Should I pay tuition even if not taking any class? (w/ details)?

Question

Ok..more details. it is a community college. I failed to cancel the class before deadline but I did not take any class. This college rejected my dispute and asked for full tuition. Should I pay?

Answer 1

It sounds like either way you are going to clss failed on your transcript. But you did agree to pay, it is your own fault for not canceling soon enough. It sounds to me like you have to pay. Normally community colleges are pretty good about going after payments.

Answer 2

there is a reason why they have deadlines. I assume you took registered for the classes but then just dropped them and forgot to cancel them.

Well I'm sorry to say that you are still held liabel for having to pay for those classes. You paid for the space in the class and there for have to let the School know that you wont' be taking that place so they can give the space to somone on the waitlist.

What I do know is that most community colleges have a half price option. Where you pay have of the tuition instead of the whole. While you still are pay it isn't as big of a chunk as it would be otherwise. But that has a deadline too. So go to your Financial aid office or got to your Registration's office and ask if they have that option.

Answer 3

You enrolled in a course. You took a space that could have been used by another student. The instructor prepared course materials for you. The college provides all the information you could possibly want about enrollment, withdrawal, financial aid and tuition payment. Apparently you didn't bother to read that material.

Yes, you should pay for the course. Next time make sure you want to take the course before you enroll and if you must withdraw, do it properly before the deadline.

If you are using financial aid to pay for your courses, you don't want to do this too often. You'll be placed on financial aid probation and your Pell grant may run out before you've passed all the courses necessary for your degree.