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Tuition Payment

The quarterly tuition deadline is posted in the Dates & Deadlines.

Ways to Pay Tuition and Fees

  1. Pay in Person

    Pay in person at the Cashier’s office on the first floor of Building 6. (Note: Cashiers only accept cash or checks for tuition payments.)

  2. Pay Online

    Pay tuition and fees online with a Credit/Debit, MasterCard, Visa, and Discover are all accepted through your ctcLink account. ctcLink is the student online system, and you must be an enrolled student in order to access the student portal. Use your ctcLink ID and login password to access your account. 

    Pay Tuition in ctcLink

    • Access your ctcLink account in a browser or on your mobile device.
    • Select the ctcLink Login tile.
    • From the menu on left, select Full Site at the bottom.
    • From the ctcLink Gateway webpage, select Student Homepage on the left menu.
    • From the Tile Screen, select the Financial Account tile.
    • Next on the upper left menu, select Payments to open the drop-down menu.
    • Select the Make a Payment option.
    • Next, enter your payment information and click Submit.

  3. Pay by Check

    If you would like to pay with a check or money order, please make the check out to Highline College, and include your ctcLink number. Visit the cashier window in building 6, lower level or mail to address below.

    Highline College
    Attn: Cashier Office
    P.O. Box 98000  MS 6-4
    Des Moines, WA  98198

    Scholarship check - Drop off the scholarship check at the cashier window in building 6, lower level, and make sure the check is presented to the cashier window before the tuition deadline. (It must be payable to Highline College).

  4. Tuition Payment Plan

    Tuition payment plans are available each quarter with a choice of installments. See the payment quarters below to view installment options.

    How to sign up for Payment Plan

    Sign up through your ctcLink account. Remember to click the Nelnet button in ctcLink, not the payment plan button.

    • Log into ctcLink with your ctcLink ID and Password.
    • Click on Financial Account.
    • Click on Nelnet Payment Plan.
    • Click on Nelnet Button.
    • Click on Setup Payments with Nelnet.

 Tuition Payment Plan Dates

Winter 2025 Payment Plans

Winter 2025 Payment Plan available on October 31, 2024. Tuition Due Date is December 19, 2024*

Enroll Online By Down Payment # Payments Months Payment Date
December 5 0% 3 Dec.-Feb. 20th
January 2 33% 2 Jan. & Feb. 20th
January 16 50% 1 February 20th

Tuition Payment Plan Information

Nelnet is implementing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) across their systems.  If you want to utilize the optional Nelnet MFA at this time, you may refer to the Nelnet MFA Documentation.  If you have any questions related to this process, please contact Nelnet at 800.609.8056.

Students who sign up for the Nelnet Payment Plan will automatically get a positive service indicator on their ctcLink account that will hold them in their classes so Registration will not drop you. “Your classes are being held because you signed up for the Payment Plan.”

If you've already signed up for the payment plan and just added a new classs, this will be automatically updated in your Nelnet account.

Refunds will be applied to future payments owed if you've signed up for the payment plan and drop a class in the 100% or 40% refund period.

Automatic bank payment (ACH), Credit/Debit card-MasterCard, Visa, and Discover are all acceptable methods of payment.

The payment plan charges a $30.00 non-refundable enrollment fee every quarter and a $30.00 returned payment fee each time a regularly scheduled payment is returned.

Authorized Payers

Students:  If someone is paying on your behalf, you must first set them up as an Authorized Payer.
Authorized Payers:  If you are paying on behalf of the student, the student must access or set up their account first and then add you as an Authorized Payer.

Questions?

Call us at (206) 592-3288 or email payplan@highline.edu. for a quicker response.

Questions? Contact Us.

Registration
registration@highline.edu
(206) 592-3242
Building 6, floor 1

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