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When to Pay

Fall 2021

If you register:	Your payment is due:
On or before July 21st	July 22nd
On or after July 22nd	Immediately

Winter/Spring 2022

If you register:	Your payment is due:
On or before November 30th	December 1st
On or after December 1st	Immediately

Students must meet payment deadlines for that portion of their bill for which they are responsible. The college's Tuition Payment Plan is designed to assist all students in meeting payment deadlines or bridging the period of time between the availability of certain funds (i.e., financial aid, including loans or tuition assistance) and payment deadlines.

These dates refer to credit classes. Payment for Continuing Education courses is due at the time of registration.

Collection Procedures

The college makes every effort to contact students with outstanding balances. However, if these attempts are unsuccessful, accounts are turned over to a collection agency and an additional charge of up to 25% of the outstanding balance is added to student accounts. Official transcripts and diplomas, and the ability to register for subsequent terms will also be withheld for students with outstanding balances until accounts are paid in full.

Once accounts are placed in collections, students have the option of paying HCC directly rather than the collection agency. Either way, students remain responsible for full payment of outstanding balances and collection costs. Holds on student accounts are removed immediately upon full payment by cash, credit card, or money order if the account is paid in person with HCC. Accounts paid online will need to contact the cashier's office to have the hold removed. Holds will not be released for ten business days for accounts paid in full by personal check.

Debts referred for collection may affect your credit rating.

If you need assistance or have questions, contact collections@howardcc.edu.

Collection FAQs

Do I have to pay the collection agency directly or can I pay HCC?

No, you do not have to pay the collection agency directly. Paying HCC directly will update your account quicker. As the payment is being made with us, we do not have to confirm and/or wait for reporting from the collection agency.
Is there a payment plan so that I can register and/or receive transcripts?

If you are in collections with MLR, please contact collections@howardcc.edu for more information. If you are in collections with CCU, no payment plan is offered. You must pay in full with credit/debit card, cash, and/or money order.
What is the collection fee and why do I have to pay it?

The collection fee is the cost of recovery on delinquent accounts that is charged to HCC by the outside collection agencies. It is an additional charge of up to 25% of the outstanding balance which is added to your student account.
Why is my account in collections if I did not attend, dropped, or withdrew from classes?

Failure to attend classes does not release a student from financial obligations to the college. It is the students responsibility to drop their courses as there is no guarantee that you would be dropped for non-payment.

Students must officially drop a credit class before the deadline. During 15-week terms (fall and spring): Students are eligible for a graduated tuition refund: 100 percent of tuition, the consolidated fee, and course fees by the end of the first week; 50 percent of tuition and consolidated fee only by the end of the second week. During the third week, students may still drop a class but are not eligible for refunds.

During summer, winter or other variable time sessions (late start, fast track, express classes, etc): Students are eligible for graduated refunds during the first few days of a section. During this period, students are eligible for a refund of either 100 percent of all tuition, the consolidated fee, and course fees or 50 percent of tuition and consolidated fee only. After the posted refund period for these sections, students are not eligible for refunds.

Please visit https://www.howardcc.edu/admissions-aid/apply-for-admission/records-registration/register-for-classes/refund-policies-dates.html
Will the hold be removed right away once payment is completed?

Students who make payments directly to HCC using credit/debit card, cash, and/or money order will have their hold removed right away. Check payments are held for 10 business days to allow clearance of the payment. Once the check payment has cleared, the hold will be removed.
How can I contact the collection agency?

These are the current collection agencies that HCC uses. Please check your student account before providing information.

MLR Solutions, Inc.

PO BOX 60536

King of Prussia, PA 19406

610-364-5071

www.MLRSolutionsInc.Com

Central Collection Unit – CCU

300 West Preston Street, First Floor

Baltimore, MD 21201

410-767-1220 or 1-888-248-0345

www.dbm.Maryland.gov/ccu

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When to Pay

Fall 2021

Winter/Spring 2022

Collection Procedures

Collection FAQs