Credit Tuition

Please note:  Tuition and fees are subject to change per Board of Trustees action.

Tuition and fees are non-refundable after the refund deadline.  If you do not plan on attending classes, you must officially drop your classes within the stated refund period in order to avoid an outstanding financial obligation to the college.  Non-attendance does not constitute a refund or removal of the debt.  Please click  here to check refund dates for the semester.

*This fee supports services such as parking, schedule changes, and student activities. 
 

Additional Fees

Course fees vary.  Fees are noted within course listings.  If you have a scholarship, loan, or other form of financial assistance, you must contact the Financial Aid Office to ensure that all of your documentation has been received and your registration is held. 

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Payment Schedule

Winter and Spring 2010 Payment Schedule

When registering for any winter session, full payment of tuition and fees is due at the time of registration.  If you register for a course and do not pay, your registration will be canceled.

Non-attendance does not constitute a refund or removal of the debt to the College.  Please click here for refund deadlines.

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How to Pay

Cash, Check, or Credit Card
Payments can be made in person at the Cashier's Office, located in the Student Center, by cash, check, or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express).  Mail-in payments can be made by check (no cash, please) or by credit card; please provide the credit card number, expiration date, and signature.  Please include the student's name and ID# for all mail-in payments.  Credit card payments can also be made online through OwlNet; by telephone by calling the Cashier's Office at 443-412-2208; or by emailing the above information to cashier@harford.edu.  Early payment is encouraged. 

NBS/FACTS Tuition Plan
The College has contracted with NBS/FACTS Tuition Plan which allows students to make payments with multiple installments for the fall and spring semesters only.  Students need to complete an NBS/FACTS application form (including application fee) and pay the College one third of the tuition and fee balance by the payment due date for that semester.  The remaining balance will be payable in two or more installments depending on your application date.

This NBS/Facts application must be completed for every semester that you plan to use NBS/FACTS.  Your NBS/FACTS payment will come directly out of your designated account. The $25.00 NBS/FACTS fee will be immediately withdrawn at the time the account is setup.

Your payment amounts will not automatically be adjusted if financial aid is received or if a class is dropped or added.  Adjustment forms are available at the Cashier’s Office for this purpose or you may print the NBS/FACTS Change of Status Form, complete it and return it to Finance/Cashiers Office in the Student Center.

After your payment plan is established, you can view your agreement online at "My FACTS" account https://secure.factstuition.com/facts/myfacts.

Applications are available at the Cashier's Office in the Student Center or you may apply online by clicking here.  The last day to apply online for NBS/FACTS for Spring 2010 is January 20, 2010.  Paper NBS/FACTS applications will be accepted through January 29, 2010.  NBS/FACTS is not available for summer or winter sessions.

Need-Based Aid
Federal and State financial aid programs, as well as scholarships, are available to financially eligible students.  Information and applications are available at the Financial Aid Office in the Student Center. 

Merit-Based Aid
State and private scholarships are available to academically eligible students.  Information and applications are available at the Financial Aid Office in the Student Center.

Short-Term Loans
The Harford Community College Foundation, Inc. sponsors short-term loans for credit students.  In-county credit students may borrow up to $500 per semester.  Out-of-county credit students may borrow up to $400 per semester.  Repayment must be made by the end of the semester with monthly installments.  Students who are not employed full-time must have a co-signer.  Applications are available online by clicking on the "Short-Term Loans" link above or in the Financial Aid Office in the Student Center. 

Veterans' Benefits
Students who are eligible for monthly VA benefits may apply for those benefits at the Financial Aid Office in the Student Center.  Students must pay tuition and fees but are reimbursed through their monthly benefits.  Information is available at the Financial Aid Office in the Student Center or at www.gibill.va.gov.

Tuition Waiver for Employees of In-County Businesses
Full-time employees of a Harford County business may apply to have their out-of-county or out-of-state tuition waived (difference only between in-county and out-of-county/state tuition) for credit classes.  The student pays the full consolidated fee and any course fees.  A student's tuition will be adjusted to the in-county rate once the student submits the required documentation, and gets the approval of the college Finance office.

The required documentation consists of:

    1)  A copy of a recent paystub (rate of pay can be blacked out; last 4-digits of social security number, name, address, date, and number of hours worked must be visible).

    AND

     2)  On the employer's official letterhead, a statement of the student's full-time employment, signed by an authorized representative of the company (original must be submitted),

    OR

           If the employer's letterhead displays an address outside of Harford County, Maryland then the student will need to resubmit an *Employer In-County Waiver Form with the appropriate information completed and signed by the employer.

*The Employer In-County Waiver Form can be picked up at the cashier's office.

Senior Citizen Tuition Waiver
Any resident of the State of Maryland who is 60 years or older by the start date of a State-supported course shall be exempt from the payment of credit tuition provided course space is available.  Seniors should note that all fees must be paid regardless of the waiver of tuition.  (See Code of Maryland Regulations, Title 16. 16. 106)

Disability Tuition Waiver
Any resident of the State of Maryland who is retired from the work force by reason of total permanent disability may register tuition-free for any credit class in which ten or more paying students have enrolled.  To receive this exemption, the student must provide certification to the Cashier's Office in the Student Center in the form of a receipt of disability benefits from either the Social Security Administration or the appropriate Federal pension/retirement authority.  Note, however, that all classes have consolidated fees and some classes have course fees which must be paid by all students. 

MD National Guard Tuition Waiver
Members of the Maryland National Guard are designated as "in state" and "in county" for residency purposes and are entitled to a waiver of 50 percent of credit "in county" tuition.  Additionally, all fees for classes taken at Maryland National Guard sites are waived.  Student and class fees will be charged for classes taken at non-Maryland National Guard locations. 

Eligible students must provide a letter from the Maryland Adjutant General certifying that the member of the Maryland National Guard has at least 24 months remaining to serve or has agreed, in writing, to serve for a minimum of 24 months. 

Statewide / Health Manpower Shortage Programs
The Maryland Higher Education Commission can approve a degree program as a Statewide or Health Manpower Shortage Program if the program is a specialized technical program that prepares students for immediate employment upon completion and if there is a broad-based demand for employees in the specialized field across the State.  The Statewide designation allows credit students who do not reside in Harford County to attend Harford Community College at in-county tuition rates.  Students must declare the Statewide or the Health Manpower Shortage Program as their major by the start of the fall and spring semesters or the winter and summer sessions, and all enrolled courses must be applicable to the major.  Allow two weeks from enrollment for the waiver to be applied.  Contact the Financial Aid Office at 443-412-2257 for details.

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