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Clackamas Print Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Arts Culture Payment plans charge studen sounds; give up your hard earned money. Students will be able to pay in full what they owe to the college Tor all classes at the time of registration, either online or in person. One of the benefits of choosing the Pay Now option is dodging the $15 payment plan service fee that goes along with the Pay Later option. Students who choose to hold off on payments will be forced to pay a fee of $15 dollars to set up a payment plan, The payment plan will consist of three payments at the second, fourth and sixth week marks in the term. One-third of the total cost will be due at each of these times. If a student chooses not to pay at one of the aforementioned times, an addi tional $25 will be tacked on, just another way for the man to keep you down. Student Roland Fomatero Pay Now, Pay Later plan may disrupt some students ’plans Mark Foster The Clackamas Print For some, summer is a time to work and soak up some rays, but, for others, it’s just another time to get-caught up or ahead on school. Beginning June 22 school is back in session and students’ wal lets may be feeling a little bit lighter. Clackamas will be insti tuting a payment plan for students. Students will have two options as to how they will pay for school. The college will be implementing two different payment plans: Pay Now and Pay Later. Pay Now is exactly how it was not too happy with this new change. Fomatero said, “It sucks for students like me who usually have to pay the $50 late fee anyways and it will just put more of a finan cial burden on me. I use the term as time to work and get the money I need to pay for school.” Fomatero also expressed how this will affect his summer work schedule, forcing him to work more hours rather than being able to enjoy the summer. Other students, like Ben Outcalt, see the payment plans as a non-issue. Outcalt said, “It doesn’t bother me because I have the money to pay up front, but I can understand the problem and position it puts other students in.” ’ Many other students do not have the luxury of being able to pay up front. Due to budget cuts there were a wind turbine and solar pad minimal amount of campus to h ness energy] new classes added to the schedule. Two part of the building, financial literacy officials ho classes were added will help tod to the schedule. The on energy J class will meet four Fomatero] days a week for two rated on 1 hours and 50 min down on I utes. Even though costs hopiiJ the class meets so some of the] many times for long saved coil periods of time each towards finl week, this class is and helping] only worth one cred it. This class will stay away M Roland ment plans.] help people make Fomatero Most oft] informed decisions student being done] concerning their campus oJ funds and financial investments. summer will eral maintej As for new con struction around the college, there help get the school ready] will be none aside from adding a fall term. “It sucks for stu dents like me who usually have to pay the $50 late fee anyways. ” Poll: Pay Now, Pay Lati What do you think of the new 1 Now, Pay Later” tuition payment pk Garrett Sc/ine “It’s kind of annoying I guess. It’s not very coJ nient. Not everybody« the money to pay at tN right time.” I New skills can make you more competitive. Enroll in Linfield College Adult Degree Program. Earn your bachelor’s degree online and on your schedule. We offer degrees online and through evening classes. Our tuition is comparable to the state universities, and summer classes are just around the corner, so don’t wait — contact Linfield today. Complete your bachelor’s degree in: Accounting * Management * Nursing (Online RN to BSN) * Social £ Behavioral Sciences * Business Information Systems* * Arts £ Humanities* * international Business Summer classes begin lune 15th. Call Ryan Madden, Advisor 5O3w4«3"7i66 or email rmadden&linfield.edu Brian Baldwin “For those who do not have financial aid and are tight on money, it’s good to have a payment plan. But a $15 charge, while it seems minute and small, like the $5-per-credit increase, it adds up in the end.” Katie Berna “I think it’s a good idea that whole payment pJ thing. But I don’t agre] •¡t weekend classes required. LINFIELD MMMU ft. ft W ft ft. MHMMI B n MF Adult Degree Program be. do. have. more. Enroll now at Hnfieid.edu/dce with the charging $15 extra just for the payml plan. Some college stJ dents don’t seem to haj the money, especially il they have to use that pl - it shows they don’t ha the money.”” Clackamas Print The Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 503-657-6958, ext. 2309 A d M anager : Meredith James Editor in Chief: Lydia Emily Bashaw Web and Graphics Editor: Kayla Berge S taff W riters / P hotographers : News Editor: JohoHurlburt Dale Balbi, Jessica Foster, A&C Editor: Abigail Neet Mark Foster, Brad Heineke, Feature Editor: Nick Komafel Jaycob Izso, Michelle Newby, Sports Editor: Kayla Calloway Lisa Sellars, Greg Stoltz, Mark Photo Editor: John Shdfelt Sunderland, John Petty Photo Editor: Robert Crawford G oals : The Clackamas Prints P roduction A ssistants : Kelsey Schneider, Sean Huggins to report the news in an honest unbiased, professional manner. 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