Tuition Office

Paying for College

Tuition & fees

Tuition & fee rates

The Board of Trustees for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities establishes tuition rates annually. Tuition rates are established on a per-credit basis for all credit course offerings and are subject to change. Tuition and fee rates for Saint Paul College are available below and also in the Tuition Office.

Tuition due dates

Summer 2008

Tuition payment is due on or before May 27, 2008.
If you do not pay by the due date, you will lose your registration.

Fall 2008

Tuition payment is due on or before August 18, 2008.
If you do not pay by the due date, you will lose your registration.

Senior Citizens

Senior citizens, age 62 or older, may register for classes on a space-available basis beginning the 2nd class session at the following rates:

1. Credit Classes: $20.00 per credit plus fees. Fee is applicable for credit or audit status.
2. Non credit courses: No tuition/administrative charge. Charges for materials, personal property or services charges must be paid by the Senior Citizen.
3. Closed enrollment contract training, courses designed and offered specifically and exclusively for senior citizens, or professional continuing education courses are not eligible for a free/or reduced rate.

Tuition Office

Tuition Office Staff

• Ann Yang
• Barb Raby
• Julie Grill

Paying Tuition

Payment may be made in one of 7 ways. You may view your payment options here.

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Students receiving financial aid assistance, scholarships or third party payment of fees are responsible for verifying that applications, awards and billing authorizations have been finalized and received by the Tuition Office prior to the posted tuition due date.

Disbursement of any financial aid award in excess of your total billing at the college will be made beginning the 10^th day of each term.

Late Fee

A late fee of $25.00 is charged when tuition is not paid in full by the payment deadline. Students with tuition deferments (financial aid, agency or employer authorizations) must notify the Tuition Office by the payment deadline or a late fee will be charged. For students registering after the due date, tuition is due the day of registration.

Tuition Refunds

Tuition Refund Policy

When you register for a class you are reserving college (public) resources for yourself, and we assume you will attend that class. Based on your registration, the College makes decisions to offer classes that may have minimal enrollment or we turn away students who wanted to attend a particular class section. If, after the term begins, you decide to cancel your reservation, it is highly unlikely that your space will be taken by another student. The College will have incurred substantial costs that could have been minimized or lost essential revenue it would have otherwise realized. This is why the College (and other service providers) must have policies to discourage uncommitted registration and subsequent late cancellations. We must abide by both the rationale and regulations of the refund policy established by the Board of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. That policy includes the following refund schedule:

Tuition Refund Schedule

Failure to attend class does not constitute withdrawal. You can submit a withdrawal on line by logging into your student account.

• Withdraw from courses

Tuition Refund Schedule

If you drop from one or more classes for the term, tuition will be refunded according to the following:
Drop Class Deadline Dates	Refund
Summer 2008
On or before June 5, 2008	100%
After June 5, 2008	None
Fall Semester 2008
On or before August 29, 2008	100%
After August 29, 2008	None

Tuition Refund Schedule

If you withdraw from all classes for the term, tuition will be refunded according to the following schedule:
Withdrawal Deadline Dates	Refund
Summer 2008
On or before June 5, 2008	100%
June 06, 2008 — June 12, 2008	50%
After June 12, 2008	None
Fall Semester 2008
On or before August 29, 2008	100%
August 30, 2008 — September 5, 2008	75%
September 06, 2008 — September 12, 2008	50%
September 13, 2008 — September 19, 2008	25%
After September 19, 2008	None

• Students may drop Late Start classes beginning after the first week through the first class meeting. A 100% refund will be granted if dropped no later than the next business day following the first class meeting.
• The refund schedule varies for courses that meet less than the full term. Contact the Tuition Office for details on short courses.
• Nursing assistant students must drop the courses at least three (3) days prior to the start of the course to qualify for 100% tuition refund.
• Please allow two weeks to receive a refund check for tuition paid by cash or check.
• Refunds for tuition paid by credit card will be refunded through the credit card account.
• First term students receiving financial aid: Pro rata refunding will be applied for eligible students.