Pay Your Tuition
Autumn 2024 tuition due date: Aug. 19 or the day of registration if registering after.
Your tuition must be in a paid status to avoid late fees and/or the drop for nonpayment/deregistration fees.
Paying tuition online is the most convenient and safest way to make a payment. You can choose from one of the following payment methods:
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Credit or Debit Card — Use your
MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express debit or
credit card number for payment processing.
NOTE: Beginning July 1, 2024, a 2.88% (or minimum of $2.95) nonrefundable convenience fee is assessed by our payment processor for all debit and credit card transactions. -
Electronic Check Payment (ACH) — Use your
bank account and routing number for funds withdrawal from your
account.
NOTE: There are no fees associated with this kind of transaction.
COTC also accepts certified and personal checks, and money orders. A $30.00 fee may be assessed for all returned checks or rejected electronic check payments. Please be sure to double check your bank account information before submitting your online payments.
COTC does not accept cash payments.
If you have questions or need assistance with the payment process, please contact the student financial services office at 740.366.9435 or nwk-studentfinancialservices@mail.cotc.edu.
Use Financial Aid to Pay for Tuition
Students with finalized financial aid will start to see their aid post to their accounts 10 days prior to the start of the semester. Please view your account at my.cotc.edu. On the Student Financial Services card, select My Financial Aid. All pending financial aid will be viewable here. If you do not see your financial aid, please contact our office to determine why your aid is not pending. If your aid is not enough to cover your balance, you will need to make a payment out of pocket by the published due date.
Pay Tuition Out of Pocket
You may pay out of pocket either in full or by making payments.
Pay tuition in full.
Online
Online at myCOTC by e-check, VISA, Mastercard, American
Express or Discover
Pay online
By check
Please be sure to include your name and ID on any check payments.
- Checks can be mailed to Student Financial Services, 1179 University Drive, Newark OH 43055.
- Check can also be dropped off at the Newark Campus. There is a drop box located outside of Student Financial Services in Hopewell Hall.
Use the COTC tuition payment plan.
COTC offers a payment plan that will break your autumn semester tuition into four installments due:
- Aug. 19
- Sept. 19
- Oct. 19
- Nov. 19
Once the form is submitted electronically and the first installment, plus the $27 service charge is paid, the student will be in a paid status for the semester. Reminder emails will be sent a week before each subsequent installment is due.
Use External Funding
External funding sources can be employer-funded assistance, third party or other agency assistance.
The deadline for submission of employer, third party, or agency sponsorship is the first Friday of classes each semester. Late submission will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and does not guarantee acceptance or processing of payment.
COTC does not accept employer, third party or agency sponsorship that is grade dependent in order for payment to be issued. COTC recommends submitting requests for College Savings, 529 or Ohio Tuition Trust payments 4-6 weeks before the start of the semester. Please include student name and COTC ID# on checks and mail to Student Financial Services Office, 1179 University Drive, Newark, OH 43055.
Use Veteran Benefits
COTC works with students receiving a variety of veteran’s benefits including VR&E, GI Bill®, Ohio National Guard Scholarship, Federal Tuition Assistance & Military Spouse Career Advancements Accounts (MyCAA). Please visit our Veteran’s Educational Benefits page for additional information about all of the benefits available and what your next steps should be.
Enter a Consortium Agreement
Many students take COTC classes while enrolled at another college, either to fulfill prerequisites or to earn their degree more quickly. Students participating in these courses at COTC may be able to receive various types of aid from their home institutions by initiating a consortium agreement between the two institutions. If you believe that this agreement may pertain to you, please contact Lisa Gangwer at gangwer.10@mail.cotc.edu or 740.366.9223.