Payment Information

Summer Session I | Summer Session II | Fall 2008

Because this is such a short session, we do not offer a deferred payment plan during Summer.  You must pay your balance in full by May 19, 2008, or at the time you register (whichever is later).  If you do not pay in full or have the appropriate paperwork on file with the Business Office by this deadline, you will be charged a $5.00 late fee.  If you are receiving financial aid, you must bring a statement of your Financial Aid awards to the Business Office by May 19, 2008.  We will automatically defer the amount of the pending financial aid at no charge if this paperwork is on file at the Business Office by the above deadline.  If you are covered by an outside party such as Western Maryland Consortium, AmeriCorps, Division of Rehabilitation Services, your employer, etc., you must have the appropriate paperwork on file by May 19, 2008. 
               
                If you do not pay your bill in full by May 19, 2008, or have the appropriate paperwork on file, you will be prohibited from registering for future semesters until you pay your bill in full.  If you are pre-registered for Fall and do not pay your Summer bill, you may be withdrawn from the Fall semester

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Summer 2008 Session I

Because this is such a short session, we do not offer a deferred payment plan during Summer.  You must pay your balance in full by June 9, 2008, or at the time you register (whichever is later).  If you do not pay in full or have the appropriate paperwork on file with the Business Office by this deadline, you will be charged a $5.00 late fee.  If you are receiving financial aid, you must bring a statement of your Financial Aid awards to the Business Office by June 9, 2008.  We will automatically defer the amount of the pending financial aid at no charge if this paperwork is on file at the Business Office by the above deadline.  If you are covered by an outside party such as Western Maryland Consortium, AmeriCorps, Division of Rehabilitation Services, your employer, etc., you must have the appropriate paperwork on file by June 9, 2008. 
               
                If you do not pay your bill in full by June 9, 2008, or have the appropriate paperwork on file, you will be prohibited from registering for future semesters until you pay your bill in full.  If you are pre-registered for Fall and do not pay your Summer bill, you may be withdrawn from the Fall semester.

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Fall 2008

Be advised that information regarding student accounts can be released to the student ONLY.

Here at Garrett College, assisting our students and their families in meeting their financial obligations is one of our biggest concerns.  That is why we offer our deferred payment plans as “worry free” alternatives to traditional payment arrangements.  However, it is important that students understand their payment obligations.  Please feel free to come to the Business Office if you need clarification. 

Unless you are properly enrolled under one of the four plans below, your balance is due in full by September 10, 2008, or at the time you register (whichever is later).  If you do not pay in full or have the appropriate deferred payment paperwork on file with the Business Office by this deadline, you will be charged a $10.00 late fee and the $25.00 deferred payment plan enrollment fee.

1) Full financial aid  – If you are receiving enough financial aid to
cover your  entire balance, there is no charge  to defer your  account balance.

2) Partial financial aid  – a)  If you bring a statement of your financial aid awards to the Business Office, complete the appropriate paperwork, and pay any balance not covered by financial aid by September 10, 2008, there is no charge to defer the portion of your bill covered by financial aid.  b)  If you bring a statement of your financial aid awards to the Business Office, complete the appropriate paperwork, and pay the first third of your tuition and fees by September 10, 2008, you will be charged the $25.00 deferred payment plan enrollment fee which is due at the time you enroll in this plan.

3)Regular deferred payment plan  –   This plan is offered for students who  are not receiving any financial aid.  For a $25.00  fee  which  is due at  the time you  enroll  in the plan,  your balance will be broken down into three payments.  You must enroll in this plan by September 10, 2008  to avoid being charged a $10.00 late fee.  Further information is available at the Business Office.

4) Earn & Learn deferred payment plan  –   If you are in the Earn & Learn student work program, you must enroll in this deferred payment plan for a fee of $35.00 which will be charged to your student account.  You must stop by the Business Office by September 10, 2008, or as soon as you are placed with a supervisor, to enroll in this plan.

If you do not pay your bill in full or make payment arrangements by September 10, 2008, you  will  automatically  be  enrolled  in  the regular deferred payment plan and will be charged the $25.00 enrollment fee plus a late fee of $10.00.  The payment due dates for Fall 2008 are September 10, 2008, October 8, 2008 and November 5, 2008. A late payment will result in a $5.00 late fee.

If you are covered by an outside party such as Western Maryland Consortium, AmeriCorps, Division of Rehabilitation Services, your employer, etc., you must have the appropriate paperwork on file by September 10, 2008, to avoid interest and/or late fees.

      NOTE:   DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN ENROLLMENT FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.

Delinquent Accounts
We will charge delinquent accounts a $25.00 late fee.  In addition, we will refer delinquent accounts to our collection agency which is currently the State of Maryland’s Central Collection Unit.  Once referred to CCU, a collection fee of 17% will be added to the account, the debt will be reported to consumer reporting agencies, and Garrett College can no longer settle the account.

If you have a delinquent account, you will not be allowed to register for the upcoming semester.  In addition, no grades or transcripts will be released until the account is paid in full.  If you pay with a personal or business check, grades and/or transcripts will be held for 30 days after receipt of payment due to the possibility of insufficient funds or stop payments.  Accounts paid with either cash or credit cards can have information released by the next business day.

Updated 4/7/08