What are the changes to the methods of paying fees?
While credit card payments offer a convenient manner for students and parents to pay tuition and fees, the cost to the University for providing this convenience has grown dramatically to an unacceptable dollar-amount. The University decided to require those who want the convenience of paying tuition and student fees with a credit card to cover the University’s costs of providing this service. We can accomplish this change with charging a 2.5 % convenience fee when accepting MasterCard, Discover, and adding American Express. These changes benefit the University and all of its students. E-checks have been added as a method of paying student tuition and fees using VIP. Students are able to make payments directly from any personal checking, savings or business account by paying on-line with an electronic check (E-checks) using VIP. E-checks have been added as an additional method of payment without the assessment of a convenience charges.
