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TUITION AND FEES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

When a student registers, they should be prepared to pay for courses in full or start an applicable payment plan. Payment due dates and drop dates are published on the College website.

Students should consider Financial Aid, Scholarship and Loan options and begin the research and application process prior to registering for classes.

Yes, students enrolled in 3 or more credits in a term can enroll in the Tuition Payment Plan. Each term will have an individual payment plan available, except Summer Post Session. All students (3 credits or more) will have a $30.00 enrollment fee plus the calculated deposit. Enrollment fees are non-refundable. However, the earlier a student registers and enrolls in the payment plan, the higher the number of payment due dates will be available. Please see the section under “Paying for College” for full details.

Students can make payments online via Self-Pay following these steps:

  • Sign in to Ocean Connect
  • Click on Student Finance and select Make a Payment
  • Click the Payment link at the top
  • Select Enroll Today
  • Select Proceed to Processor

Students can also mail checks to:

Ocean County College
Cashier’s Office
P.O. Box 2001
College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001

If paying by check, please mail checks a week ahead of the due date to ensure they are received by the due date, to avoid a late payment fee.

No, students can make payments online via Self-Pay following these steps:

  • Sign in to Ocean Connect
  • Click on Student Finance and select Make a Payment
  • Click the Payment link at the top
  • Select Enroll Today
  • Select Proceed to Processor

Or by mail to the main campus located at:

Ocean County College
Cashier’s Office
P.O. Box 2001
College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001

Students sending check or money order payments in the mail should remember to include their Student ID number information. If you are paying by mail, please mail checks a week in advance of the due date.

Due to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (commonly referred to as FERPA) legally we can only release detailed information to a student who is attending or has attended OCC.

The student’s registration statement will include billing information. The student can call the HUB at 732.255.0482 to have a detailed account statement mailed to their home address or sent to the email address listed on the student account.

Each student can sign onto Ocean Connect Self Service to review account activity. Registrations, financial aid, payments, payment plans, and tuition costs are available for review. Each of these can be printed at home at your convenience.

Please refer to the FERPA policy (DOC) listed in our catalog.

Withdrawal/Refund College Policy #5144

Students who withdraw from courses shall be eligible for a percentage refund of tuition and certain fees in accordance with procedures, rules and regulations developed by the college.

The estate(s) of student(s) who become deceased shall be eligible for a full refund of tuition and fees in accordance with procedures, rules and regulations developed by the College.

The detailed refund policy can be accessed by clicking the link. Refund Policy. Refunds are calculated based on when the class is dropped as compared to the official term start date (not necessarily first day of class) and the census date (approximately 10 class days after the official term start date). Refund date information is also available on printed student registration confirmations received through on-campus transactions.

Students cannot pick up refund checks from the Cashier’s Office. Loan and financial aid checks are mailed within two (2) weeks of the aid or loans being physically received and posted to the student’s account. The checks will be mailed to the address in our system.  All address changes must be made in the Registration/Records Office. Electronic refund payments (E-Checks) can be deposited directly into a bank account, designated and managed by the student, via Ocean Connect Self Service. Students are encouraged to sign-up for E-Checks to expedite receipt of funds. Please see the refund policy for “Electronic Refunds” instructions.

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