Student Accounts

Finance Office
Payment Policy
La Roche College is committed to assisting students in formulating a complete financial plan for the payment of their educational expenses. As a La Roche College student, you have several options available to you when it comes to paying for your education. Payment arrangements for Student Account balances in excess of financial aid awards must be made in advance using one of the following methods:

• Cash payments may be made at the Cashiers Window located in room ZCC224.
• Checks made payable to La Roche College should include your student id number and be mailed to the Office of Student Accounts, 9000 Babcock Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15237.
• MasterCard/Discover/American Express payments can be made by using the TMS Gateway System. Log onto www.afford.com and click on Payment Gateway. A convenience fee of 2.9% will be charged. Visa credit cards are not accepted.
• You may also pay in full at www.afford.com using a checking or savings statement account.
• Financial Aid (all forms to be filed with the appropriate offices)
• Commitment to the Tuition Management System Payment Plan.

Student Account balances must be; paid in full, be included in a TMS payment plan, or be covered by a current loan application by the published tuition due date of the current semester for your registration to remain valid. If you do not have your financing in place by that time, the College will be forced to void your registration. If you are deregistered there will be a $75.00 reinstatement fee and you will have to register for classes currently available.

Please remember:

1. You may attend only those courses for which you are officially registered. Credits will not be granted nor grades recorded for any courses for which you are not officially registered.
2. Non-attendance is NOT official withdrawal from a class. Failure to officially withdraw from a class you are not attending will result in a grade of “F” entered for that course.
3. Only students who have officially withdrawn from the College within the refund period will have their accounts credited. Refer to the Academic Calendar for refund dates.

Effect of Dropping a Class on Student Accounts
All credit is based on the date the student officially withdraws by completing the proper form in the Registrar’s office. Nonattendance or informing the faculty does not constitute a drop of class(es).

Fees, deposits and room payments are not refundable. Board payments will be credited on a prorated basis. All questions regarding tuition payment are to be directed to the Office of Student Accounts, CC224.

Financial aid refunds will be issued ten to fifteen (10-15) days after the credit balance appears on the account.

Refund Policy
Tuition and fees are refunded according to the following schedule:

1. If a student officially withdraws prior to the end of the add period for the semester, the school retains zero (0) percent.
2. If a student officially withdraws within eight (8) calendar
   days after the end of the add period for the semester, the
   school retains 50 percent.
3. If a student officially withdraws after eight (8) calendar days after the end of the add period, the school retains 100 percent.

Tuition Reimbursement Policy
Many employers reimburse students based on satisfactory completion of the course work for a given semester. The employer requires that the students submit their grades and usually a copy of the student tuition bill and receipt (or canceled check) before reimbursing them.

Students eligible for tuition reimbursement by their employers must submit a signed Verification of Benefits from the Office of Student Accounts by the tuition due date. Tuition payment will be due until 30 days from the date the previous semester’s grades are made available by La Roche College. The current Verification of Benefits form must be submitted for each semester by the tuition due date.  This form is available by clicking here.

Company Billing Policy
Some companies and government agencies pay their employee’s tuition directly to the college. If tuition is paid in this manner, please supply authorizing forms or letters from your employer to the Finance Office by the tuition due date each semester.

For complete Finance Office Policies, please keep and refer to the Student Billing Guide. It is the student’s responsibility to check MyLRC often to verify their student account. All students are financially and academically responsible for their enrollment.

The Office of Student Accounts
9000 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
412-536-1030
412-536-1075 (fax)
studentaccounts@laroche.edu