Pay For Tuition

Down payments are withdrawn from the account you specified within 24 hours of submitting your agreement.

Payments are deducted on the 20th of the specified month(s) in the payment schedule.

You will receive an email confirmation from Nelnet when payments are withdrawn.

Nelnet accepts payment from your checking and savings accounts.  Credit card payments may be made with Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.  There is a 2.5% service fee for each credit card transaction.

It will be the student's responsibility to manage their Nelnet account online when enrollment levels increase/decrease in order to prevent enrollment cancellation.

Refunds will be processed, when necessary, according to the normal refund processing schedule, listed below: 

Summer
August – first week
September – second week

Fall
October – first week
November – first week
December – first week
December – fourth week

Spring
March – first week
April – second week
May – second week
June – fourth week

Students may terminate their contract online through their Nelnet account or by contacting Nelnet Customer Service at 1-888-486-4722.

Students must accept the following terms and conditions to quality for the Tuition Payment Plan:

• I understand that I must enroll in the Nelnet Tuition Payment Plan prior to payment deadlines established by Mountain Empire Community College each semester.
• I understand that changes to my enrollment will not automatically change my payment plan contract amount, but that I will be responsible to make changes to my Nelnet payment plan via the payment plan portal.
• I understand that after the last day to increase payment plan contract amounts, I am responsible for paying the college directly for any additional classes or those classes will be dropped.
• I understand that notification of any changes to my agreement made by Nelnet or the college will be sent to the responsible party email address only.
• I understand that my down payment or enrollment fee fail to process for any reason, my agreement will automatically be terminated by Nelnet and they will notify me by email using the responsible party email address.
• I understand Nelnet will also notify the college and any unpaid classes will be dropped.
• I understand that my agreement is with Nelnet, and that my payment plan contract may be canceled by Nelnet at any time if I am not current on all payments due.
• I understand that if my contract with Nelnet is terminated for any reason, I must pay my tuition and fees to Mountain Empire Community College by the established payment deadline or my enrollment will be canceled.
• I understand that my failure to pay fees owed to Nelnet, or otherwise defaulting on my agreement with Nelnet, will result in a hold being placed on my student account which will deny future services.
• I understand that refunds for dropped classes or terminated contracts will be sent to the students by Mountain Empire Community College approximately 75 days after the last day to drop with a refund.