Tuition and Fees

Total tuition and fees must be paid by the fee payment dates published by the Business Office.

If a student cannot pay the total cost of tuition and fees at the time of registration, the college offers a Payment Plan. Registered students can visit the Payment Plans for more details.

In certain circumstances, the college can prepare a manual payment plan. Students should visit the Business Office to determine if they qualify for this payment plan.

A $40 Administrative Fee will be charged on all manual Deferred Payment Arrangements and must be paid in addition to the down payment.

Registration is completed and students are officially enrolled in college after tuition and fees are paid.

The following policy applies to all students who register for classes, receive services, or incur charges at Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC). This catalog policy is intended to summarize general student financial responsibility requirements and does not replace any separate authorization, acknowledgment, payment plan, financial aid requirement, or other agreement required by NEMCC or applicable law.

Registration and Payment Responsibility

By registering for classes, receiving services, or incurring charges at NEMCC, students accept responsibility for all tuition, fees, housing and meal plan charges, books, supplies, fines, returned payment fees, and other costs assessed to the student account. Registration creates a financial obligation to NEMCC, and students are responsible for paying all amounts due by the published or assigned due date.

Students remain responsible for charges even if they do not attend class, do not receive a billing statement, expect financial aid or another payment source to cover the balance, or have not completed all financial aid or third-party payment requirements.

Billing and Electronic Statements

NEMCC uses electronic billing as its official billing method. Students are responsible for reviewing their student account balance, payment due dates, financial aid status, and outstanding requirements through their online portal or other College-designated systems. Failure to review an electronic bill, email, notice, or account statement does not relieve a student of the obligation to pay charges by the scheduled due date.

Administrative, clerical, or technical billing errors do not eliminate a student's responsibility to pay the correct amount of tuition, fees, and other charges assessed because of enrollment, registration, or receipt of College services.

Schedule Changes, Drops, Withdrawals, and Attendance

Students who drop, withdraw from, or stop attending one or more classes remain responsible for charges in accordance with the College's published tuition proration schedule. Failure to attend class, failure to complete the official withdrawal process, or failure to receive a bill does not eliminate a student's financial responsibility for charges incurred.

Dropping, withdrawing, or failing to attend may reduce financial aid eligibility, require the return or reversal of previously disbursed aid, and create or increase a balance owed to NEMCC. Students are responsible for reviewing the academic, financial, and financial aid consequences before changing their schedule or withdrawing.

Financial Aid, Scholarships, Grants, and Other Resources

Financial aid, scholarships, grants, waivers, third-party sponsorships, and other anticipated resources are not considered final payment until funds have been authorized, received, and applied to the student account. Aid shown as estimated, anticipated, or pending is not guaranteed and may change based on eligibility, enrollment status, attendance, class schedule changes, withdrawal, or other applicable requirements.

If financial aid or another payment source is reduced, canceled, delayed, reversed, or otherwise does not cover the student's charges, the student remains responsible for any unpaid balance. Students are responsible for repaying any aid or credit balance refund that must be returned or reversed because the student dropped, withdrew, failed to attend, or otherwise became ineligible for all or part of the aid.

Scholarships, grants, and student loans awarded through NEMCC, including federal and state grants and loans, are credited to the student account and applied toward outstanding balances in accordance with federal, state, and institutional requirements. Receipt of a scholarship or grant may affect eligibility for other federal or state financial aid and may require previously disbursed aid to be adjusted or returned.

Federal Title IV Financial Aid Authorizations

Federal Title IV financial aid, excluding Federal Work-Study wages, is applied to allowable current-year institutional charges such as tuition, required fees, and, if applicable, housing and meal plan charges in accordance with federal regulations.

Students may be asked to voluntarily authorize NEMCC to apply Title IV financial aid to other allowable education-related charges assessed to the student account, such as books and supplies, ID replacement fees, childcare fees, testing fees, late fees, printing or copying charges, parking or library fines, and other institutional or non-institutional education-related charges. Students may also be asked to authorize NEMCC to apply Title IV funds to prior-year charges up to the amount permitted by federal regulation.

