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Fees and expenses

Fees for registration are due prior to the fees due date as published in the academic calendar. Thereafter, fees are due by the end of the business day on which the student registers. Students who have not paid their fees are dropped from their classes. Fees may be paid by cash, check, Visa or MasterCard at the campus bookstores during regular business hours. Fees may also be paid online by credit card only through WISE, PHCC’s online registration system, or by mail by check or money order only (see instructions below). We also offer an interest-free Tuition Installment Plan to help spread out payments over the semester. All registration fees must be paid separately from all other fees. For laboratory and other fees see the current catalog.

All fees are subject to change based on implementation of FS 1009.23.

The schedule of fees below is applicable to all students, including those in an audit status.

College credit and college preparatory credit

Technical credit

Continuing education

Special additional fees

All special additional fees are normally non-refundable and non-transferable once paid by the student. Please see current catalog for additional fees not listed here.

Repeated courses: College preparatory and college credit courses
Students enrolling in a college preparatory course after the second attempt and college credit students enrolling in the same college credit course after the second attempt will be charged the full cost of instruction. The full cost of instruction has been determined to be equivalent to the out-of-state fees. Previous enrollments in college preparatory courses prior to fall term 1997 at PHCC will not apply in calculating student fees. Previous enrollments in college-credit courses prior to fall term 1997 at PHCC will not apply in calculating student fees nor in counting attempts of college-credit courses.

Payment and financial obligations
Pasco-Hernando Community College accepts cash, personal checks, as well as Visa and MasterCard credit cards for payment of tuition, fees, books and other expenses. If a check is returned by the college’s bank for non-payment, the following actions will occur:

1. If classes have not started, the student will be dropped from his/her classes.
2. The student’s file will be placed in a hold status.

If a student has had two personal checks returned to the college by the bank due to non-payment (NSF, account closed, etc.), any subsequent payments to the college for tuition and fees, books and other expenses must be made by cash, cashier’s check, money order, or credit card. Any unpaid check which has not been redeemed by the student is classified as a delinquent financial obligation and will be handled as such. NSF checks will be sent to the state attorney’s office for collection. A service fee, in accordance with the minimum rate schedule per Florida Statute 832.08, will be charged on any returned check.

All financial obligations owed to PHCC are to be paid when due. A delinquent student account is sufficient cause to prevent future registration for classes at the college, issuance of a diploma or certificate to which the student may otherwise be entitled, the release of transcripts to the student or a third party on the student’s behalf, and the release of grades for current course work.

Deferments will be granted up to 60 days from the first day of classes, but not beyond 10 days before the end of the term to which the fees apply. All deferments must be paid on the 61st day from the first day of classes in the term issued with the exception of mini-terms. Payment of deferments for mini-terms is due no later than 10 days prior to the end of class. The student is responsible for the payment of the deferment and will be subject to restrictions and collection practices associated with delinquent student accounts.

If an employer is paying for a student’s tuition and fees through direct payment to the college, the student should take a letter of authorization signed by the employer to the financial aid office. PHCC will not accept a letter of authorization that is contingent upon the student achieving a passing grade, completing the course or a letter that states that the employee will be reimbursed for his/her fees.

Students at PHCC should know and understand their responsibilities regarding the payment of financial obligations.

Delinquent student accounts
Outstanding balances owed to PHCC, which remain unpaid, may be referred to a collection agency. If this action should occur, the student may be responsible for both the amounts owed the college and any collection fees assessed by the collection agency.

Delinquent accounts that have not been referred to a collection agency may be paid at any of the college’s three bookstore locations via cash, check, money order, Visa or MasterCard. Payments may also be mailed to PHCC Financial Services, 10230 Ridge Road, New Port Richey, FL 34654. In order to release the student’s record from a “hold” status, payment of the delinquent account must be made in full.

If the delinquent account has been referred to one of the college’s collection agencies, it is preferred that the payment be in full or a payment arrangement, to include collection costs, be made with the collection agency. In extenuating circumstances, the college may accept payment in full at one of the three bookstore locations.

Mail-in payments
Pre-addressed yellow payment envelopes are available at any student development office for payment of registration fees, or mail to:

The college is not responsible for students who are purged (dropped) from courses for non-payment of fees by the deadline due to a mail delay.