Third Party Tuition Assistance

Third Party Tuition Assistance is designated for students who receive financial assistance or tuition sponsorship (full or partial) from a corporate or government organization.

Students must provide written authorization (Financial Guarantee/Sponsorship Letter/Voucher, Letter of Credit, Training Plan or Tuition Assistance Form) on company letterhead to the College Business Office.

All letters are subject to review by the Business Office and must include the following information:

  • Student name and ID number
  • Term or academic year covered
  • Number of credits, courses, additional fees & charges covered
  • Total dollar amount or percentage limit of total charges (if applicable)
  • Sponsoring company’s name, billing address, point of contact, telephone number and email address.
  • Indicate policy for overpayment and if benefit is to be awarded in addition to or before or after Financial Aid disbursements

If books are covered by the sponsor, the college will provide a book voucher. Students must complete the following steps:

  1. Add book selections to their BNC cart
  2. Complete the book voucher form indicating the cart total.
  3. Submit both to their College Business Office: https://prepare.ccc.edu/virtual-student-services/

The Business Office will activate a BNC book voucher for the student to complete their purchase. Book costs will be included on the invoice to the sponsoring agency.

Third Party students are responsible for and must submit all documents to the Business Office on or before the tuition due date each semester. If a student is applying for or receiving financial aid they must report any third-party payment to the Financial Aid Office. 

Please be aware, the amount received from the third party in most cases will impact the amount of Financial Aid a student is eligible to receive.

City Colleges is not able to invoice for charges/fees that are not billed/posted to a student’s tuition account.

 Upon receipt of the Third-Party authorization, the amount the sponsor agrees to pay will be added as a deferred payment on the student’s account. The sponsor will be billed for the deferred payment amount. The deferment DOES NOT indicate payment received and only reflects the amount the sponsor agrees to pay. Responsibility for the student account always remains with the student. Any amount unpaid by the sponsor will result in cancellation of the deferred payment and the student account balance will be due in full immediately.

Third-party billing will commence after the add/drop period (midpoint) for the term. 

City Colleges has the right to accept or reject third-party tuition assistance plans. Refer to CCC’s Academic Calendar for term dates.

Examples of Third-Party Tuition Assistance Sponsors:

  • Corporate Employer Tuition Programs
  • Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
  • Americorps
  • Military/Veteran/MyCAA Benefits
  • US Government Agencies (State & Local)
  • Foreign Embassy
  • College Prepaid-529 Plan
  • External Scholarships/Grants

**Please note:. Students should only submit their letters/vouchers to one college which should be their home campus even if enrolled in courses as multiple campuses. A letter/voucher is required for each semester the student intends to enroll.

Sponsoring Agencies, please include student’s information on payment remittances.

Students should always monitor their tuition account activity and be aware of all City Colleges academic and student finance policies. For student tools, visit: https://www.ccc.edu/menu/student-tools/