Title IV authorization is optional. A student may modify or cancel the authorization by following procedures established by NEMCC, including contacting the Business Office. Cancellation applies as provided by federal regulation and does not eliminate responsibility for any balance owed. Students who do not provide or who rescind the authorization must pay charges not covered by Title IV funds by the applicable due date and may receive any Title IV credit balance according to the College's refund schedule.

Past Due Accounts, Holds, and Collection Activity

If a student fails to pay any amount owed to NEMCC by the scheduled due date, the College pay place a financial hold on the student account. A financial hold may prevent or restrict schedule changes, future registration, diploma release, transcript services, or other institutional services as permitted by College policy and applicable law.

Transcript requests for students who received Title IV funds will be processed in accordance with applicable federal requirements and the College's transcript policy. NEMCC will not withhold an official transcript or take another negative action against a student for a balance owed that resulted from an error in NEMCC's administration of Title IV federal financial aid or from fraud or misconduct by the College or its personnel. Upon request, NEMCC will provide an official transcript that includes credit or clock hours for payment periods in which the student received Title IV funds and for which all institutional charges were paid or included in an agreement to pay at the time of the request.

NEMCC may assess late payment charges, finance charges, or similar charges on past due accounts in accordance with the rates and procedures published in the Student Catalog, the Schedule of Tuition and Fees, or other College publications until the account is paid in full.

If a past due account is not paid or brought current through acceptable payment arrangements, the account may be referred to one or more outside entities for collection, including the Mississippi Department of Revenue for tax refund offset, a collection agency, or one or more national credit bureaus. Students are responsible for collection costs and fees to the extent permitted by applicable state and federal law.

Returned Payments and Failed Payment Agreements

Returned or failed payments may result in returned payment fees in accordance with Mississippi law and College policy. Multiple returned payments may result in cancellation of classes, suspension of eligibility to register for future classes, and placement on pay-in-advance status.

Failure to comply with the terms of any payment plan or payment agreement may result in cancellation of classes, loss of eligibility for future payment arrangements, placement on financial hold, and/or suspension of eligibility to register for future classes.

IRS Form 1098-T and Taxpayer Identification Information

Students must provide a Social Security number (SSN) or taxpayer identification number (TIN) to NEMCC upon request as required for IRS Form 1098-T reporting. Failure to provide required tax identification information may result in penalties or fines assessed under IRS requirements, which may be the responsibility of the student.

Students may elect (and are encouraged) to receive IRS Form 1098-T electronically through the College's designated process. Students who consent to electronic delivery may withdraw that consent by submitting a written request to the NEMCC Business Office and may request a paper copy in accordance with Business Office procedures.

Official Communications and Student Contact Information

NEMCC uses College email, student portals, mailed notices, telephone, text messages, and other methods permitted by law to communicate with students about account balances, financial obligations, deadlines, payment arrangements, financial aid, and related matters. Students are responsible for reading College communications in a timely manner.

Students are responsible for keeping their mailing address, physical address, email address, and telephone numbers current with the College. After leaving NEMCC for any reason, students remain responsible for providing updated contact information for continued communication about any amounts owed to NEMCC.

The College and its agents or contractors may contact students regarding student accounts, unpaid balances, loans, or other obligations owed to NEMCC using contact information provided to the College, including current or future cellular telephone numbers, email addresses, or wireless devices, as permitted by law and any applicable consent. Revocation of consent for automated calls, text messages, or similar communication methods does not relieve a student of responsibility for any balance owed.

Disputes and Questions

Students who have questions about account balances, charges, payment deadlines, financial aid application of funds, or payment arrangements should contact the NEMCC Business Office as soon as possible. Students are encouraged to use appropriate College procedures to resolve account questions or disputes.

NEMCC does not require students to agree to pre-dispute arbitration or to waive the right to participate in a class action lawsuit for borrower defense claims related to Title IV federal financial aid. Borrower defense claims and other disputes will be handled in accordance with applicable federal requirements, College procedures, and other applicable law.

Periodic Review and Acceptance

Students may be required to review and accept the College's Student Financial Responsibility terms periodically, including at the start of each term of enrollment. If any portion of this policy is determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court or other authority of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will continue in effect to the extent permitted by law.

Contact Information

Questions regarding student account balances, payment deadlines, payment arrangements, financial holds, or student financial responsibility should be directed to the NEMCC Business Office.

Business Office email: businessoffice@nemcc.edu