CONTROLLER’S OFFICE

CONTACT PERSON
Controller: Kent Kinyon, BA
e-mail: controllersoffice@lcsc.edu   
Office: ADM 103Phone: 792-2202 Fax: 792-2174
Web: http://www.lcsc.edu/controllersOffice 

OVERVIEW
The Controller’s Office is the business and accounting Office for LCSC and is responsible for receiving and expending funds for the College. Our goal is to provide information and services needed to facilitate the financial process for our students, faculty and staff.

FEES, TUITION AND OTHER CHARGES
Any person attending a class must be a registered student. By registering for classes, a student incurs a legal obligation to pay tuition and fees. Regardless of whether a student pays tuition and fees with cash, personal check, credit card, financial aid or by some other means, it is the student’s responsibility to satisfy this financial obligation by the payment due date established by the Institution. This debt may be canceled only if the student officially withdraws from the college on or before the fifth official day of the semester. If a student terminates on or after the first official day of the semester, the Institution’s refund policy applies. (See Refund of Tuition and Fees.)

Fees listed below are for the 2006-2007 academic year only and are subject to change thereafter as directed by the Idaho State Board of Education. For fee-paying purposes, full-time status is defined as 8 or more credit hours per semester. Please contact the Controller’s Office for the most current information. For residence hall/campus housing costs, see the Residence Life section.

TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULE2007-2008 Tuition and Fees Schedule COURSE FEES
Many classes have additional course fees such as lab fees, program fees, internet fees, and other course fees. Course fees are subject to change without prior notification. Students enrolling in classes with course fees must pay these fees. Course fees are subject to the same payment due dates established by the Institution for tuition and fees. If course fees are incurred as a result of adding class(es), the additional course fees are due and payable at the same time the classes are added. Course fees are listed when viewing “search for section” on WarriorWeb. Please contact the Controller’s Office for the most current information.

FEES FOR EMPLOYEES, SPOUSES AND IDAHO SENIOR CITIZENS
Full-time college employees, spouses of full-time employees and Idaho senior citizens may be eligible for reduced fees under certain conditions. Contact the Human Resources Office for information. A senior citizen must be an Idaho resident and at least 60 years of age on or before the first official day of the semester to qualify for the Senior Citizen rate.

Registration Term Fee $20 per semester
Registration Fee $5 per credit hour (plus all applicable course fees)

LATE FEES
Fall and Spring registration fees, tuition, housing, meals and health insurance as well as other fees are due on or before the fifth day of the semester. Late fees will be assessed to accounts that are not paid in full or don’t have a signed payment plan contract beginning on the sixth day of the semester. Late fees are calculated from the start of the semester – not when a particular class begins. Late fees will be assessed per semester as follows:

Day 1 - 5 no late fee
Day 6 – 10 $50 late fee
Day 11 – 30 $100 late fee
Day 31 and thereafter $250 late fee

Note: Although health insurance waivers can be submitted through the tenth day of the semester, accounts with an outstanding balance, without a payment plan (this could be the health insurance premium not waived) will be assessed late fees beginning the sixth day of the semester.

Summer registration fees are due on the first day of the first summer session for which the student enrolls. Late fees will be assessed to accounts that are not paid in full or don’t have a signed payment plan, beginning on the second day of the session. Late fees will be assessed as follows:
Day 1 no late fee
Day 2 and thereafter $25 late fee

MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES (2006-2007)
Fees listed are subject to change without prior notice. Please contact the Controller’s Office, the Office of Admission/Registrar, or the respective divisions for the most current information.

