Tuition & Fees Tuition Billing & Payment

Billing Policy

An important part of the college experience is having payment arrangements in place for your educational experience. We are here to assist you in having a successful start to your semester. 

A college approved payment plan is required by the semester due date: May 16, 2025. 

Students who do not have payment made or arrangements in place will receive outreach from the college regarding your outstanding tuition statement. The College will make a total three (3) attempts starting from the semester due date or date of registration, whichever is later, through the first 2 weeks of classes to contact you about finalizing your payment plan. 

If you ignore these messages and do not make arrangements to pay your tuition statement, you may be involuntarily removed from your courses and/or Residence Life. We are here to help you develop that plan, so don’t delay.

Payment Options

• Financial Aid (www.studentaid.gov or contact the Financial Aid office for assistance, aid@tompkinscortland.edu)
• If you are a NYS resident, be sure to get the Certificate of Residence from your county.
• Non-NYS residents should look into the Be One of Us Scholarship.
• Set up a Nelnet Payment Plan (see below)
• Secure scholarships or other third-party payment options.
• Pay your tuition statement
  • Login to Self Service
  • Select Finances/Balance 
  • Click on Make a Payment

Summer is a 100% liability once the semester session starts. If you are dropped for nonpayment you will still have a 50% tuition liability.

If you are dropped for non-payment, there is no guarantee you will get back into your original courses. Worse yet, you may still be responsible for a large balance and may have affected your ability to secure financial aid in the future.

Third-Party Outside Payers

In the case your bill will be paid by an employer, or a scholarship administered outside of the College, or by any other outside agency, formal documentation from the source of payment is necessary. Written documentation should specify what types of charges and amounts will be paid by the third party, where the bill should be sent and where, if required for payment, grades should be sent.

Students who live in campus housing

If payment arrangements are not finalized by the end of the first two weeks of classes, you will have 24 hours to vacate the Residence Halls. If you are removed from housing for nonpayment, housing and meal plan cost will be prorated at two weeks of use.

Please contact the Student Account staff for assistance, 607.844.6580, studentaccounts@tompkinscortland.edu, or walk into the Panther Welcome Center Room 101.

Nelnet Billing & Payment Plans

Payment Methods

• Automatic payment from checking or savings account (ACH)
• Automatic Payment from credit or debit card
• Regularly scheduled payments will process on the 10th or 20th of the month

Cost to Participate

• $30 nonrefundable enrollment fee per agreement
• Up to $30 nonrefundable returned payment fee if a payment is returned

How to Setup a Payment Plan

1. Login to Self Service
2. Select Finances then Make a Payment
3. Follow the nstructions to set up your Nelnet account or a payment plan

If someone is paying on the student's behalf, the student must first set them up as an Authorized Payer.

Enrollment Deadlines

Please note:  All down payments and enrollments fees are processed immediately!

Payment Plan Availability

Availability of the payment plan is determined by Tompkins Cortland Community College.  TC3 may elect not to have the payment plan available during specific times and dates during registration.

Balance Adjustments

Please do not assume your balance will  automatically adjust if financial aid is received or a class is dropped or added.  You should review your agreement balance online.