approved Third-Party Vendor Authorization

  • Approved third-party vendor authorization must be on file with the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid by a certain date. The college will bill the approving agency for authorized tuition and fees.
  • To avoid assessment of a $30 payment plan fee, you must pay in full any balance not covered by the authorization by the following dates:

    Summer Session 2011
    May 31, 2011

    Fall Semester 2011
    September 30, 2011

    Spring Semester 2012
    February 29, 2012

    Summer Session 2012
    May 31, 2012

Scholarship Funds

  • Regarding scholarship funds of $300 or more paid to the student's DCTC account, you can avoid assessment of a $30 payment plan fee by paying any balance not covered by the scholarship by the following dates:

    Summer Session 2011
    May 31, 2011

    Fall Semester 2011
    September 30, 2011

    Spring Semester 2012
    February 29, 2012

    Summer Session 2012
    May 31, 2012

Veteran's Benefits

  • Veterans with questions regarding their VA benefits should contact Kerry Lurken, financial aid specialist, at kerry.lurken@dctc.edu or 651-423-8278.

International Students

  • International students coded with an F1 Visa must pay 100 percent of health insurance costs plus a $300 "Safe Harbor" at the time of registration OR by the following dates:

    Summer Session 2011
    May 18, 2011

    Fall Semester 2011
    August 3, 2011

    Spring Semester 2012
    December 11, 2012

    Summer Session 2012
    May 16, 2012

  • International students must have a social security number on record with DCTC to be eligible for the payment plan deferment option.
  • To avoid assessment of a $30 payment plan fee, you must pay any remaining balance by the following dates:

    Fall Semester 2011
    September 30, 2011

    Spring Semester 2012
    February 29, 2012

    Summer Session 2012
    May 31, 2012

Post-Secondary Education Options (PSEO)

  • PSEO students must have completed PSEO documentation and have approved PSEO status on record with DCTC.