Student Payment FAQs at MCC

Payment is typically due three weeks after registration:

• Use MCC’s Online Financial Services option to access Touchnet and print out or view your balance and the due date
• Call or email the Student Accounts Office for help

There are several reasons for this.

Contact the Financial Aid Office for help:

• Bedford: 781-280-3650
• Lowell: 978-656-3242

Tuition: (part of the per credit rate): differs if you are a MA resident, New England resident, or a resident outside New England or international student.

Institutional Support Fee: (part of the per credit rate): general College operations not funded by the State. Examples: Audio visual aids, library, educational supplies, etc.

Facilities Fee: required for the ongoing updates for teaching classrooms, student space and core facility infrastructure and capital expenditures.

Technology Fee: supports technology capacities and innovations needed for student learning, success, and operational efficiency.

Student Services Fee: non-academic student services such as transportation, speakers, student newspaper, health services, counseling, tutoring, etc.

Specialized Course Fee: applies to specific courses, based on lab components, special equipment, materials, and additional personnel to support instruction.

Student Self Placement Testing Fee: one-time fee billed to all students who take the placement test.

In-progress Course Fee: assessed when a student continues a course they previously paid for in a prior semester.

Ramp-up Course Materials Fee: (MAT 001 only): pays for the course materials needed for the MAT 001 course. You do not need to purchase these materials through the college bookstore or other sources, and no other books are required for the course.

Anatomy and Physiology Digital Materials Fee: (BIO 231 01, BIO 231 02, BIO 231 04, BIO 231 30 & BIO 231 31 only): provides direct access to on-line digital materials through Blackboard.

Student Health Insurance (waivable): see Health Insurance

MassPirg Fee: (waivable): see MassPirg

Health Program Fees: AHP Nursing Assistant, AHP Phlebotomy, AHP Medical Coding &

Billing Programs: Dental Assisting, Dental Lab Tech, Medical Assisting, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Medical Lab Technician, Radiologic Technology, Dental Hygiene & Nursing
Specialized health program course fees have been updated for their high-cost instructions, materials, and equipment to support student teaching required for health programs.

Liability Insurance will be charged to all students enrolled in health programs and cannot be waived.

Dental Programs Instruments Fee: covers instruments needed for clinical and lab groups.

*Additional fees are required – see tuition and fee rates

Note: A limited number of courses are not priced according to standard charges.

Note: All tuition and fee rates are subject to change.

Waive the MassPirg Fee or call Student Accounts at 781-280-3645 (Bedford) or 978-656-3291 (Lowell). 

Waive the Insurance Fee – you must have comparable insurance in order to waive it. Free care cannot be used to waive the insurance.

If you have lived in Massachusetts for six consecutive months prior to the start of classes and are a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen, you must complete the Massachusetts Community College’s In-State Tuition Eligibility form which can be found at the Student Information Center on either the Bedford or Lowell campus. 

If you believe you are eligible for in-state tuition, please email Middlesex.

Due to Federal regulations on a student's right to privacy, bills are in the student's name and therefore the student has the responsibility of payment. Bills and information about the student’s account can only be sent to the student's name and address that they provided us with in our system. 

If a parent/guardian is accepting responsibility for making payments, it is the student's responsibility to forward the necessary paperwork to the parent/guardian.

There are several reasons for why you may have a hold.

The most common reasons are:

• Student Accounts Office: You may have an outstanding balance.
• Health Services: You may need to turn in a copy of your immunization records.
• Counselor: You may need to set up an appointment with a counselor.

If you have recently taken care of one of these issues and still have a hold, it can take up to one full business day to clear the hold. If it has taken longer, please contact the appropriate office directly.