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.
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“For those who do not
have financial aid and are
tight on money, it’s good
to have a payment plan.
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seems minute and small,
like the $5-per-credit
increase, it adds up in the
end.”
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