Fall 2024 > Financial Policies and Information > Tuition Payment

Tuition Payment

Tuition for the program selected is due by the start of the semester or trimester. New students with retail installment contracts (RICS) are required to make their first payment by the first day of the term unless alternative arrangements have been made with the Student Financial Services department.

Payments may be made with credit card, debit card, wire transfer, check, or money order made payable to West Coast University. Payments may be automatically debited from a valid pre-authorized credit card, submitted electronically each month on our secure student portal, or presented in person to the Student Account Specialist in the Student Financial Services department during regular office hours.

Past due payments may result in the placement of registration, class schedule or book voucher holds. In addition, students that are 30 days or more past due by the end of the add drop period will not be allowed to continue and will be dismissed from the University. Students facing unexpected or extraordinary events may appeal the
financial dismissal by submitting an appeal request to the Student Account Specialists. Students are encouraged to submit their appeal at least two weeks prior to the end of the delinquent term.

Note, students must be current on all payments to be admitted into their final term. Also, students that become delinquent during their final term may be held from class and not permitted to graduate.

Students who have been dismissed for financial reasons will be required to pay past-due balances in full as well as the first payment due for the upcoming semester/trimester in order to re-enroll.

Note: The University reserves the right to refuse payments from unverifiable sources. Gift cards will not be accepted in amounts greater than $1,000 per term, either singularly or in combination with other gift cards.

Veterans Entitled to Educational Assistance under Chapter 31 and Chapter 33

West Coast University permits any covered individual* to attend and participate in program-required courses beginning on the date the individual provides the campus Financial Aid Office a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under Chapter 31 or 33 and ending on the earlier of the following dates:

1. The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution.  
2. 90 days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.  

WCU will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual's inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under Chapter 31 or 33.  

Note that this policy applies to the portion of tuition and fees expected to be paid for the term under Chapter 31 or 33.  Covered individuals whose educational assistance eligibility under Chapter 31 or 33 is less than the full amount billed for tuition and required fees each term may be required to remit payment or make other satisfactory arrangements to pay the difference between the amount of the student's financial obligation and the amount of the expected VA education benefit disbursement.  

*For purposes of this disclosure, a covered individual is any enrolled student who is entitled to educational assistance under Chapter 31, Veteran Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or Chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill^®  benefits.