Payment of Tuition and Fees - Student Handbook - Bossier Parish Community College

Any student registering for classes may not have an outstanding balance due BPCC from a prior semester with the exception of those students who advance-registered for fall who may have an outstanding balance for summer registration only.

All students registering MUST make acceptable payment arrangements as defined below at the time of registration or by the appropriate deadline. Students who do not make acceptable payment arrangements WILL NOT be permanently registered in classes.

Acceptable payment arrangements are defined as:

Making payment in full;
Signing up for the deferred payment plan:
- Fall/Spring – paying a $20 nonrefundable, non-deferrable fee and 20% of tuition and fees when registering for classes.
- Summer – paying a $20 nonrefundable, non-deferrable fee and 50% of tuition and fees when registering for classes.
Paying a $20 nonrefundable, non-deferrable fee and receiving a financial aid deferment which may or may not cover tuition and fees in full. If financial aid does not cover tuition and fees in full, payment arrangements must be made for the balance at the time of registration.

Students may pay tuition and fees by credit or debit card (MasterCard/Visa/Discover/American Express) VIA THE INTERNET -- http://cavs.bpcc.edu.

The College continues to accept cash, personal and cashier’s checks, and money orders at the Business Office in Building F, first floor.

Balance Due Notification

Students are informed of current due balances through Bossier Parish Community College's electronic balance due notification system. Paper bills are not mailed. All tuition and fees are payable in U.S. dollars according to the established due dates. Students with an outstanding due balance are notified via their BPCC email address. Students will be responsible for accessing their CAVS account to view their account balance and confirm payment due dates. The College holds students accountable for current due balances; therefore, students should check their CAVS account regularly.

Continuing Students

To access your BPCC student email for notification:

Access Bossier Parish Community College's homepage at www.bpcc.edu
Select Student Services
Select Student Web
Select Email- Login instructions are available on this page.

New Students

To access current due balances:

Access Bossier Parish Community College's homepage at www.bpcc.edu
Select Student Services
Select CAVS
Select Enter Student Services - login using your campus wide identification number and date of birth.

FAILURE TO RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC BILLING NOTIFICATION DOES NOT EXCUSE STUDENTS FROM REQUIRED PAYMENT ON THE SPECIFIED DUE DATE.

Returned Checks

The charge for each returned check is $25.00. If a check is written payable to BPCC by a student or on his/her behalf and is returned to the College, that student will forfeit all check writing privileges with BPCC in the future. Payment by cash, cashier's check, money order, or credit card will be required.

Putting a stop payment on a check will not constitute an official resignation from the College.

Deferred Payment Plan

Initially, the student must be prepared to pay the following if selecting the deferred payment plan:

Fall/Spring

$20 deferred payment plan fee
20% of tuition and fees

Summer

$20 deferred payment plan fee
50% of tuition and fees

All students in good financial standing are eligible for this fee deferment program. Students who request this program will be charged a $20 non-refundable, non-deferrable fee for this service. The payments should be made in accordance with the payment schedule in the Academic Bulletin.

Payment Dates

Fall/Spring

20% of tuition and fees and $20 deferred payment plan fee at registration
20% of tuition and fees by the first day of the month following registration
20% of tuition and fees by the first day of the second month following registration
20% of tuition and fees by the first day of the third month following registration
20% of tuition and fees by the first day of the fourth month following registration

Summer

50% of tuition and fees and $20 deferred payment plan fee at registration
50% of tuition and fees by the first day of July

A $13 late payment charge may be assessed on all delinquent balances after the due date.

Any outstanding balance on a student's account including deferred fees will become due at the time the student requests to resign from the College. Students cannot resign from the College owing any outstanding balance.

Students who do not pay their outstanding debts to BPCC by the end of the semester in which debts were incurred may have their accounts assigned to a collection agency. Students are liable for all attorney and collection costs if forced collection is necessary to obtain any account balance.

Refund Policy

The College provides refunds to students who are enrolled at Bossier Parish Community College and who are resigning from all classes or dropping a course (changing from one course load to another) during the official schedule change period defined each academic semester provided the student's account balance is zero. After the official schedule change period, no refunds will be given for dropping a course (changing from one course load to another). Refunds of 100%, 90%, or 50% are given for resignations according to the schedule listed in the current Academic Bulletin.

Refund Procedure

Refunds for dropping a course (changing from one course load to another) are given ONLY during the official schedule change period each semester. The official schedule change period is the first through the fourth weekday of classes after the official classes begin date for fall and spring semesters and is determined for the summer sessions. Specific dates and procedures for dropping courses and resigning are given in the current Academic Bulletin.

After the official schedule change period, no refunds will be given for dropping an individual course.

Students dropping a course (changing from one course load to another) during the official schedule change period will receive a refund and will not receive any grade. Students dropping a course (changing from one course load to another) after the official schedule change period will not receive a refund and will receive the grade of "W" or "WF" depending upon the drop date.

Money is refunded according to the schedule below*:

1. Resignations (dropping all courses)

Circumstances: Student RESIGNS (drops ALL courses)

Refund Policy:

Date	% of refund
Before the official classes begin date	100%
From the official classes begin date - seventh day of the semester	90%
Eighth - fourteenth day of the semester	50%
After the fourteenth day of the semester	0%

2. Dropping a Course(changing from one course load to another)

Circumstances: Student DROPS a course(s) during the official schedule change period. No refunds will be given to a student who is dropping a course but still maintaining full-time status of at least 12 hours (except in the case of course fees).

Refund Policy:

Date	% of refund
Before the official classes begin date	100%
From the official classes begin date - seventh day of the semester	90%
After the seventh day of the semester	0%

*Refund schedule applies to the fall and spring semesters only. Summer deadlines are determined per session. Refer to the Summer Academic Bulletin for the summer semester refund schedule.

100% refund of tuition and book fees will be made by BPCC when a class does not make or when College error is involved in scheduling.
A student who resigns from the College or drops classes may return his/her books during the schedule change period and resignation refund period to the Bookstore for a 100% refund provided they have not been written in. Receipt is required.
No refunds are made in cash, even though a student paid in cash. FOUR TO SIX WEEKS MUST BE ALLOWED FOR REFUNDS.
No refunds are made during registration.
A student who owes money (including deferred payments) to the College is not permitted to resign from the College.
STUDENTS WHO RESIGN FROM THE COLLEGE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO REGISTER UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR REGISTRATION PERIOD.
If a student resigns before financial aid can be processed, the student is responsible for his/her account balance even if the student received a financial aid deferment. A financial aid deferment is null and void if a student resigns.
Refunds for students receiving financial aid may be applied first to the Title IV federal program(s) overpayment(s), then to any institutional programs or balance owed the school before being paid to students.
A student who does not pay his/her account balance by the end of the applicable term may have his/her account assigned to a collection agency. The student is liable for any attorney and collection costs if forced collection is necessary to obtain any account balance.

Dropping classes may affect a student's financial aid. Student must check with the Financial Aid Office before dropping classes.

Financial Aid Students Who Resign

Financial aid recipients who resign, officially or unofficially, before completing 60% of the semester will be required to pay back all or part of the aid received. In most cases, students will owe money to the federal aid program(s) and to the school. Students who stop attending all classes will be treated as unofficial withdrawals. Specific information and examples regarding the Return of Title IV Funds policy are available in the Financial Aid Office.

Resignation from BPCC

No fee is assessed when a student resigns from the College; however, any outstanding balance must be paid in full before the resignation is approved.