Online payments are made through your MyGWC account. If paying by cash or check please visit the Bursar's Office at the Student Services Building.
NOTE: It his highly recommended that students use Google Chrome as their browser when making payments on the student portal. Safari is not recommended.
Please Note: If you have Financial Aid covering your classes, please know it does not cover the COLLEGE SERVICE CHARGE, STUDENT HEALTH FEE, or STUDENT REPRESENTATION FEE. You must pay the fees, or you will be dropped for non-payment.
Remember if you have any technical issues when trying to pay online or setting up a Cashnet Payment Agreement you must call the Admissions & Records office before the 2pm drop deadline so we may help you. Failure to do so will cause you to being drop from your classes. If that happens, we cannot add you back into them, and you will have to re-register if there are seats available.
Also, if you do have any issues, you can pay in full with our Bursars dept by the 2pm deadline. You can reach them at 714-895-8112 or gwcbursarsoffice@gwc.cccd.edu
ENROLLMENT FEES
Fees are $46 per unit for California Residents.
*Enrollment Fee is subject to change by the State Legislature.
COLLEGE SERVICE CHARGE
$20 for each Fall and Spring semester and $12 for the Summer semester.
This charge underwrites many student services and campus programs. The College Administration and Student Council encourage students to support the campus community by paying this non-mandatory fee. $1.00 of each $17 funds student scholarships and the library textbook program. Information about specific programs funded by this charge and requests for a waiver of the College Services Charge are available during posted business hours in the Campus Life Office. The request to waive the College Services Charge must be secured in advance prior to the student’s payment of registration fees. The period to obtain this waiver is between the date class schedules are available online through the last day to enroll in the regular school semester. This fee is subject to change. For further information call (714) 895-7711
STUDENT HEALTH FEE
$23 per semester for Fall and Spring; $18 for summer session.
This is a mandated fee unless the student presents a waiver. Those eligible for a waiver are:
- Students who depend solely on prayer for healing in accordance with the teachings of a bona fide religious sect, denomination, or organization.
- Students enrolled only in courses of less than two weeks duration.
Contact the Student Health Center at Phone: 714-895-8379 or Email: healthcenter@gwc.cccd.edu for more infomation on the waiver.
STUDENT REPRESENTATION FEE
$2 per semester.
One dollar ($1.00) will go to the campus and one dollar ($1.00) will go to support the operations of a statewide community college student organization for the purposes of providing student government representatives the means to state their positions and viewpoints before city, county, district, state, and federal government as well as other public agencies on behalf of the student body.
For information on waiving this fee, contact the Campus Life Office at (714) 895-8261
NON-RESIDENT
Students who are not California residents as defined by the Education Code are required to pay the non-resident tuition fee in addition to the fees described above. Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to prove that he/she is a California resident. Documentation must be submitted by the end of the third week of the semester the student is applying for California residency. Please Note: Effective Summer 2021, non-resident tuition will be $377 per unit total.
THIRD PARTY PAYMENT PLAN WITH CASHNET
Have you registered for courses, owe over $150, and need a payment plan for your current registration term? Please visit the Cashnet Payment Portal for set-up!
Cashnet is a company that will break your balance down into three payments, the first being the day you sign-up. The other two payments are spread throughout the semester. When you sign up for the Payment Plan you must enter your total amount due for the registration term or your plan will not be valid, and all courses including waitlisted courses will be dropped. Balances due from prior terms cannot be added to a current Payment Plan.
Click "View payment plan options" and then enter your balance into the "Plan amount" box. (To find your balance click here: How to find your class schedule/web schedule bill.) Please click on this link to start: Cashnet Payment Portal
If you are interested in signing up for the payment agreement option, please do so before 12pm on the scheduled drop for non-payment date.
If you are having problems with Cashnet please call the A&R office before the drop for non-payment deadline.
Note: No payment plan can be set-up once the semester has started.
Help number for Cashnet: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM EST at 1-877-821-0625
REFUND POLICY
In Accordance with California State Regulations and Coast District Policy, registration fees will be refunded according to the following:
Enrollment fees, Non-Resident Fees, Material Fees:
100% refund of fees paid at registration for each class dropped by the refund deadline. No refund will be made after the refund deadline. There are no exceptions. Health Fee, College Service Charge: 100% of the fees paid at registration will be refunded if the student totally withdraws from all classes by the refund deadline for each class. No refund will be made after the refund deadline. There are no exceptions.
To Be Eligible for a Refund:
Students must officially withdraw from classes by the refund deadline (Refer to the Student Class Program/Web Schedule Bill on the Student tab of the MyGWC portal page. It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from classes and to verify all withdrawals.
An instructor may drop students for non-attendance. Instructors are not responsible for making sure drops are made by the refund deadline. If the student has not been dropped from the class by the instructor, the student is responsible for withdrawing from the class by the refund deadline. Students who are officially enrolled in a class after the refund deadline will not be eligible for a refund. There are no exceptions.
Refund Processing:
Refunds will be automatically processed every week beginning the first week of registration of the semester in which the fees were paid and each week thereafter until the end of the term. Official withdrawals made in accordance with the refund policy and by the withdrawal deadline will generate a credit balance on the student account.
Online Credit Card Payment Refunds:
Registration fee payments made by credit card through MyGWC will be refunded to the same credit card used for payment. Allow 6-10 business days for the refund to post. On Campus Payment Refunds: Fee payments posted on campus, by cash, check, money order or credit card, will be refunded through Bank Mobile. It is the responsibility of the student to maintain correct and up-to-date address information. Addresses can be updated on MyGWC, under the Student Tab, and then click on Banner Self Service.
Important: Payments made using multiple payment methods (online credit card payments and cash, check or money order) during the current registration period will be refunded to the credit card used for online payments.