Application for Admission Fee .................................................$35 International Application for Admission Fee .......................,,......$45
Petition Fee .........................................................................$5
Credit by Exam (Challenge) Fee ......................$35 plus $5 per credit
Course Fees ....................................................................Varies Transcript Fee.......................................................................$7
Annual Parking Permit .................$45 in red zones, $25 in blue zones
Parking/Traffic Violations ............................... ............$10 or more Graduation Fee (nonrefundable) ..............................................$35
Graduation Cap and Gown ..................(Contact the LCSC Bookstore)
Payment Plan Administrative Service Fee ...............................$5-15
Late Fees ...................................................................$10-$250 Returned Check Fee .............................................................$20 Applied Music Instruction ...............(Contact the Humanities Division)
Teacher Education Fees ..................(Contact the Education Division)
Nursing Fee ..........(Contact the Nursing and Health Sciences Division)

MANDATORY HEALTH INSURANCE
The State of Idaho has mandated that all full-time fee paying students (8 or more credits) must be covered by health insurance. The LCSC health insurance premium will be added to the student’s registration fees and is due at the time of fee payment. Students must maintain enrollment in at least 8 credits and actively attend college for 30 days to retain eligibility for the LCSC health insurance.

Students may elect to add dependents or increase coverage by completing an enrollment form and submitting payment on or before the tenth day of the semester.

Students who are covered by a comparable, or better, health insurance policy may waive the LCSC health insurance policy by submitting a waiver through WarriorWeb. Waivers can be submitted for the upcoming fall/spring semester during advance registration. Waivers must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the tenth day of the semester.

For more information on insurance coverage, adding dependents, increasing coverage or to submit a waiver, please visit Student Health Services or their web site at: www.lcsc.edu/osl

PAYMENT PLANS
It is the policy of the institution that all registration, housing and meal service fees are due on or before the fifth official day of the Fall and Spring semester. However, the institution recognizes that financial emergencies may make it difficult for a student to tender payment in full by the fifth day of the semester. Therefore, students who have no delinquent accounts with the college and have not defaulted on any previous financial obligations incurred at the college are given special consideration and may be permitted to make payment arrangements for payment of fees. The payment plan requires a 40% down payment. Students allowed to make fee payment arrangements will be required to sign a formal promissory note and will be assessed an administrative service charge based upon the dollar amount of the payment plan. The balance will generally be due in two equal installments as specifi ed on the promissory note.

SPONSORED STUDENTS
The institution allows certain third parties, via written authorization, to provide financial assistance for Specificed students. Most governmental entities and some employers are eligible for this service. Students’ initial contact will be directly with the third party. More information is available in the Controller’s Office.

RETURNED CHECKS
A fee of $20.00 will be assessed on returned checks. A student who presents a check to avoid late fees that subsequently is returned by the bank upon which it is drawn will be assessed late payment fees as if he or she had failed to submit payment on a timely basis.

FINANCIAL AID RELEASE
Financial aid is first applied to student accounts approximately 2 weeks before the fall or spring semester for students who have returned their award letters along with any other required documents, and are registered for the appropriate number of credits. If financial aid awarded exceeds the amount of charges, a residual check will be prepared. Residual checks and scholarship assistance will not be released prior to the first business day before the official start date of the semester. Checks will be released according to an alphabetical schedule based upon last name. Financial aid and residual checks will continue to be processed on a weekly basis throughout the semester.

Financial Aid for summer semester requires verification of attendance to be submitted to the Financial Aid Office; in addition to signed award letters and any other required documents. After attendance verification has been received, financial aid awards may be posted to student accounts. If the financial aid awards exceed the amount of charges, residual checks will be processed weekly.

Residual checks are released by the Controller’s Office and photo identification is required. For information regarding residual check availability, please contact the Controller’s Office.

REFUND OF TUITION AND FEES
The refund policy is subject to change without prior notice. Refunds are based on a 16-week semester, contingent upon payment in full of registration, tuition and fees. Upon completion of the institutional withdrawal process, students are entitled to a refund of registration, tuition and fees as established by the institution and federal regulations regarding Title IV federal financial aid. Failure to initiate and/or complete the institutional withdrawal process will result in zero refund.

