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2 NEWS The college may owe you money LATE AND DEFERRED PAYMENT FEES CANNOT BE PAID WITH FINANCIAL AID B Y Z A C H W H IT L E Y M A N A G IN G E D IT O R The . college . is refunding nearly charges are not allowable charges and $50,000 in institutional fees to therefore cannot be paid with Title IV hundreds of students. funds.” In December of 2019, the college Specifically at CCC, the ones that learned from the Department of affect students are the late payment Education that certain types of fees fees and deferred payment fees. • should not be covered by financial These fees are mostly from failing to aid funds. As a result, Clackamas pay balances by a specific date, but Community College is . refunding can also be from choosing a deferred these fees from the 2017-2018 and payment plan. 2018-2019 academic years. The. college is also undergoing a Jennifer Anderson, associate dean routine audit - the first in roughly of Enrollment and Student Services, 20 years - to look at how it handles said college employees learned student financial aid, Anderson said. they should not be using, financial “ It’s just our tim e,” said Anderson. aid to cover students’ late, fees at a “W e’re in the middle of it. It’s not December financial aid conference in , public.” Reno, Nev. “ The way I frame it for myself is like a change in the tax code, right?” ’ -saidc Anderson,: ^“ Like this , year, 5 something^ allowable to write off and J next year, something has changed. ” Students have been receiving letters from the college thàt they will receive refunds. According to Anderson, the college will refund approximately $48,000 to 651 students, with the range o f refunds being from $30 to $420 per student. £ For the 2017-2018 academic year, the college refunded an average Of $70 to 231 studént^X$i6,i7o), and in the^ 2018-2019 year, $71 to 453 students# ($32,163). For students who have graduated, the school will use students’ last known addresses to refund this money. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators states Right: This letter is an example of on its website, “ late fees, penalty what students received from the fees, finance charges, and overtime college this winter. “The way I frame it for myself is like a change in the tax code” — Anderson EST. 1966 C L A C K A M A S C O M M U N IT Y CO LLE G E ON THE COVER: J L Clackamas Community College 19600 Molalla Avenue I O regon City, OR 197045-7998 503-594-60001 www.cl3ckamas.edu É du ca tion T h at W o rks January 2020 Dear Student, In reviewing of our process for charging fees (deferred payment fee and/or non- payment fee) for the 2017-18 and/or 2018-19 academic years, we have determined that you should receive a refund. These fees were charged to you and deducted from your financial aid during the time period listed above. Enclosed is a check in the amount we determined should be refunded to you. Sincerely, The Office o f Financial Aid and Scholarships FAQ’s v .Q: Why am I receiving a refünd? A: We reviewed our process for allocating fees and determined that you should receive a refund of the fees. Q: Why didn’t I received a refund for ail of the deferred payment fees and/or non- payment fees I was charged? A: CCC is only refunding charges for those students whose financial aid file was complete (all documents received) before the fees were assessed. Q: Why did this happen? A: As part of our continual improvement process, we aré always evaluating what is in the best interest of the students. Q: Why did we only review 2017-18 and 2018-19? A: Only the last two years were identified as the review time frame. Ediior-in-Chief Jonathan Villagomez chiefed@clackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Jared Preble aced@dackamas.edu Associate Sports Editor Riley Buerk sportsed@clackamas.edu Web Editor Paige Dean webeditor@clackamas.edu M anaging Editor Zach Whitley maned@clackamas.edu News Editor Laura Canida newsed@dackamas.edu Copy Editor Victoria Drews copyed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor Jordy Villagomez photoed@dadcamas.edu Sports Editor Lexi Shull sportsed@dackamas.edu Advertising Manager Jacob Thompson admgr@clackamas.edu Staff W riters/Designers Andrew Griffin, Jake Kaiser, Sophie Larsson, Kyler Fleming, Olivia Lynch, Nick Schwada, Kai Tinker, Rebekah Thompson, Lauren Kinney, Zach Murray The Clackamas P rint aims to report news in an honest, unbiased and professional m anner. Content published by The P rin t is n ot screened or subject to censorship. The Clackamas P rint is fre e, but please take only one copy. A ny person rem oving The Clackamas P rint In bulk w ill b e prosecuted to th e fu ll extent o f the law. CCC sophomore Jason Shaner wins the 1331b bracket at the NJCAA championship.in Council M u ff» hwatoaM frchrA Photos byTsasis Whittaker? sorer design by Jonathan Villagomez. Adviser Melissa Jones melissaj@clackamas.edu 1 March 11, 2020
