Payment Policies

All students must meet minimum financial requirements to remain enrolled each semester.

Minimum payment requirements

• FAFSA - data transmission to school takes 3-5 business days; send email confirmation information to: businessoffice@southcentral.edu
• Payment of $300 or 15% of tuition and fees charges, whichever is less, applied directly to tuition or fees.
• Make a payment on eServices to apply your payment directly to your tuition and fees charges.
• Scholarships, third party payments, or tuition waivers reflected on the student’s account that meets the 15% or $300 minimum
• Enrollment in an automatic monthly payment plan through Nelnet (credit card or ACH bank draft)

For more information, please visit our payment options page.

Registration Cancellation for Non-payment (RCFN)

Student accounts are reviewed in advance of the published Registration Cancellation For Non-payment Date. Accounts that do not meet the minimum payment requirements are subject to registration cancellation. Please note that some actions taken to meet the minimum payment requirements may not be immediately reflected on student accounts; students can verify updated Registration Cancellation for Nonpayment status on the Bills and Payment page. A green checkmark next to the message means requirements have been met; a red X next to the message means your registration is still at risk of cancellation for nonpayment.

Students at risk of registration cancellation are alerted by email prior to the Registration cancellation for non-payment date to provide the opportunity to resolve their status. Those impacted by registration cancellation are notified by email as well. Certain payment criteria may have been met that prevented their classes from being cancelled. They will then be responsible for dropping the courses they are registered for.

Refunds

Individuals will be held financially obligated for courses that are not dropped by the fifth day of the term. Summer Session classes have a shorter drop period. After the fifth day, percentage based refunds on tuition and fees only will occur for students who totally withdraw from all courses. Please see our important dates page for more information.

Tuition Statements

Tuition and fee statements will not be mailed. Students are required to view account balances online.

Late Fee

A late fee of $50 is charged to students whose tuition is not paid in full or who have not enrolled in the Nelnet Automatic Payment Plan by the 30th business day of the term. If a balance remains on a student’s SCC account at the completion of their Nelnet agreement, a $50 late fee may be charged. The late fee will also apply to resale activity.

Account Holds

South Central College shall place a registration hold on all unpaid student accounts with balances of more than $500 and that are more than 30 days past due. These holds will prevent future registrations at any MNSCU institution.

Collections

Accounts that are 121 days past due, or thirty days after the final class registration period has concluded for the following semester, whichever is later, must be referred to Minnesota Department of Revenue, Collection Division (MDOR) for collection. Once your balance is at MDOR, it must be paid in full to remove any account holds. Additional collection fees will be assessed by MDOR.

Related Policies

Please refer to Minnesota State student policies and procedures for more information:

• 5.12 Tuition And Fee Due Dates, Refunds, Withdrawals and Waivers
• 5.12.02 Tuition Waivers, Deferrals, and Retroactive Drops
• 5.12.03 Payment Related Dates and Registration Cancellation
• 5.12.04 Refund of Tuition and Fees
• 5.12.05 Payment Plans
• 7.3.17 Electronic Payments
• 7.6.2 Accounts Receivable Management

South Central College complies with Minnesota Statute 197.775 which exceeds all criteria of Title 38 United States Code Section 3679(e).