Installment Plan

Guidelines for Installment Plans

Students are allowed to sign up for an installment plan for tuition and fees through NELNET Campus Commerce, a third party tuition management firm. Several guidelines have been established for the NELNET Installment Plan:

1. Before applying for the installment payment plan, the student will need to obtain a personal identification number (PIN) from the Registrar’s Office. Students enrolling for the first time will be given a PIN as soon as their application is processed and they have been admitted to Brazosport College.
   
   
2. Use of the NELNET Installment Plan requires the student to have either a checking, savings or credit card account.
   
   
3. The student must pay a down payment of the total tuition and fees online by the Drop for Non-payment dates published in the annual Brazosport College Student Guide & Calendar booklet.
   
   
4. A separate $25 non-refundable fee for Summer 2023 is charged by NELNET for processing the installment plan at the same time the down payment is collected.  A separate $30 non-refundable fee for Fall 2023 is charged by NELNET for processing the installment plan at the same time the down payment is collected.
   
   
5. The remaining tuition and fees are due per the designated contract after the original down payment.
   
   
6. Students with payment plans who add, drop or cancel their classes will have their contract automatically adjusted before the next payment is processed.
   
   
7. NELNET will assess a $30 missed payment fee for any rejected payments.
   
   
8. Any unpaid balance will be turned over to a collection agency. The student will be responsible for any collection costs.
   
   
9. By Texas law, “A STUDENT WHO FAILS TO MAKE A FULL PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES, INCLUDING ANY INCIDENTAL FEES, BY THE DUE DATE MAY BE PROHIBITED FROM REGISTERING FOR CLASSES UNTIL FULL PAYMENT IS MADE. A STUDENT WHO FAILS TO MAKE PAYMENT PRIOR TO THE END OF THE SEMESTER MAY BE DENIED CREDIT FOR THE WORK DONE THAT SEMESTER.” Texas Education Code, 54.007(d)
   
   
10. The college will prohibit release of an official transcript of all credits earned until full payment of all amounts due and payable under the agreement have been made.
    
    
11. Tuition Installments Payment Plans not paid in full by the final payment date will be assessed an invoice fee by The College equivalent to one hour of In-District tuition. ($65 for 2021-2022).