Tuition Payment Plan

The Tuition Payment Plan covers tuition and fees only, other costs like Child Care, Room Rent, or other debts are not covered.

There is a $25 (non-refundable) enrollment fee per quarter due when you enroll in the Tuition Payment Plan. Other possible costs are from Nelnet, a $30 charge for insufficient funds or wrong account information.

Payments under this plan are interest free. 

Automatic payments from your checking or saving account (ACH), or credit/debit card (VISA, MasterCard, or American Express, Discover - (only with Tuition Payment Plan). As a note if you process your payment via ACH and are later due a refund the refund will be processed as a paper check sent out to the address you have on file with OC.

The Tuition Payment Plan does not replace the official college refund policy. Our refund policy allows for 100% refund through the first five instructional days of the term and then 50% refund through the 20th calendar day of term. You may still owe for tuition if you withdraw from classes during the refund period.

Refund Info

Yes, you still owe the cost of tuition and fees. By signing up for the Tuition Payment Plan, you are agreeing to pay in full any tuition costs on the monthly automatic payment deadlines, regardless of whether you have been awarded financial aid or are waiting for a check from Veterans Affairs. If you cannot meet the payment obligations of the plan, you should not use the Tuition Payment Plan.

If you add or change classes (including any classes added from a waitlist) and your tuition and fees increase, your tuition payment plan amount and payments will be increased on your next payment, provided there are at least 10 business days prior to the next scheduled payment (outside the 10-day time limit any changes will be adjusted on the remaining scheduled payments). You will receive an email notification the next business day if there is any change in the pre-authorized payment amount. If the 10 days prior fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline to change your next payment amount is the last business day prior to the weekend of holiday.

If you drop a class (including dropping a class added from a waitlist) and your tuition and fees decrease, your tuition payment plan amount will be decreased on your next payment, provided there are at least three business days prior to the scheduled payment date (outside the three- day time limit any changes will be adjusted to the remaining scheduled payments).

If any payments fail, we will have a hold placed on their account indicating a balance is still owing. The hold will prevent you from registering for classes until the debt is paid in full at the OC Cashier's Office.  No new payment plan will be allowed for the current debt.