The College accepts and processes payments from third parties. If your tuition, fees, and/or bookstore charges will be covered by third-party funds, proper notification and documentation must be sent to the appropriate contact prior to the tuition due dates.
To view important deadlines, visit our Pay Tuition & Fees page.
For information regarding refunds, review the Tuition & Refund Procedure on our website.
What is a Third-Party Payment?
A third-party payment occurs when a student's tuition, fees, and sometimes books, are covered by an outside entity instead of being paid directly by the student.
This allows students to receive financial assistance through companies or organizations that are not directly related to them.
Examples include employers, government agencies (city, county, state, or federal), military units, foreign governments, private foundations, and organizations.
Determine the Department for your Third-Party Funding
Feature | Third-Party Payments | Third-Party Contracts/Billing |
---|---|---|
Department | Student Services | Business Office |
Where to Send | payments@spscc.edu | tpsbilling@spscc.edu |
Types of Payments |
Outside scholarships WA529 GET and other 529 investment plans |
Employers and Military TA Non-profit and government agencies |
Payment Process | Applied directly to the student account, scholarships are disbursed through Financial Aid | Transfer charges to agency account and invoiced after 40% refund period |
Billing Process | Organization does not need billing invoice, certification of funds may be needed | Organization requires billing invoice to pay |
Refundability | Payments may be refundable to student or organization | Payments are refundable to organization/agency only |
College Staff | Payments received and applied by cashier in Student Services | Authorizations & billing processed by Business Office staff |
Some forms of third-party payments may be used as a Financial Aid resource. Military education benefits are always excluded. For more information, you may contact your Financial Aid advisor via Compass.
Active Duty Members must submit a tuition voucher request in their respective portal. For information on how to use your military benefits, visit our Veterans & Military Benefits page.
Release of Records for Third Parties
Under the guidelines of the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), students have certain rights with respect to their education records.
The use of third-party funding often involves sharing student information and requires a Release of Record to be on file to release student information to third parties. Students using third-party funds must complete a Third-Party Consent to Release of Records form prior to funds being processed to the student’s account.
For more information on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, please visit our FERPA page.