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Financial Matters FAQ

How Much Will My Tuition And Fees Cost?
When Is My Tuition Due?
Where Do I Pay?
What Are My Methods Of Payment?
How Can I Pay In Installments?
How Do I Pay With My Financial Aid Award?
How Does My Company Or Agency Pay?
How Are Scholarships Applied To My Charges?
What Happens If My Account Is Past Due?
What Are My Payment Responsibilities?
How Do I Remove Tuition Charges From My Account?
How Are Refunds Processed?
Two Tax Credits to Help Pay Higher Education Costs
What is the IRS Form 1098T Tuition Statement?

How Much Will My Tuition And Fees Cost?

Tuition and Fees for Credit Classes

Tuition - $89 per credit EFFECTIVE SUMMER TERM 2012

Service Fee for Credit Classes - $12 per credit EFFECTIVE SUMMER TERM 2012

Lab Fees or Instructional Fees- Check the course description in the schedule for lab fees or instructional fees specific to the class you are taking.

Late Registration Fee - $10 per credit after the first week of the term with the exception of classes starting later in the term.

Tuition and Fees for Adult Continuing Education Classes

Adult Continuing Education classes are priced individually, are not eligible for financial aid and cannot be applied to CGCC certificates or degrees. For tuition and fees, check each course's listing in the schedule.

Discounts for Older Adults

If you are 62 or over when classes begin, you are eligible to receive a 50 percent tuition discount on both credit and adult continuing education classes.  The tuition discount does not apply to lab and other class fees.  Certain classes may not allow tuition discounts.  Check the course description for eligibility.  Discounts do not apply to full classes. You will be notified if the class is full and the tuition discount will not apply.  Request your discount at the time of payment or by calling the cashier at 541-506-6057.

When Is My Tuition Due?

For credit classes, full payment or college approved financial arrangements must be in place by the first Friday of the term. If you enroll after that date, payment is due upon registration. If you have financial arrangements that will not cover the full term charges, you must pay the difference by the due date.

For adult continuing education classes, full payment is due at the time of registration.Upon registration, your account balance is shown on your schedule of classes available through myCGCC (Student Online Services)

Where Do I Pay in Person?

The Dalles: 

Business Office Cashier - The Dallles Campus, Building 2

Hours:  8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday

Financial Aid Specialist- The Dallles Campus, Building 3

Hours: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm, Monday - Thursday

           8:00 am - 12:00 pm, Friday

Hood River:  Check the current Course Schedule for regular hours at the start of every term.

What Are My Methods Of Payment?

Cash: U.S. funds only

Credit Cards: VISA, Mastercard and Discover

Checks: Personal checks for the amount due only

Make checks payable to CGCC. Two-party, post-dated and altered checks will not be accepted.

A $25 returned check charge is assessed on any returned check used in payment of your account, whether written by you or another party.

How Can I Pay In Installments?

An Installment Plan allows you to pay half of your tuition and fees by the first Friday of the term, and defer the balance until the sixth Friday of the term. The following requirements must be met:

• valid social security number
• satisfactory payment history
• zero account balance
• signed Installment Loan agreement for the current term

Apply in person or Phone:

Business Office Cashier - The Dallles Campus, Building 2, Rm 2.131, (541) 506-6057

Financial Aid Specialist- The Dallles Campus, Building 3, (541) 506-6021

CGCC may deny or rescind an Installment Plan agreement if you miss the required payment due dates, provide inaccurate or incomplete information, have a poor credit history with the college, or do not meet the eligibility requirements.

How Do I Pay With My Financial Aid Award?

If you have received and returned your award letter, financial aid awards will be posted to your account.  If your award exceeds your account balance, you will receive a refund check by mail.  If your award is not enough to cover all term charges, you must pay the difference by the first Friday of the term.  If your aid is delayed, you will need to pay by this date.  Any excess payment will be refunded after the award has been posted to your account.

How Does My Company Or Agency Pay?

Arrangements for payment by an agency or company must be approved by the college before the term starts.  Once arrangements have been made, take your payment authorization to the Business Office, or

fax it to 541-506-6052 before the term begins.  The student is responsible to ensure that a payment authorization is on file by the payment due date, and for payment of any unpaid charges and late payment penalties.

How Are Scholarships Applied To My Charges?

CGCC Foundation scholarship awards are applied directly to your account.  Scholarship checks from private donors, service clubs, or schools are applied to your account when received.  You are responsible for charges that exceed your award.

