Frequently Asked Questions

Any MCC credit student in good financial standing may use the payment plan for a $35 sign-up fee. There are also a variety of plans available to students with a past due balance. See Financial Responsibilities/Past Due Accounts.

There is no minimum number of credit hours, however there is a minimum balance requirement: the amount charged for tuition for one credit hour at the in-district rate.

How to enroll on the payment plan:

1. Go to myMCCKC and sign into your account.
2. Select Student Center Home.
3. Scroll down to the Finances section; under My Account, click on the Payment Plan Sign-up link.
4. When the payment center opens on the Payment Plans tab, click on Enroll Now.
5. Select the correct term.
6. Follow the directed steps on the screen to complete the sign up process.

A non-refundable per semester sign-up fee must be paid to sign up for the plan. The plan divides your balance into installments and schedules automatic payments.

If you sign up after the first installment date, you will pay the sign-up fee plus any missed installments. Each time you sign up for a new plan, including switching between available plans within a term, you will be charged a sign-up fee.

The payment for your monthly installments will be automatically processed according to the following schedules:

Summer: One plan available, two installments

• 2-Payment Plan - Payments on May 15, June 15
  
  

Fall: Three plans available, two, three or four installments

• 2-Payment Plan - First payment at sign-up, 2nd on Oct. 15
• 3-Payment Plan - Payments on July 15, Sept. 15, Oct. 15
• 4-Payment Plan - Payments on July 15, Aug. 15, Sept. 15, Oct. 15
  
  

Spring: Three plans available, two, three or four installments

• 2-Payment Plan - First payment at sign-up, 2nd on March 15
• 3-Payment Plan - Payments on Dec. 15, Feb. 15, March 15
• 4-Payment Plan - Payments on Dec. 15, Jan. 15, Feb. 15, March 15

No.

You may authorize a parent, relative, company or any other designated person to view, set up a payment plan and/or pay a student bill.

More than one person can be given authorization and each will receive access information by email. You and the authorized person(s) can see only the payment details they personally enter and save.

See Authorize Someone Else to Pay.

When signing up for the payment plan, you agree to have the funds automatically debited from the account you choose on the assigned due dates. The following are the choices for automatic payments:

Automatic withdrawal from your bank account (ACH)

ACH payments are payments you authorized MCC to process directly with your financial institution. It is a bank-to-bank transfer of funds you pre-approved to pay for your expenses at Metropolitan Community College.

Payments may be made from either your checking or savings account. Credit card promotional checks are not accepted.

Credit/debit card option

Your monthly payment is automatically charged to the credit card or debit card you designate. MCC accepts MasterCard, VISA or Discover.

Please see your local campus student services office.

1. Go to myMCCKC, and sign into your account.
2. Select Student Center Home.
3. Scroll down to the Finances section; under My Account, click on the Payment Plan Sign-up link.
4. When the payment center opens on the Payment Plans page, find the payment plan agreement you want to view:
5. The current term plan will be displayed; click View Agreement; print agreement if desired.
6. Click on the Plan History tab to find agreements from previous terms; locate the desired plan in the list, click on the Action icon next to the plan and select View Agreement and/or Print Agreement.

Yes. You must sign up at least two weeks before the final installment due date for that semester (see installment due dates above).

You will receive an email to your MCC student email account notifying you of the failed payment. If you do not resolve the issue in a timely manner and the payment fails several more times, you will be charged a $20 late fee seven days after the first attempt.

A late fee will continue to be charged every month the payment is late.

The payment plan was developed to help students manage tuition and fee payments. You are expected to pay on time. This is a bill you must pay, just like rent, utilities, car payments, etc.

You can specify a different credit/debit card or bank account to use for your pay plan automatic payments any time before the payment due date, as follows:

1. Go to myMCCKC and sign into your account.
2. Select Student Center Home.
3. Scroll to the section labeled Finances; under My Account, click on the Payment Plan Sign-up link.
4. When the payment center opens on the Payment Plans tab, you will see the plan you are currently enrolled in.
5. If you are changing your plan's payment method to a card you have not previously entered as a payment method, you must create a payment method for that card first. If the payment method you want to switch your plan to is already in the system, go to Step 7.
6. To create a new payment method, click on the My Profile tab at the top right hand corner and select Payment Profile. When the My Profile page opens:
7. Under Add New Payment Method, select the desired payment type from the drop-down, either Electronic Check (checking/savings) or Credit or Debit card.
8. Enter the required Card Number and/or Account and Billing information by following the directed steps on the screen to complete the process.
9. After saving the new payment method, you will be returned to the My Profile page. Your new method will be listed under Saved Payment Methods.
10. To change your plan's payment method, do the following:
11. To update the payment method for all future installments, click Update all Methods; when the Update Payment Method window opens, select the desired payment method from the drop-down list and click Save.
12. To update the payment method for a single installment, click the Action icon on the installment line; when the Edit Scheduled Payment page opens, select the desired payment method from the drop-down list and click Save.
13. After saving your change, you will be returned to the Payment Plans page; confirm that the Method listed for each installment reflects the change that you just made.
14. After changing the plan's payment method, you can delete the payment method previously used if desired, as follows:
15. Click on the My Profile tab at the top right hand corner and select Payment Profile.
16. When the My Profile page opens, find the Saved Payment Method you want to delete.
17. Click the Action icon for that payment method, and select Delete.
18. When the User Profile box appears asking if you want to remove your specified profile permanently, click OK.
19. You will receive confirmation that the selected payment method has been removed.

