Payment Plans

The Student Accounts Billing Worksheet

All students are required to complete a Student Accounts billing worksheet. The worksheet is used to list tuition and fees and financial aid as well as calculate either the balance due to the college or the anticipated refund to the student.

Completed billing worksheets along with the appropriate tuition payment are due in the Student Accounts Office on either campus by July 15 for the fall term; November 1 for the spring term (or closest business day).

Making Tuition Payments

Tuition is due in full on or before registration, unless a student is signed up for one of the college’s payment plans (see below). Only full-time degree-seeking students are eligible for a payment plan.

Payment Plans

Payment in full: Due July 15 for fall term; November 1 for spring term (or closest business day)

EZ six-month payment plan: Tuition may be paid in six monthly installments each term: May 1 through October 1, for fall tuition; November 1 through April 1 for spring tuition (or closest business day)

Half-plus-half-payment plan: Available for students who wish to register early. If a student registers during the priority registration period for the fall term, half of the fall term's tuition is due by July 15 with the balance due prior to final registration, or by September 1 (or closest business day).

Payment Method Options

Online payment: Log in to WebAdvisor to pay with a credit card or e-check.
Check or money order: Please include the student’s full name and ID number and mail either address below:

Oakland campus
CCA Student Accounts Office
5212 Broadway Oakland CA 94618
510.594.3703 or 510.594.3646

San Francisco campus
CCA Student Accounts Office
1111 8th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
415.703.9582 or 415.703.9578

Credit card: You can pay in person or over the phone by calling the Student Accounts Office during regular business hours (Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

Wire Transfer: Please contact the Student Accounts Office at 415-703-9578, 510-594-3703 or at studentaccounts@cca.edu.

Cash: Please pay in person at the Student Account Office on either the Oakland or San Francisco campus.

If a student registers during the priority registration period for the spring term, half of the spring tuition is due prior to the registration period or by November 1, with the balance due prior to final registration, or by January 1 (or closest business day).

A monthly $25 monthly charge is applied to late payments or unpaid balances, or both. Students who have unpaid balances due to unsecured financial aid will also incur a monthly $25 late fee.

(Note: Delinquent accounts may be referred to an outside collection agency, and students are liable for all costs and legal fees incurred in the collection process of delinquent accounts.)

Students who apply for financial aid yet still need to complete their financial aid file by August 1 for the fall term, or by December 1 for the spring term (or closest business day), should be prepared to make an initial payment to either register or secure any preregistered courses.

Delinquent Student Accounts

Students may be dropped from registered courses if outstanding payment exists or a student's financial aid application has yet to be completed prior to the aforementioned deadlines, or both.

Students must be current with their tuition payments to register during the final registration or add/drop period for either the fall or spring term.

Financial Aid Award Payment

All types of financial aid awards, with the exception of Federal Work-Study, will automatically be credited to a student's account once his or her financial aid file has been completed and after the enrollment verification check has been performed at the end of the add/drop period each semester.

Any aid awarded in excess of institutional charges will be refunded to the student beginning on the fourth Friday after the start of the term. If there is a Federal PLUS loan credited to a student's account, any refund will be mailed to the parent.

Refund checks are automatically mailed, so students are responsible for ensuring the Student Accounts Office has their correct billing address.