• Paying for college brochure (PDF)

Payment deadlines for spring, summer and fall

Unpaid registrations will be cancelled after the payment deadline

• SPRING 2025 FINAL PAY DATE
  PAYMENT IS DUE BY January 21, 2025.
  Unpaid late registration schedules will be cancelled after this date. To avoid cancellation of classes, all tuition and fees must be paid in full, completely covered by financial aid by the due date, or have an installment payment plan in place.

Payment in full

Payment of tuition and fees may be made in full online via mySSC, at the cashier’s window, by mail or deposited in the payment drop box on the third floor of the Student Services Building or in the drop box on the first floor at the security office.

Fees may be paid with cash, check, money order, debit card, Visa/MasterCard/Discover card. Please do not send cash in the mail or drop box. If you are paying by mail, enclose the payment form with your payment, please note mailing payments via the mail can cause a delay in payments being processed in a timely manner. The amount of your bill is printed at the bottom of the registration confirmation or your student statement.

NOTE: If you choose to use a credit or debit card for payment, a card processing fee of up to 3% will be added to your total payment. This fee has been instituted by the card companies, it is not a Stark State College fee.

Financial aid students

If awarded federal and/or state financial aid covers 100% of your bill, it will automatically be posted against your account and you will be notified by the financial aid office. Payment is required if financial aid does not cover all tuition and fees.

Payment plan

Payment of tuition and fees may be made on an installment payment plan. Payments may be made online via mySSC, at the cashier’s window, by mail or deposited in the payment drop box on the third floor of the Student Services Building. Fees may be paid with cash, check, money order, debit card, Visa/MasterCard/Discover card. Please do not send cash in the mail or drop box.

Please log in to mySSC and use the myBill+Payment button to set up your payment plan for the appropriate term.

NOTE: If you choose to use a credit or debit card for payment, a card processing fee of up to 3% will be added to your total payment. This fee has been instituted by the card companies, it is not a Stark State College fee.

 

 

Third- party payments and scholarships

Payment in advance

Students must submit third party’s preferred form of payment, whether it is a check, voucher or authorization to bill a company/organization, at the cashier windows in S300 or by mail to:

Stark State College
Business and Finance Office
6200 Frank Ave. NW
North Canton, OH 44720
330-494-6170 ext. 4060

Please verify the following:

1. Students name and ID number are on the check, or authorization letter
2. Checks or vouchers are signed, when necessary

Billed to a company or organization

Employer contact Bursar@starkstate.edu  with the following information or mail letter on company letterhead:

• Purchase order # or authorization letter
• Student Employee Name and Student Identification Number
• Time period of coverage which can be:
  • Specific semester – Summer, Fall, Spring to be on contract and billed
  • Number of credit hours or specific courses
  • Listing of charges to be billed
    Fees:  Processing, Maintenance & Security, Background, etc
    Books
    Supplies

• Billing address for company or organization
• Application of payments (Example: Contract payments applied after pell grant scholarships)

Invoices will be mailed after the 8th week of the term.

It is the students responsibility to know when payment is due and that all payments or authorizations are received by the due date.

Any charges not covered by the third party is the responsibility of the student.

Stark State College will make reasonable attempts for payment from third party. After this time the student will become financially responsible.