The payment plan fee is not refundable. It pays for the services provided by MCC upfront to process your enrollment in classes and in the payment plan.

You are expected to pay for your classes when you enroll in them. If financial aid is not awarded when you enroll, you are responsible for paying in full or signing up for the payment plan.

If you receive financial aid later, after you have already paid one or more installments, you will be reimbursed for any funds for which you are eligible.

The 1098-T is a tax form that colleges and universities are required to furnish the student to assist them in determining their eligibility for the Hope,

American Opportunity and Lifetime Learning Credits or the Tuition and Fees Deduction. See IRS website, Tax Benefits for Education: Information center for more details.

MCC's TIN is 430813703. This number is included on Form 1098-T in the box labeled FILER'S Federal identification number.

The 1098-T forms will be mailed no later than January 31 to all students who have had qualified tuition and fee activity during the prior calendar year.

1098-T forms are sent to the mailing address MCC has on file for each student.

You can update your address online in your student center through myMCCKC at my.mcckc.edu.

Institutions are not required to send a 1098-T to a student.

• Who is a nonresident alien
• Who is only enrolled in noncredit courses
• Whose qualified tuition and fees are waived
• Whose qualified tuition and fees are paid by a formal billing arrangement

Qualified tuition and fees are tuition and fees a student must pay to be enrolled in an eligible educational institution. Qualified education expenses do not include amounts paid for:

• Room and board, insurance, medical expenses (including student health fees), transportation, or other similar personal living or family expenses.
• Course related books, supplies, equipment and non academic activities, except for fees required to be paid to the institution as a condition of enrollment or attendance.
• Any course or other educational expense involving sports, games or hobbies unless the course or other education is part of the student's degree program.

The American Opportunity Tax Credit has expanded the definition of qualified expenses to include expenditures for 'required course materials'. See American Opportunity Credit on the IRS.Gov website for greater detail.

Keep it for your records. You are not required to attach it to your tax return since MCC furnishes a copy to the IRS. The information on the 1098-T will help you determine if you can claim an education credit or a tuition deduction.

Yes. You can print your 1098-T online in your Student Center through myMCCKC at my.mcckc.edu. Go to Student Center > Finances > Other Financial > 1098-T Detail.

Yes. This is available in your student center through myMCCKC at my.mcckc.edu. Go to Student Center > Finances > My Account > View Student Account Report.

You may also obtain a copy from a campus business office or call the MCC 1098-T Hotline 816.604.1508.

Call the MCC 1098-T Hotline 816.604.1508 and leave a message, clearly enunciating your name and student id as well as your question or issue.

Questions concerning the tax credits and tuition deduction may be directed to your tax advisor or your local IRS office. More detailed information is also available at the following websites

• irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8863.pdf
• irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p970.pdf
• irs.gov/taxtopics/

You are responsible for officially dropping yourself from classes you do not plan to attend. If anticipated financial aid or a hold has been placed on your account, your classes will not automatically drop for non-payment.

It is your responsibility to officially drop yourself from class as soon as you plan to not continue. The cost of tuition is adjusted per the drop percent for that particular week. See the MCC refund policy and schedule.

It is your responsibility to officially drop yourself from class as soon as you plan to not continue. The cost of tuition is adjusted per the drop percent for that particular week. See the MCC refund policy and schedule.

If you never attended and had anticipated financial aid, you must go to class to be eligible to receive financial aid funds. If you are a federal student aid recipient, you must attend all classes in which you are enrolled.

If you stop attending all of the classes before completing 60% of the semester, money is owed back to the financial aid program.

You are responsible for one half (50%) of the cost of each class you drop during this period, regardless of whether or not you attended the class. If you paid 100% of the cost, 50% will be returned to you.

You are responsible for officially withdrawing yourself from any classes you do not plan to attend. If anticipated financial aid or a hold has been placed on your account, your classes will not automatically drop for non-payment.