Payment Policy

All tuition and fees must be paid on or before the date shown on your class schedule/invoice. If your employer pays your tuition, you must submit an employer tuition voucher prior to the payment due date. You are obligated for the payment of tuition and fees regardless of whether or not you attend class, unless a completed withdrawal form has been submitted to the Office of the Registrar.

Overdue accounts will be referred to a collection agency and all collection costs and fees will be added to your account. If your account is overdue, you will be prohibited from registering and transcripts will not be released.

To pay your bill you must do one of the following:

1.  Pay in full using cash, check, money order, or credit card, (credit card payments can now be made online at http://prod.campuscruiser.com/middlesexcc/. After logging into CampusCruiser, click on WebAdvisor, then Make a Payment).   

2. Enroll in the Payment Option Plan (POP) by using 50% of your balance and submit a completed POP Enrollment Form. The Payment Option Payment is only for Fall/Spring semesters

3. Submit a voucher from an employer, or agency that certifies that they will pay for your tuition and fees, or

4. Complete the Financial Aid process in time for the Middlesex County College Financial Aid Office to determine your eligibility.  Financial aid applicants who apply late cannot expect the financial aid process to be completed before the due date.  You will need to make payments as described in items 1-3 above.

RESIDENCY DEFINITIONS

Your residency status determines the amount of your tuition and fees. To better understand how the College determines residency, please read the following.

Residency is based on three criteria:
1. Location of permanent domicile.
2. Length of time at the permanent domicile.
3. Dependent or independent financial status.

The following information is helpful in interpreting the residency policy.

Dependent students are those who are not:
1. 24 years of age by January 1 of the award year;
2. A veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces;
3. Married;
4. Wards of the court or do not have living parent(s);
5.Claiming legal dependents, other than a spouse, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.

Independent students are those who are:
1. 24 years of age by January 1 of the award year;
2. A veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces;
3. Married;
4. Wards of the court or whose parents are deceased;
5. Claiming legal dependents, other than a spouse, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.

RESIDENCY POLICY

Students maintaining a permanent domicile in Middlesex County for a period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the first day of classes are defined as Middlesex County residents.

Students maintaining a permanent domicile in New Jersey but not in Middlesex County for at least 12 months immediately prior to the first day of classes are defined as out-of-county residents.

Students who have maintained a permanent domicile within New Jersey, for a period of less than 12 months immediately prior to the first day of classes are defined as out-of-state residents.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (Non-Immigrant Alien Students)

Students whose permanent domicile is outside the United States and its possessions are defined as out-of-state residents.

Refund Policy

In computing refunds for withdrawals, the date of withdrawal is the date the Office of the Registrar receives your completed drop/add form or the date that your add/drop is reflected in the web registration system.

Summer 2013

Refunds for Summer Sessions are based the start-date of the course.

Regular Fall 2013 Semester

(Classes Begin the Week of 9/3/13)