When is the first tuition payment actually due?

thumper1
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:27:46 +0000

Skidmore offered a deal…if you paid for the following year, you did not have an increase in tuition. This was for students for this academic year…they paid LAST year.

When is the payment due? Well…that varies by college. Also, many colleges participate in one of the monthly payment systems (Tuitionpay, or Tuition Management Services, for example). Information about participation in those plans is typically available on the college websites. In DD’s case, our first monthly payment for this academic year was due on August 5 using the 10 month payment plan. If we had not participated in the “plan” at all, payment for the fall term in full would have been due prior to the start of classes on September 21 (yes…it’s late).

In DS’s case, the first payment on the ten month payment plan was JULY 1. His bills were always due BEFORE the start of the term if we had not chosen the payment plan. For example, his last term, we paid in full instead of using the plan. Bill was due before December 15 for a January 10th or so start to the semester.

So YMMV depending on the school.

In any event…some arrangement to pay in full (whether using a monthly plan or paying it all at once) is required before classes start.