College Administration

Financial Services

Tuition Payment Plan

The Tuition Payment Plan is not a loan program – you incur no debt, no interest or finance charges are assessed and there is no credit check. The cost to enroll in the payment plan is $30 per semester, a nonrefundable Nelnet account fee that is added to the first payment.

  • To qualify, you must have a minimum outstanding balance of $25 in tuition and fees for curriculum classes for the current semester.
  • Once you have enrolled in the payment plan, payments are automatically charged to a debit or credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) on the 20th of the scheduled payment month. Please do not initiate payments on the scheduled payment dates.
  • Your classes are secured and will not be dropped, provided you remain in the payment plan and make all scheduled payments.
  • If you make a payment on the plan and then have a refund due, the refund will be handled like any other refund through BankMobile Disbursements, a technology solution powered by BMTX Inc. (Required disclosures and refund management contract) 

Pending financial aid may create a credit balance on your account and prevent enrollment in the plan.

Deadline
Down payment
Date(s) of additional payment(s)
December 13
33% (plus enrollment fee)
January 20
February 20
January 7
50% (plus enrollment fee)
February 20

NOTE: If you enroll in the Tuition Payment Plan and drop classes or decide to pay the remaining balance, you must update your Nelnet agreement at least two days before the date of the next automatic draft. To update your agreement, go to Self-Service and click on Pay with Payment Plan.

Enrolling in Tuition Payment Plan

You can enroll in the Tuition Payment Plan online by following these steps:

  1. Log in Self-Service
  2. Select ‘Student Finance’
  3. Select ‘Pay With Payment Plan’
  4. Click on the ‘Proceed to Payment Plan’ link and be sure to have the following information ready:
  • Name, address and email address of the person responsible for making the payments
  • If paying by credit or debit card, the card number and expiration date.

For more information about the Tuition Payment Plan or to get questions about it answered, email [email protected].

Someone else paying your tuition? The Tuition Payment Plan allows you to invite "Authorized Parties" to your account who can log in to make payments on your behalf. Use Self-Service to navigate to the Nelnet website for more information.

  • For questions about your student account balance, email [email protected] between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.
  • For questions about the payment plan or automatic drafts, call Nelnet at 800-609-8056 between 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Friday.

Frequently asked questions

Down payments and the enrollment fee will be deducted from the specified account information immediately. Scheduled payments are processed on the 20th of the month. These dates will be shown to you while making your payment plan agreement. If a payment is not able to be drafted due to insufficient funds, a second attempt will occur on the 5th of the month. A $30 late fee will be charged along with the second payment attempt. This late fee is processed by Nelnet directly, and Wake Tech does not receive these fees.

Yes. You will receive an email confirmation of your payment. Payments will be processed as described above until the balance is paid in full. The email will also be a reminder that a $30-per-semester nonrefundable Nelnet account enrollment fee will be charged to your account. You will also receive email reminders of payment due dates.

Yes. If you withdraw from or do not attend your classes and there is a balance due, payments will continue to be charged to your account per the agreement.

Yes. There is a $30 service fee for a returned payment.

If you enrolled in the payment plan in a past semester and had a $30 balance due for a returned payment, you must pay that balance along with the $30-per-semester enrollment fee to set up a new plan.

No. Payments are processed electronically.
This is most likely due to financial aid that has been offered to you but not accepted. If you have a loan award listed as "Offered," it is considered pending and applied to your tuition balance (in Nelnet, but not in Self-Service), which may result in a $0 balance due (or a credit balance) appearing on the Nelnet payment plan screen. If that occurs and you do not want the offered loan, you must reject it via My Financial Aid in Self-Service. You should then be able to complete enrollment in the Tuition Payment Plan.
Nelnet payment plans are available through Self-Service. The current accepted forms of payment are Visa, Master Card and Discover.
Nelnet payment plans are available through Self-Service. Students are not able to set up a payment plan at the Cashier’s Office. To enroll, students need to be currently registered for courses.
Yes, any changes in payment need to be made two to three business days prior to the scheduled payment date. This can be done by logging into your online Nelnet account. A Wake Tech cashier cannot change this for you.
If the scheduled payment date falls on a holiday or weekend, payment will be drafted the next business day.
For any changes (add/drop) in courses after payment plan enrollment, the remaining payments will automatically adjust. If there is only one payment remaining, the entire amount will be due.