Payments & Policies

St. Cloud Technical & Community College is required to cancel a student’s courses, per Minnesota State Board of Trustee policy, when payment criteria are not met.

The Drop for Non-payment or Registration Cancellation date happens after the 5th day of the semester, so to avoid classes being cancelled, a student must complete any ONE of the following options:

• A minimum payment has been made of $300 down or 15% of tuition and fees.
• OR A complete FAFSA has been submitted and SCTCC has received the results.
• OR A payment plan is in place through Nelnet Business Solutions (NBS) found here: NBS Payment Plan.
• OR Scholarship or other agency/third party support in place of at least 15% of tuition/fees or $300 through the NBS tuition payment plan
• OR PSEO student enrollment agreement in place
• OR An international student with active I-20 or DS2019 in place

After the 5th day (or one business day for shorter courses), students are financially obligated for registered classes, students can no longer drop courses, and their seat is held in the course.

NBS Payment Plan

SCTCC Scholarships

FAFSA

Tuition is due three weeks after classes start. Financial aid and scholarships will have been applied to your bill by that time, and the remaining balance needs to be paid or payment plan in place.

Students are financially obligated for every class in which they are registered.

Students are responsible for checking their tuition balance online. No invoices or tuition statements are mailed.

Accounts must be accessed and paid online with Visa, e-checks, Mastercard or Discover credit cards.

Please do not email your credit or debit card information to SCTCC. It is much more secure to pay online.

Tuition rates and fees are subject to change according to Minnesota State and/or SCTCC policies.

For the most current information, refer to our Tuition & Fees page. This page includes tuition and fees for regular course credit, tuition differentials for online and technology-based courses, as well as costs per program (with books, supplies, tools, and equipment).

Students are responsible to ensure that financial aid documents and agency awards (documents with the Business Office) are complete and on file prior to the tuition deadline date. Students will be allowed to add courses to their schedules through the drop/add period only with full payment unless a NBS account has been previously established.

If a student’s account is not paid in full, a hold will be placed on the student’s account and a $50 late fee may be applied.

Students with account holds will be unable to register for future classes.

In addition, students with account holds are not able to register for classes at any of the 32 colleges and universities that are part of the Minnesota State system. For example, students who owe money to St. Cloud State University are financially obligated to pay St. Cloud State University; those fees can neither be waived nor calculated on to a SCTCC bill. To put it another way, a student owing money to SCSU will not be permitted to register for courses at SCTCC or any other Minnesota State institution.

Individuals who submit Non Sufficient Fund (NSF) checks will be subject to a $25 fine and be asked to make restitution by cash, credit card or cashiers check.

A registration hold will be placed on the student’s account. The policy on NSF checks and the fine are subject to change without notice.

International students not meeting the payment criteria outlined above will have their registration cancelled after the fifth day of the term.