Please see Enrollment Information and Application Guidebook for Tuition Assistance Information.
Payment of Tuition
1. Check or Cash Payment
Each family’s monthly tuition payment is computed for the entire year and divided into equal payments (monthly or bi-weekly for payroll deduction). Parents pay tuition by check, cash, or money order on a monthly basis due the first day of each month.
Bills are sent to parents in advance of the payment date via their Parent Mailboxes in their child’s classroom. An alternative payment schedule or payment plan may be arranged by contacting the Office Superisor in the CEEC office. Parents make check or cash payments at the University Bursar’s Office in person or by mail.
- In person: the Bursar's Office, is located on the second floor of Whitmore and is open 9:00 am through 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, or as posted. Save the stamped receipt as proof of payment, especially if you pay in cash.
- By mail: Bursar's Office, 225 Whitmore Administration Building, University of Massachusetts, Box 38270, Amherst, MA 01003-8270. Enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope so that the stamped receipt may be returned to you as proof of payment.
2. Payroll Deduction Payment
Parents receiving a University paycheck are encouraged to pay child care tuition via weekly payroll deduction. A payroll deduction form is completed at the time of enrollment. Changes to the payroll deduction amount are processed by the Enrollment Assistant.
Late Payment Fee
Payment of tuition is due on the first day of each month. A $25.00 Late Payment Fee is assessed for payments received ten days after the due date. Two late payments during a semester may result in administrative withdrawal from the University and/or withdrawal from the program.
A new period of enrollment may not begin until payment of the previous period of enrollment is made.
An Administrative Withdrawal from the University is instituted for all student parents ending a semester with unpaid fees.
Credit Bureau Notification is initiated in the case of all other parents who have unpaid tuition or fees when they withdraw their child from the program. Parents are liable for collection or associated costs that may be incurred.
Schedule Change Fee
Parents may request one change to their child’s enrollment schedule during the University’s Add-Drop period of each semester. These requests are fulfilled on a space available basis in the order that they are received. Schedule changes that are requested during the Add/Drop period go into effect the first full week after the new schedule has been confirmed. Families requesting an enrollment schedule change after the Add-Drop period are charged a $10.00 Schedule Change Fee, which is added to the next month’s bill.