Billing and Payments


Payments:

Enrollment Fees and applicable nonresident tuition fees are due and payable at the time of registration.  Cash, cashier's check, money orders, online payments, credit card, ATM or first-party personal checks will be accepted as payment.

You may pay online, in person, or by mail....

Online Payments:

You may pay your student fees using Online Payment Services via Online Registration. After logging in, click on "Student Services and Financial Aid", then click on "Registration", then click on "Registration Fee Assessment & Pay Fees". Select your term, and click "Submit". At the bottom of the following "Registration Fee Assessment" screen, you will see options to pay by checking or savings account or by credit card. Simply click the button "Pay Your Student Fees with Your Checking/Savings Account" or the button " Pay Your Student Fees With Your Credit Card".

Payments made between 8:00 am and 3:30pm will be posted to your account the following business day.  Payments made after 3:30 pm will be posted in 2 days.   Payments made on Fridays or before bank holidays will be posted to your account  the next business day.  If you have any questions, please email us at Bursar@ccsf.edu

In Person/Mail address:

CCSF - Cashier's Office
50 Phelan Avenue - Smith Hall Rm #118
San Francisco, CA  94112 - 1821

Note: Cashier's Office is open Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm -Friday 8:00am - 4:00pmn - After hours: The payment Drop Box is located on the Phelan campus on the outside wall of Smith Hall Rm 118 (left side when facing the glass doors). (415) 239-3733.  Email us at Register@ccsf.edu

Payment Methods and Policies:

IMPORTANT! If the student fails to DROP on or before the last day to officially withdraw, drop or reduce course work units in order to obtain an enrollment fee refund, he/she will be liable for all applicable fees. If fees are not paid in full, a HOLD will be placed on the student's academic record.

NOTE: Students must pay all applicable fees by the end of the midterm period. If fees are not paid in full on or before the end of the midterm period, the student may be withdrawn from all his/her classes. This withdrawal will result in a "W" symbol on the student's permanent record, and the student will be held liable for payment of all fees. It is the STUDENT'S responsibility to drop or withdraw from class(es) by the established deadlines published in the catalog.

Nonresident and Foreign Student Tuition Installment Fee Payment Plan

City College of San Francisco allows nonresident and foreign students to arrange for their payment of enrollment, nonresident and foreign student tuition fees on an installment basis.

The installment plan requires three equal payments. The first payment to be paid at the time of registration, the second at the end of the midterm period, and the third at the seventy-five percent point of the school term.

For more information regarding the nonresident and foreign student installment fee payment plan, please contact the Office of Tuition and Fees at (415) 239-3521, Smith Hall, Room 118.

Financial Assistance Program to Offset Enrollment Fee

The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges has allocated funds to help students meet the cost of the enrollment fee. The purpose of the financial assistance programs is to ensure that no student who is eligible and desires to attend a community college be denied the opportunity because of the assessment of an enrollment fee. For more information about these programs, please access the Financial Aid page of this Web site or call (415) 239-3575.

The Financial Aid Office is located on the Phelan campus in Cloud Hall, Room 324.

Off-Campus Evening Enrollment/Registration Only

Off-campus students who register for courses at off-campus sites during the first three weeks of instruction (change of program period) must pay the applicable fees by cashier's check, money order or first-party personal checks. NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED AT OFF-CAMPUS SITES.

STUDENTS SHOULD KEEP ALL FEE RECEIPTS ISSUED BY CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO AS DOCUMENTATION OF PAYMENT.

Enrollment Fee Refund Policy

The enrollment fee may be refundable for full-semester courses and short term courses. The refund policy also applies to Summer Sessions intervals. Please see calendar of instruction for refund deadline dates. Note: Students will be charged a $10 refund-processing fee per school term.

Enrollment Fee Refund Procedures

The enrollment fee refund is NOT automatic. To obtain a refund for courses dropped on or before the deadline, the student must submit a completed application form refund for to the Tuition and Fees Office, Smith Hall, Room 118, no later than the last day of final examinations. Please refer to the Calendar of Instruction for deadline dates. Refund procedures also apply to summer session intervals.

Nonresident Tuition Fee Refund Policy

Paid nonresident tuition will be refunded in accordance with the following refund schedule:

100% NONRESIDENT TUITION REFUND for courses officially dropped during the first two calendar weeks of instruction.

50% NONRESIDENT TUITION REFUND for courses officially dropped during the third and fourth calendar weeks of instruction.

0% NONRESIDENT TUITION REFUND for courses officially dropped after the fourth calendar week of instruction.

Refer to the Calendar of Instruction for the specific refund deadline dates listed for each Fall and Spring semesters. Please call the Tuition and Fees Office for the nonresident tuition refund policies regarding short-term courses, courses which begin at variable times other than the beginning of the instructional calendar, summer session courses, etc.

The ultimate responsibility for dropping classes in order to receive a nonresident tuition refund rests solely upon the student. Nonresident tuition will be refunded if the drop is student-initiated or instructor-initiated. It is the student's responsibility to: (1) check if an instructor has initiated a drop by the deadline date and (2) apply for a refund as stated in the next paragraph.

Nonresident Tuition Fee Refund Procedure

The nonresident tuition fee refund is NOT automatic. All nonresident students who have paid and are eligible to receive a nonresident tuition fee refund for courses dropped on or before the deadline must submit a completed Application for Refund form to the Tuition and Fees Office or the Registration Center NO LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF FINAL EXAMINATIONS. Nonresident tuition fee refunds will be based upon the units dropped in accordance with the above pro-rated schedule. Any nonresident tuition fee refund requests received AFTER this date will NOT be processed for refund. All applications for nonresident tuition fee refund must be submitted during the current semester in which courses are dropped. No nonresident tuition fee payment credits will be carried into the next semester.

Please call the Tuition and Fees Office (415) 239-3521 for assistance and information regarding the nonresident tuition refund policy, procedures and schedules.

Nonresident Tuition Policies and Procedures are subject to change during the 2005-2006 academic year.

NOTE!
In as much as City College is required by statute to report the California residence classifications of all students by the fourth week of the current semester, those students who fail to establish California residency by the fourth week of the current semester will be classified as nonresident students and be required to pay the nonresident tuition fee.

Enrollment, Nonresident and Foreign Student Tuition Fee Credit Balances

City College of San Francisco allows all enrollment fees, nonresident and foreign student tuition balances to be credited to the student's account, which may be utilized to pay for tuition and/or enrollment fees in subsequent school terms. The student's account will be held for a period for two years. All balances not utilized within the two-year period will be credited to the District.