Oct 15, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog-Handbook 2014-2015 
    
Undergraduate Catalog-Handbook 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Financial Information



Student Billing and Payment 

MCCN reserves the right to make changes in costs for an upcoming semester by publishing the new rates for tuition, general fees, and room at least three months in advance of the effective date. Changes in other fees, charges or policies may be made by announcement one month in advance of the effective date.

A student’s Course and Fee Statement (including approved or pending financial aid awards) is available via CARMELink (Student tab > Business Office and Account Information > Course and Fee Statement > click on “Generate my Course and Fee Statement” > click on “View my Course and Fee Statement).

Students receiving financial aid may deduct the amount of the aid from their semester tuition bill until monies are received if the financial aid has been approved. Students with unpaid balances by this date and with no approved payment plan will be considered to have withdrawn and enrollment may be canceled.

Consideration is given to each student’s financial circumstances. The College recognizes that financial crises do occur, and during extraordinary situations can make special financial arrangements for payment of tuition and fees. Students with financial questions should contact the Director of Business Affairs to discuss special arrangements.

Tuition Due Dates:  Payment of tuition and fees is due 7 calendar days prior to the start of each semester unless a payment plan has been pre-approved by the Business Office. The Balance Due Date is depicted on the student’s Course and Fee Statement for each semester.

College Payment Plan

A payment plan, administered through the Business Office, is available for any student. The payment plan allows the student or responsible party the convenience of distributing the tuition and fee expenses over a number of months. Tuition and fees for one semester or the entire academic year can be included in a payment plan. Pending financial aid is taken into consideration when calculating monthly payments.

Contact the Business Office (614-234-2230 or 614-234-2266) to schedule an appointment for questions about the College payment plan.

Payment Methods

Three payment methods are available:

  1. Check or money order payable to Mount Carmel College of Nursing (include on the check or money order the student’s name and student ID number). Mailing address:

Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Business Office
127 S. Davis Ave.
Columbus, OH 43222-1504

  1. Payment can be made in person at the MCCN Business Office, first floor of the Center for Learning and Education (Rm 104). Hours are 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The office will accept check, money order, or cash payments. Credit card payments are accepted online only.
  2. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card or electronic check online through the student’s CARMELink account (Student tab > Business Office and Account Information > Pay Using CashNet > click on the “Go to CashNet” link). CashNet accepts American Express, Discover Card, and MasterCard; a merchant processing fee of 2.75% is assessed on every credit card payment. There is no processing fee for electronic check (ACH) payments.

Any student with an account balance due as of the first day of the semester will be placed on Business Office “hold” unless satisfactory payment arrangements have been made previously with the Business Office. Any student with a Business Office “hold” cannot register for classes or view final course grades via CARMELink. The “hold” is not removed until satisfactory arrangements are made with the Business Office. This may result in the student being closed out of a specific course or section. For Second Degree Accelerated Program students, this may result in the student being withdrawn from the program.

Satisfactory payment arrangements are defined as:

  1. Payment for balance received in full;
  2. Payment plan agreement signed and monthly payments received as agreed; or
  3. Financial aid approved by the Financial Aid Office but still pending.

Students who have additional questions or who would like to schedule an appointment should contact the Business Office (614-234-2230, ksmith@mccn.edu or 614-234-2266, ssoble@mccn.edu).

Late Fees

At the time a student registers for classes the student agrees to assume financial responsibility for any charges and/or fees as posted to his/her student account. This financial obligation is legally binding whether the student accesses the electronic billing information on CARMELink or the account is being paid by the student or by another person.

A $150.00 late fee is charged to a student who fails to pay the projected account balance or who does not have a Business Office approved payment plan by the due date on the Course and Fee Statement (late fees are not applicable to Second Degree Accelerated Program students). To determine the projected account balance, deduct the approved financial aid for the semester from the account statement balance. Payments must be received by the Business Office by the due date indicated on the Course and Fee Statement in order to avoid the late fee. A postmark prior to the due date is not sufficient.

If an account must be sent to collection or litigation due to nonpayment of the outstanding balance, Mount Carmel reserves the right to recover all costs involved with the collection and/or litigation of delinquent accounts. Mount Carmel College of Nursing is a non-profit institution of higher learning. As such, student receivable accounts are considered to be educational loans offered for the sole purpose of financing an education and are not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings.

Institutional Refund Policy

Mount Carmel College of Nursing tuition and fees refunds for students receiving federal aid will be made according to federal guidelines. 

  Semester Course     Term or SDAP Course*
100% refund: on or before 1st Friday   100% refund: on or before 1st Friday
50% refund: through 4th Friday   50% refund: through 2nd Friday
No refund: after 4th Friday   No refund: after 2nd Friday
 

*Refund from second term classes will be calculated beginning with the start date of the second term.

Students receiving federal and state aid will be subject to federal and state program refund policies before any refund is made to the student. Institutional financial (Memorial Loan, Schell Loan, and other Mount Carmel loan programs; scholarships are excluded from this policy) will be subject to the federal refund calculation for students who withdraw, are dismissed, or take a Leave of Absence (LOA) prior to completing 60% of the semester term. Federal refund calculation includes prescribed methods of returning federal and state aid to those programs. Samples of refund calculations are available upon request from the Financial Aid Office.

Account Balances

Funds are credited to the student’s account as they are received from various sources. Once a student’s account has been credited with financial aid funds and shows a credit balance, the College will refund the credit amount to be used for other educational expenses. If the College receives traditional program student funds late Fall Semester after Spring Semester billing, the funds may be carried over to Spring Semester. If the College receives Second Degree Accelerated Program funds late Spring Semester after Fall billing, the funds may be carried over to Fall Semester.

Refunds may be deposited directly in a student’s bank account if the student enrolls in the electronic refund option in the CashNet portion of the Business Office and Account Information section of CARMELink. No federal funds will be carried over from one academic year to the next. Refunds for credit balances due receipt of a Parent Plus Loan will be refunded to the parent whose name is on the loan. A check will be mailed, certified, to the parent.

Refund Disbursement

Funds are credited to the student’s account as they are received from various sources. Once a student’s account has been credited with financial aid funds and shows a credit balance, the College will refund the credit amount to the student within two weeks – to be used for other educational expenses. If the College receives funds in late Fall Semester after Spring Semester billing, the funds may be carried over to Spring Semester. No federal funds will be carried over from one academic year to the next. Students may enroll in electronic refund deposits online through CARMELink. 

Resident Apartment Leases

Student resident apartments are available with 10-month or 12-month rental agreements. Current rates can be found here  . Apartment rentals are billed at the beginning of each semester as follows:

Fall Semester: (August 1—December 31); rent is due before August 31

Spring Semester: (January 1—May 31); rent is due before January 31

Summer Session: (June 1—July 31); rent is due before June 30

Payment plans are available and must be approved prior to the start of the semester or session.

Resident Apartment Refund Policy

The 10- or 12-month rental agreements are binding and non-refundable, with the following exceptions:

  • Student withdraws from the College
  • Student is dismissed from the College
  • Student is granted a Leave of Absence

Financial Aid Information

Mount Carmel College of Nursing is committed to helping you realize your dream of becoming a professional healthcare practitioner. There are many things to consider when selecting a college and one of the most important factors to consider is the financial investment of a college education. For information regarding financial aid, please go to http://www.mccn.edu/tuition-and-financial-aid/financial-aid/welcome.