Tuition and Fees Payment Options

PAYMENT TYPES
Please note that the STARS system is available now ONLY for registration and payment of noncredit classes. 

• Cash 
  Cash payments accepted only at the Arnold Cashier’s office and only in person. Cash cannot be accepted through the mail, in any drop box or at any site other than Arnold Cashier's Office.
• ATM/Check Debit    
  Must show VISA or MasterCard Logo - pay in person, by phone or through MyAACC
• Check/Money Order 
  Mail or pay in person. Make payable to AACC. Write student ID number on the check or money order. Returned check fee: $25 per occurrence, max 2 fees. 
• Credit card 
  VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express accepted. Pay in person, by mail, through  MyAACC

  Options for check or credit card payments:

• Pay in person: Student Services Center Cashier's Office in Arnold or at the Fort Meade Army Education Center, Glen Burnie Town Center or Arundel Mills sites. Make checks payable to AACC and include student ID# on check.
• Place in drop box in Student Services Center on Arnold Campus next to Cashier's office. Use envelope provided on site. Be sure student ID# is written on check.
• Mail to address on reverse side of invoice. Include payment stub with check or credit card number.  
• Pay by credit card using MyAACC.

PAYMENT PLAN
All credit students whose financial accounts with the College are up-to-date can participate in an interest-free payment plan. You are on the payment plan by paying at least the minimum amount due shown on your bill at the time of registration. Click on the appropriate term in the Important Links section to the right for term due date information. 

There are a few select noncredit it courses available for an outsourced payment plan. For information regarding the selected courses and the outsourced payment plan, go to Continuing Education Payment Plan or call 410-777-2325. 

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT
If you will receive third-party assistance, supporting documentation should be submitted at the time of registration. Failure to submit documentation promptly will result in cancellation of registered class. You are responsible for any charges not covered by the third-party assistance. Payments are due by the due dates on the bill. Direct questions to Cashier's Office, 410-777-2236.

STUDENTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID 
If your financial aid is not enough to pay your tuition and fees, you must pay the balance of the amount not covered by the due dates on your bill.

If you have received a federal grant or loan assistance and drop or withdraw from classes, a portion of the funds may be owed back to the Federal Program. For details call Financial Aid, 410-777-2203.

SENIOR CITIZEN TUITION 
The tuition portion only of credit classes for Maryland residents age 60 and older by the first day of the credit term is automatically waived. SSI and SSDI students under age 60 by the first day of the credit term, may be able to have the tuition portion manually waived by submitting an originally signed and stamped Social Security Certification Form for Tuition Waiver.^PDF The form is kept on file in the Cashier's Office for year and must be renewed annually.  Please see new information regarding the SSI/SSDI waiver process that was effective as of October 1, 2011.  The new information can be viewed by clicking on the SSI/SSDI New Rules Information page under Important Links to the right.  

If a student is eligible to use SSI/SSDI waiver for their credit term classes, payment of or toward the related fees may be required  before the waiver can be processed. Contact Cashier's Office for details, 410-777-2236.

There are some noncredit classes that are tuition waived for seniors. Those not senior waived are designated by a daggar symbol next to the cost of the class. For these classes with the dagger the student must pay the full charge for the class.  As per the new rules regarding the use of the SSI/SSDI Tuition Waivers, the Waiver can no longer be used for non-credit classes.   Please contact Cashier's Office for details, 410-777-2236.   

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