Paying Your Bill | Houghton College

Enrolled Students Financial Orientation

For new incoming enrolled students we have put together a simple, straightforward presentation on how to pay your bill for Houghton College. If you have questions about this information please feel free to contact our Student Financial Services Office at sfso@houghton.edu or 585-567-9328. We are thrilled you will be joining us on campus this fall.

Payment Due Dates

Fall 2022 semester bill due August 8, 2022
Spring 2023 semester bill due December 12, 2022

Financial Validation Checklist & Important Forms

View the Checklist

Billing & Financial Permissions Form

Family Education Rights & Privileges Act (FERPA) Form

If you would like Houghton College to be able to speak with a parent/guardian regarding your educational/financial information, complete this form for each approved party.

Loan Entrance Counseling (only if borrowing federal direct loans)

Use your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) to complete Loan Entrance Counseling if you are borrowing federal direct loans (subsidized or unsubsidized).

Master Promissory Note (MPN) (only if borrowing federal direct loans)

Use your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) to complete Loan Entrance Counseling if you are borrowing federal direct loans (subsidized or unsubsidized).

How to Pay Your Bill

View Monthly Payment Plan Options

U.S. Citizens

Online

Houghton College is pleased to offer you real time billing through Nelnet’s Student Account Center (SAC). This means that instead of only seeing your bills a few times a semester, you will now be able to see any updates to your account from payments, scholarships, and charges instantly!

This same website will also be used to make single and monthly payments toward your balance. Go to https://mycollegepaymentplan.com/houghton to register your account. You can also access the SAC from self-service under the "Finance" tab. Follow the instructions to create your account. Due to federal student privacy regulations, the student must register first and then invite others (e.g. parents or others who are crucial to the payment process) to view/pay the student account online. An email with activation instructions will then be sent to the invited participant. By inviting others, the student authorizes SFSO and Nelnet to discuss the student account with the added authorized user. If we don't have this authorization, we will be unable to discuss the account with anyone other than the student.

As always, if you have any questions regarding your account, you can contact the Student Financial Services Office at 585-567-9328 or by email at sfso@houghton.edu.

For more information visit https://mycollegepaymentplan.com/houghton.

By Mail

To pay your bill by mail, please make checks or money orders payable to Houghton College. Include your name, Student ID number, and a copy of your billing statement, and mail to:

Student Financial Services Office
Houghton College
One Willard Ave
PO Box 128
Houghton, NY 14744-0128

By Phone

To make a payment by phone, please call Nelnet at 1-800-609-8056.

International and Canadian Students

Online

Houghton College has partnered with Flywire to simplify the tuition payment process for international and Canadian students.

With Flywire, you can pay from any country and any bank. You are offered excellent foreign exchange rates, allowing you to pay in your home currency (in most cases) and save a significant amount of money, as compared to traditional banks. You will also be able to track where your payment is in the transfer process via a student dashboard, and an email confirmation will be sent to you when your payment is received by the school.

Please see International Payments for more information.

By Mail

To pay your bill by mail, please make checks or money orders payable to Houghton College. Include your name, Student ID number, and a copy of your billing statement, and mail to:

Student Financial Services Office
Houghton College
One Willard Ave
PO Box 128
Houghton, NY 14744-0128

NOTE: checks should be in U.S. dollars

By Phone

To make a payment by phone, please call Nelnet at 1-800-609-8056. Please note the only payments that can be taken over the phone include payments being made towards an authorized payment plan.

Monthly Payment Plans

This is one of the best options for tuition financing: interest-free and everyone qualifies. Plans allowing fixed monthly payments are available on a per-semester basis for a flat enrollment fee.

Log into your account at https://mycollegepaymentplan.com/houghton and click on the "Payment Plan" tab.
Click "Enroll in a Payment Plan," select the term for the payment plan, and click "Enroll in a payment plan."
Go through the quick and simple enrollment steps to set up your plan.

Payments need to be current by the first day of school. The payment plan option is available for International and Canadian students who have a U.S. bank account.

Current Plans Available

A one-time enrollment fee of $40.00 is applied to all payment plans. Plan Terms:

6 Fall Payments May 15th-October 15th
5 Fall Payments June 15th-October 15th
4 Fall Payments July 15th-October 15th
6 Spring Payments November 15th-April 15th
5 Spring Payments December 15th-April 15th
4 Spring Payments January 15th-April 15th