What Happens If My Account Is Past Due?

A hold and late payment penalty of 10% of your account balance, up to $75, will be applied to your account seven (7) days after the due date, restricting future registration and transcript. End of term past due accounts are referred to the Oregon Department of Revenue and/or another outside collection agency.

The college reserves the right to institutionally withdraw you if your account becomes past due or has an unpaid balance from a prior term.

Transcript requests will be delayed 15 days until payment is made.

What Are My Payment Responsibilities?

You are responsible for full payment of all charges on your account by the payment due date, even if your account is being paid by another party.  You are responsible for keeping CGCC informed of any address and telephone changes.

Even if you are under 18 years of age, you will be held liable for any charges on your account under ORS 348.105.

When you register for a class, you are liable for payment of the charges on that class, whether or not you attend. To have the charges removed, you must personally drop the class by the drop deadline.

How Do I Remove Tuition Charges From My Account?

Charges are applied to your account when you register for a class. All of the charges associated with a class will be removed if you officially drop within the refund period.  Credit classes must be dropped online.  Drop requirements may vary for adult continuing education courses. No charges will be removed if you drop after the drop deadline.  If an extreme hardship prevented you from continuing your studies through the term, you may request a tuition credit by petitioning the Chief Student Services Officer, Lori Ufford, 400 E. Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR  97058

How Are Credit Balances Processed?

The Business Office issues refunds to students as follows:

• Credit balance checks from tuition, fees and bookstore charges are first applied to outstanding charges on your account.

• If the credit is the result of a payment by check or cash, a check is issued in the student's name.

• If the credit is the result of a bank card payment, the refund will be applied to the original bank card.

• Refunds resulting from check overpayment are held two weeks from the date of the original payment.

Credit Classes:

Drop by the following dates for full refund

8-12 week classes: drop by the end of the first Friday of the term

2-7 week classes: drop by the end of the first day of class

Less than 2 week classes: drop before the first day the class meets

Lab fees for classes may not be refunded

Adult Continuing Education:

Students are entitled to a 100% refund when a course is dropped during the following deadlines:

Class that meets 1-2 weeeks: drop prior to the first session

Class that meets 3 or more weeks: drop prior to the second session

No refunds will be given after the deadline

Two Tax Credits to Help Pay Higher Education Costs

There are a variety of tax credits, deductions and savings plans available to taxpayers to assist with the expense of higher education. 

• A tax credit reduces the amount of income tax you may have to pay.
• A deduction reduces the amount of your income that is subject to tax, thus generally reducing the amount of tax you may have to pay.
• Certain savings plans allow the accumulated interest to grow tax-free until money is taken out (known as a distribution), or allow the distribution to be tax-free, or both.
• An exclusion from income means that you won't have to pay income tax on the benefit you're receiving, but you also won't be able to use that same tax-free benefit for a deduction or credit.

Education credits are claimed on Form 8863, Education Credits (Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits).  For details on these and other education-related tax breaks, see IRS Publication 970, Tax Benefits of Education available at http://www.irs.gov or by calling the IRS forms and publications order line at 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676).

What is the IRS Form 1098T Tuition Statement?

A form 1098-T is mailed by January 31 each year to eligible students with a valid social security number who were billed during the prior tax year. The form will indicate enrollment status and the total of all tuition and fees that may qualify for an educational tax credit. Caution! The fees reported may not be eligible in your situation. To determine which fees are eligible for you, please consult a tax advisor. CGCC cannot help with tax-related questions.

Information for the 2011 Tax Year:

Columbia Gorge Community College issues IRS Form 1098T Tuition Statement to students with qualified tuition and related expenses, scholarships, waivers or student aid.  A total of 1,858 forms were printed and mailed by the College's service bureau to students the week of January 23, 2012 for calendar year 2011 reporting.  The forms are mailed to students in a pressure sealed mailer.  

Approximately 106 of these students also received a separate request for SSN on IRS Form W9-S earlier in January 2012.  The form and accompanying memo provided instructions to students to provide their missing SSN on Form W9-S and return it to the Business Office in the self-addressed stamped envelope.  Once the Business Office receives a student's correct SSN, a revised Form 1098T Tuition Statement will be printed and mailed to the student.

Students may also receive a separate IRS Form 1098T Tuition Statement issued by Portland Community College (PCC) if they received any federal student aid or state scholarships or awards which are processed through PCC.  The deadline to mail forms to students is January 31.