Billing, Payments & Refunds

1. Payment Options
2. Payment Methods
3. Payment Policy & Deadline
4. Payment Policy

1. Refund
2. Enrollment Fee Refunds
3. Refunds Deadline
4. Non-Resident Tuition Refund Policy
5. Credit Balances

• In-Person
• By Mail
• Online By Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard)
• Online By Debit Card
• Payment Drop Box (located outside of the Registration Office, Smith Hall Room 118)
  
• Fee Waiver (see your Financial Aid Officer for Information)
  

Payments may be made with cash, cashier's check, money order, credit card (Visa or Mastercard), debit cards, or first-party personal checks (for the exact amount owed) will be accepted as payment.

Enrollment Fees, Nonresident and International tuition, and all other applicable fees are due and payable at the time of registration. Students must pay all applicable fees at the time of registration. If fees are not paid in full before the end of the midterm period,a hold will be placed on the student's record blocking the student from accessing the grades, transcripts, WEB4 Registration system, and subsequent semester registration.

Please note: it is the STUDENT'S responsibility to drop or withdraw from class(es) by the established deadlines published in the online class schedule.

Please note:  City College of San Francisco participates in the Chancellor's Office Tax Offset Program (COTOP).  All past due accounts are submitted to COTOP for collection.

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 If fees are not paid in full on or before the end of the midterm period, the student may be withdrawn from all his/her classes.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.

Please note:  City College of San Francisco participates in the Chancellor's Office Tax Offset Program (COTOP).  All past due accounts are submitted to COTOP for collection.

Refund are NOT Automatic. To obtain a refund for courses dropped on or before the deadline date for 100% enrollment and tuition refund or 50% refund, students must submit a refund request form to the Office of Tuition and Fees before the end of the semester. The Office of Tuition and Fees is located on the Main Campus, Smith Hall room 118. Refund Request forms are available online and in the office.

Note: Photo ID is required with refund request

The enrollment fee may be refundable, in full or in part, depending on total registered units at the end of the second calendar week of instruction for full length courses or 10% of the course length for short term courses. Please check the online class schedule for up to date deadlines dates for the course you are enrolled in .

IMPORTANT: As a result of the numerous changes made during the add/drop process, Refund Request Forms will not be processed until after the last day to officially withdraw, drop or reduce course-work unit(s) in order to obtain enrollment fee refund. Please be aware that due to the volumes of refund request received, it will take approximately four weeks to receive a refund check in the mail.

The California Code of Regulations Section 58508(b) states that a community college district SHALL NOT refund any enrollment fee paid by a student for program changes made after the first two weeks of instruction for a primary-term course, or after 10 percent of the length of the short-term course, unless the program change is a result of action by the district to cancel or reschedule a class or to drop a student pursuant to Section 58106(g) where the student fails to meet a prerequisite.  Please refer to the refund dates published in this Schedule of Classes.

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

• 100% NONRESIDENT TUITION REFUND for full term courses officially dropped during the first two calendar weeks of instruction or 10% of the course length for summer and short term courses.
  
• 50% NONRESIDENT TUITION REFUND for full term courses officially dropped during the third and fourth calendar weeks of instruction or 30% of the course length for summer and short term courses
  
• 0% NONRESIDENT TUITION REFUND for courses officially dropped after the fourth calendar week of instruction.

City College of San Francisco allows all enrollment fees, nonresident and international student tuition balances to be credited to the students' accounts, which may be utilized to pay for tuition and/or enrollment fees in subsequent school terms.  The students' 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.