Financial Matters
Tuition and Fees Policy for Fall 2020
On Aug. 3, given the surge in COVID-19 cases and new travel restrictions imposed by the Governor of Maryland, Washington College announced its decision to move to an online learning model for the Fall 2020 semester. Room and board charges will be reversed, along with the previously announced tuition increase. Students and families can expect to receive updated bills and awards letters soon.
At this time, we are operating on the assumption that the in-person classes will resume for the Spring 2021 semester.
8-7-2020
Thank you for your patience as we adjusted student bills. We have completed the initial re-billing. Student Affairs, Financial Aid, Accounts Receivable and the Registrar's office are
finishing their audits, there are a few meal plans that still need to be removed but
we are good to go.
- Payment plan set up needs to be done by August 18th,
- Payments and payments and payment arrangements are due no later than August 24th or out late policy will be utilized.
As always these amazing teams are here for you and your student.
If you have Financial Aid questions , please email [email protected]
If you have billing questions please email [email protected]
If you have schedule questions please email, [email protected]
We have anticipated some likely questions below. Any additional questions raised at the upcoming Zoom webinars will be added here as well. If you have additional questions but aren't sure who to talk to - email [email protected].
Tuition and Financial Aid
Tuition rates will be rolled back. All students will pay the same amount for tuition as they paid for the 2019-2020 year. Incoming freshman and transfer students will pay the Fall 2019 tuition rates for the incoming class.
Yes. First-year students will pay the health fee, orientation fee, and any applicable lab fees. Returning students will pay the health fee and any applicable lab fees.
You can view your bill in Self-Service. Online adjustments will be made after August
1 by the Register and Residential Life and bills will re-run daily to adjust student
statements.
Payments and payment arrangements (payment plan) must be complete by August 10. Any
student with a balance over $5,000 will not be permitted to start courses until payment
or payment arrangements have been made.
Due to the recent developments, the College would like to be as flexible as possible in regard to the payment due date. We are working as swiftly as possible to make adjustments to the student accounts. We will accept payments up to August 24th without a late fee and then revert to our late policy.
If your student must withdraw for the semester due to a medical reason that is certified by a doctor and accepted by the provost, Tuition Refund Insurance will cover 75% of tuition and fees. Please see Optional Tuition Refund Insurance.
If your student must withdraw for the semester due to a medical reason that is certified by a doctor and accepted by the provost, Tuition Refund Insurance will cover 75% of tuition and fees
Optional Tuition Refund Insurance is available through DeWar Insurance. All students will be billed each semester for tuition refund insurance, unless the student is receiving tuition waiver. You may opt out of the plan by contacting [email protected]. Please be sure to include the student’s name and student ID number in your email.
Yes, the four-payment plan option is still available through Official Payments, our third-party vendor for payment plans. https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/business-office/paymentoptions.php
- If you want us to adjust your Official Payments payment plan you must email [email protected] by Aug. 15.
- We will make adjustments for room, board, and approved credited fees.
- Our goal is to have payment plans adjusted before the Aug. 20 payment date.
Need-based financial aid awards are calculated using direct costs and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) from the FAFSA. If you live at home or off campus your award may be adjusted due to a reduction in these costs. Direct costs include costs billed by the college such as tuition and fees, room and meals.
Financial aid offers may need to be adjusted, depending upon whether you are living on campus. Students will be emailed when this process is complete.
Supervisors of work-study positions will decide if work can be completed remotely and whether we can ensure that students are not working during class hours. Available work-study positions will be posted on JobX, and students will be paid bi-weekly as normal.
No, students will not be able to receive work-study funds if they are not working.
You should notify the College that you will be living off campus instead of living at home. Students in this situation may be able to borrow additional loan funds to cover off-campus housing and meal costs.
No, your merit scholarship will NOT be affected by changes to the cost of attendance.
You may email [email protected] to begin this process.
Yes! We will be happy to have you re-enroll at Washington College. We cannot guarantee, however, that you will be able to re-enroll in every Fall 2020 course for which you previously registered. You may have to choose alternative course from among those that are still open.
All Washington College students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (WC CGPA) of 2.5 while international students are required to meet a 2.0 WC CGPA to be eligible to renew their merit aid. Students who receive need-based aid must maintain a minimum Washington College cumulative GPA of 2.0 as well as have financial need as defined by the FAFSA.
Students who leave Washington College, had a minimum WC CGPA of 2.5 when they left, and do not attend another college will automatically be eligible for their merit aid upon return to the College. The Financial Aid Office will automatically review their file upon notification of their return to the College. Students who have received need-based aid in prior years will be reviewed upon receipt of the FAFSA for the academic year in which they return. Eligibility for need-based aid will be determined at that point.
Students who leave Washington College and attend another school will not be eligible
for their merit and/or need-based aid when they return to Washington College. Students
may appeal this policy, however, and should contact the financial aid office to begin
that appeal process.
Students who are not meeting the criteria of the required WC CGPA will not be eligible
for the respective aid upon their return. Students may appeal this policy, however,
if there is a relevant extenuating circumstance and should contact the financial aid
office to begin that appeal process.
Students with federal loans who withdraw from the College will be reported to the
National Student Loan Data System. A student is eligible for one grace period of 180
days. If the student has not returned to school within 180 days, the loans may be
subject to repayment. Students should check with their loan servicer for additional
information.
If a student withdraws from the College during a semester, the student will be responsible for all non-refundable amounts. When the student withdrawal results from a disciplinary action, the College makes no refund of any kind.
Tuition refunds or credits are allowed according to the following schedule:
- Withdrawal before classes begin: 100% refund
- During the first two weeks of classes: 75% refund
- During the third week of classes: 50% refund
- During the fourth week of classes: 25% refund
After the fourth week of classes there is no tuition refund. Fees are generally not refundable after the start date of the semester.
You can view your bill in Self-Service. Online adjustments will be made after August
1 by the Register and Residential Life and bills will re-run daily to adjust student
statements.
Payments and payment arrangements (payment plan) must be complete by August 10. Any
student with a balance over $5,000 will not be permitted to start courses until payment
or payment arrangements have been made.
Due to the recent developments, the College would like to be as flexible as possible in regard to the payment due date. We are working as swiftly as possible to make adjustments to the student accounts. We will accept payments up to August 24th without a late fee and then revert to our late policy.
If your student must withdraw for the semester due to a medical reason that is certified by a doctor and accepted by the provost, Tuition Refund Insurance will cover 75% of tuition and fees link to brochure Optional Tuition Refund Insurance.
Yes, the four-payment plan option is still available through Official Payments, our third-party vendor for payment plans: https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/business-office/paymentoptions.php
If your student must withdraw for the semester due to a medical reason that is certified by a doctor and accepted by the provost, Tuition Refund Insurance will cover 75% of tuition and fees
Optional Tuition Refund Insurance is available through DeWar Insurance. All students will be billed each semester for tuition refund insurance, unless the student is receiving tuition waiver. You may opt out of the plan by contacting [email protected]. Please be sure to include the student’s name and student ID number in your email.
Please contact Accounts Receivable [email protected] We answer emails in the order in which they are received.
You can also call Accounts Receivable: 410-810-7171
Students are required to be fulltime for all institutional aid received. Students receiving federal loans are required to be halftime (defined as 8 hours) while some Pell Grant recipients could be eligible with as little as one credit hour at a prorated amount. Private loans do not require fulltime enrollment.