TOTAL WITHDRAWAL FROM ALL SEMESTER COURSES:
Notifications of withdrawal and requests for refunds must be in writing. Refunds are processed upon the completion of the withdrawal process. Please see the withdrawal information located in the Admission/Registrar section of the catalog for procedural details. Federal financial aid recipients ‘earn’ their aid as the semester progresses. When a federal aid recipient withdraws, a pro rata schedule is used to determine the amount of funds the student has earned at the time of withdrawal. Students who do not earn any credits and do not withdraw, may have their earned aid calculation based on the mid-point of the semester, or the last date of an academically related activity in which the student participated and the school can verify.

Federal regulations regarding Title IV federal financial aid take precedence over institutional policy for refunds to recipients of Title IV financial aid. If Title IV funds are involved and a student fails to withdraw from college, and fails to complete any credits, the student will be responsible to pay LCSC, within 30 days, the amount returned by LCSC under the Return of Title IV Funds federal regulations.

REFUND SCHEDULE:
When withdrawal is completed on or before the fifth day of the semester, 100% of the registration and tuition fees will be refunded.

If withdrawal is completed after the semester has begun, the following schedule applies:

• The Overload Fee will be refunded as follows, less an administrative fee of 5%:

DAY	REFUND
1-5	100%
6 - 10	50%
11 and thereafter	0%

• All refunds will be less an administrative fee equal to 5% of registration fees and tuition or $100, whichever is less.
• Admission fees and application fees are not refundable.
• Course fees, program fees and laboratory fees are refundable within the first ten (10) business days of each semester. On day eleven (11) and thereafter, course fees, program fees and laboratory fees are not refundable.
• Refunds of less than $10.00 will not be processed unless federal financial aid funds are involved.
• If tuition and fees are paid by credit card, refunds will be applied back to the credit card.

Order of Refund Distribution:
For students who have NOT received federal financial aid, refunds are distributed to the appropriate party in the following priorty order:

1. Sponsored funding, if applicable

2. Scholarship(s), if applicable

3. Student

For recipients of federal financial aid, refunds are distributed in the following order based upon Return of Title IV Funds regulations:

1. Unsubsidized FFEL/Direct Stafford Loan

2. Subsidized FFEL/Direct Stafford Loan

3. Federal Perkins Loan

4. FFEL/Direct PLUS Loan

5. Federal Pell Grant

6. Federal SEOG

7. Other Student Title IV Aid Programs

8. Sponsored Funding, if applicable

9. Scholarship(s), if applicable

10. Student

Students who withdraw from school, and whose financial aid disbursements exceed the amount of Title IV aid earned during their enrollment period, may be required to repay a portion of their Title IV financial aid. Please contact the Controller’s Office for important information.

WITHDRAWAL FROM ONE OR MORE COURSES:
notifications of withdrawal and requests for refunds must be in writing. Refunds are processed upon the completion of the withdrawal process. Please see the withdrawal information located in the policy section of the catalog.

Refund Schedule: The above referenced refund schedule is applicable for all refunds processed as a result of withdrawing from one or more courses.

Order of Refund Distribution: Refunds will be distributed in the order noted below based upon the number of remaining credits after the withdrawal has been processed.

Remaining credits equal 6 or more: Refunds are distributed in the following order:

1. Sponsored funding, if applicable

2. Student

Remaining credits equal 5 or less: Refunds are distributed in the following order:

1. Sponsored funding, if applicable

2. Title IV Financial Aid, if applicable

3. Scholarship(s), if applicable

4. Student

Please contact the Controller’s Office to discuss the financial ramifications of withdrawing from courses or the college.

DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS
Privileges generally granted to students, including the receipt of transcripts and diplomas, are not available to students who are delinquent in the payment of any financial obligation to the college. When financial obligations are not paid in full by the due date, or satisfactory arrangements for payment have not been made with the Controller, or his/her designee, students may not be allowed to remain in class and will not be allowed to register for ensuing classes. Delinquent accounts are referred to a commercial collection agency. In addition to any balances owed to the college, students are responsible for the costs of collection, including interest, penalties, collection agency fees, court costs and attorney fees.