Payment and Payment Plans

Southwestern offers payment and payment plan options to assist you in paying your tuition and fees. To view your account activity for specific semester charges and credits, log into your Student Center in eSTORM.

Payment of Tuition and Fees

The Business Office at each campus handles all payments and payment arrangements.

Tuition and fees must be paid for each class, whether or not you attend, unless:

• You drop the class in writing before or during the refund period (See "Refund Policy"), or
• You receive written notice from the college that the class has been cancelled.

Payments can be made:

In Person - At any college Business Office (Belleville, Granite City or Red Bud) by:

By mail - Checks or money orders - include the student's name and student ID number. Send to the Belleville Campus Business Office.

By Telephone - Payments may be made over the telephone using Illinois E-Pay Interactive Voice Response (IVR) services by calling toll free 877-455-3729 (ILL-EPAY). Payments may be made by VISA, MasterCard, Discover or E-Check. Your student ID number and payment amount are required when you call.

Online - Payments may be made by VISA, MasterCard, Discover or E-Check through your eSTORM account. Your student ID and e-mail address are required to process your payment. To view your account activity and make a payment, log into your Student Center in eSTORM.

IVR and Online payments are subject to a $1 convenience fee.

NOTE: Payments processed through the Internet, IVR or mail when the college is closed (weekends, holidays, inclement weather closure, etc.) will be posted to the student account on the next open business day.

Make an online payment through eSTORM.

Billing/collection procedures are subject to change without notice. Any payments owed the college (outstanding tuition, fines, or assessments) must be paid in order to release grades or transcripts. Outstanding balances also may prohibit future registrations. Students may be withdrawn administratively from semester classes for any semester's unpaid tuition and fees.

Please be advised that should any amount owed to Southwestern Illinois College remain unpaid when due, the college reserves the right to utilize the services of an external collection agency.

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Semester Dates for Billing and Payment

Semester	Semester Date
Summer 2008	May 10, 2008
Fall 2008	July 21, 2008

Beginning With The Semester Date, payment (or payment arrangements) will be required at the time of registration. Telephone registrations will be accepted only with MasterCard, VISA, Discover, or eCheck.

Failure to contact the Business Office at the time of registration to pay, or to make arrangements for payment, may result in your class(es) being dropped the following day. You will be charged a Withdrawal Fee of 10 percent of the tuition amount.

If You Register Before the Semester Date, you may choose to pay upon registration or be billed. If you choose to be billed, payment must be received in the Business Office by the due date on your bill. If your tuition is to be paid by a third party, an authorization form/letter must be turned in by your due date at the Business Office.

Failure to pay in full or to make the required down payment by your due date at the Business Office (Belleville, Granite City, Red Bud or Scott AFB), may result in your class(es) being dropped. You will be charged a Withdrawal Fee of 10 percent of the tuition amount.

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Tuition Payment Plans

You may choose the Tuition Payment Plan by making arrangements with the Business Office (Belleville, Granite City, Red Bud, Scott AFB). A specified down payment, plus a surcharge on, or prior to the date your payment is due, will be required. A 1.5 percent past-due fee per month will be charged on any amount due and unpaid. Students who fail to make the required payment by the specified due date may be dropped from their classes.

Fall Semester

For Fall and Spring semesters, Southwestern offers payment plan options based upon the date you pay for classes. The tuition payment plan requires a specified down payment of tuition and fees plus a $15 surcharge by the established due date.

Plan Type	Last Date Plan Available	Down Payment Amount Required	Additional Payment Months
5-payment	July 5, 2007	20% + $15.00	August-November
4-payment	August 5, 2008	25% + $15.00	September-November
3-payment	September 5, 2008	34% + $15.00	October-November

Summer Semester

For Summer semesters, Southwestern offers a tuition payment plan which requires a down payment of 50 percent of your tuition and fees plus a $10 surcharge. The remaining tuition balance is due by the established due date.

For information about Tuition Payment Plans contact the Business Office

Belleville Campus Business Office
618-235-2700, ext 5367, 5661, 5648, 5474, 5491, 5232, 5560 or 5239

Sam Wolf Granite City Campus Business Office
618-931-0600, ext. 6640

Red Bud Campus Student Development Office
618-282-6682, ext. 8114

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Tuition and Fee Payment for Financial Aid Recipients

Students receiving written confirmation of financial aid eligibility sufficient to cover the cost of tuition and fees may contact the Financial Aid and Student Employment Office to apply for a tuition payment extension.

Examples of acceptable confirmation are:

• Student Aid Report (SAR) received by the student, listing Southwestern as a school of choice.
• Scholarship Award Letter

Note: Unless you receive acceptable confirmation or receive an extension from the Financial Aid and Student Employment Office that your financial aid is complete, you will be responsible for payment of your tuition and fees by the due date.

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