Tuition Payment Plan

Payment plans are available for most CPS Allied Health and Information Technology courses. Below, you’ll find information about eligible courses, how to request a payment plan, payment requirements, and important terms to review before enrolling.

Payment plans are billed on a monthly basis. Student will wither be required to make their payment on the 5th or 20th of each month. The due date for your payments will be determined based on the date you set as the initial deposit payment date upon submitting your application.

• Applicants must create an account BEFORE submitting an application,
• Minimum tuition to qualify for a payment plan is $575, and
• All payment plans will have a 15% non-refundable fee*

Applicants are required to pay off their balance by the date of their final payment. If your balance is not paid off by the last day of class, you will not be eligible to receive a certificate in the class.

*CCNY staff, students and alumni are eligible for a 10% discount at checkout. This will reduce to payment plan fee to a 5% non-refundable fee.

The following courses are excluded from a payment plan due to the short class schedule or lower tuition cost:

• All CASAC courses,
• English Language Institute (ELI),
• Rangel courses,
• Spitzer School of Architecture Summer Career Lab,
• Community Scientist Institute,
• 8 and 16-Hour Security Guard Trainings, and
• Workshops under $575 and/or under 1 month in length

The following courses are eligible for a payment plan but will only be allowed 1 additional payment after the deposit payment has been made due to the shorter class schedule:

• EKG,
• Phlebotomy, and
• AI and Machine Learning

If you would like to request a refund for a class, it must be submitted in writing no later than five (5) business days before the scheduled start date of your class. We are not able to process a refund unless we have it in writing. Once a class has started, you will not be eligible for a refund and will forfeit any tuition payments that have been made.

If you request a refund, you will receive the tuition payments made for the class minus the $25 registration fee and the 15% payment plan fee.

If a class is cancelled due to external factors such as low enrollment, instructor unavailability, etc, you can either request to be transferred to a future class or request a refund for the class, including the 15% payment plan fee. These requests must be made in writing.

• If the payment due date falls on a day when the CPS office is closed, you may come into our office on the next business day to make a payment
• Charges can be made on our website through your Xen Direct account
• If a payment is late, you will be charged a $30 late payment fee
• You may make additional payments towards your balance at any time
• CPS reserves the right to restrict future enrollment in CPS Tuition Payment Plans based on student payment history

• Payment plan eligibility is for tuition total of $575 or more
• An additional 15% fee will be charged to the tuition fee
• CPS accepts credit, debit, money order, and bank certified checks
• Students can set up automatic payments their your credit or debit card only
• CPS will provide you with the tuition amount and other fees that may be budgeted
• Any applicable scholarships and financial aid awards are verified and reflected in the payment amount
• If a payment is late, declined, or returned, you will be charged a $30 CPS late/return payment fee for each late payment or declined payment attempt
• All payment plans must be completed before classes begin

We offer many channels to contact our office, based on the specific course you are looking to get more info on.

• General Inquiries: ace@ccny.cuny.edu
• Allied Health: cpshealth@ccny.cuny.edu
• Info Tech: cpstech@ccny.cuny.edu
• ELI: eli@ccny.cuny.edu

Will I automatically be charged?

No, we do not have automatic payments for our payment plans. You must manually go in and make your payments on or before your due date.

If you would like an automatic payment, you must personally set it up with your bank or financial institute.

What forms of payment are accepted?

Applicants can make card payments online using a credit or debit card. You can also make a payment in person at our office using a debit or credit card, as well as a certified check or money order.

CPS does not accept personal checks or cash as forms of payment. 

Can I have more than 1 payment plan at once?

No, applicants are only allowed one payment plan per account. You must pay off your balance in full before requesting anymore payment plans.

What happens if I am late on my payment?

CPS will notify applicants a few days about an upcoming email. Applicants are allowed one (1) extension on a payment per term with express written notice ahead of time.

If you are late on a payment, you will be sent three (3) reminder emails of an overdue balance on your account. If a payment has not been received by the specified date on the final notice, you will be dropped from your course and will be ineligible to receive your certificate in the class.

CPS will also hold the rights to determine enrollment eligibility in any future courses based on payment history.

I would like to apply for the payment plan, but I have an open balance on my account.

If you have an open balance form a previous class on your account, you must pay that balance in full be fore you are able to enroll in future classes or apply for another payment plan.

As CPS reserves the right to determine enrollment using payment history, we can deny enrollment for a course if the applicant has an open balance on their account.

I am a CCNY Student/Staff/Alumni, how do I request the 10% discount?

If you qualify for the 10% discount, you must send us an email expressing interest in the discount with proof of enrollment, employment or alumni status.

Interested applicants can send a photo copy of their current CCNY ID, diploma from CCNY or Alumni membership confirmation.

Once we have received and verified the submitted document(s), we will apply the discount to your payment plan.  

Can I make additional payments or pay my invoice early?

Yes, you are always more than welcome to make additional payments or pay off your balance early.