Third Party Billing

Third-party billing is available when an employer agrees to pay your tuition and applicable fees regardless of your grades or class attendance.

How to Submit Third-Party Authorization

1. Request a billing voucher or written authorization from your employer.
2. Have your employer or an authorized representative email the authorization to businessoffice@harpercollege.edu.
3. Make sure the authorization includes:
• Student's full name.
• Student's address.
• Harper student ID, if available.
• Instructions for billing the employer.
4. Submit the authorization by your personalized payment due date to avoid being dropped from your classes.

Important: A new voucher or authorization is required every semester.

How Third-Party Billing Works

• Once Harper College receives the authorization, the College will bill your employer directly for the authorized tuition and fees.
• Harper College does not monitor your grades or attendance. You are responsible for providing this information to your employer if requested.
• If your employer does not pay, the unpaid charges will be returned to your student account, and you will be responsible for payment.

Tuition Reductions and Adjustments

If you qualify for a tuition reduction based on employment within the district, an agreement with another institution or business, or another approved adjustment, allow up to one hour for processing.

Students participating in College Illinois, Florida Pre-Pay, or the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan must complete the required prepaid tuition authorization form each semester.

How to Use Your Prepaid Tuition Plan

1. Complete the required prepaid tuition authorization form.
2. Submit the form at least 24 hours before registration whenever possible so your benefits can be calculated toward your amount due.
3. Make sure the form is submitted before your personalized payment due date to avoid being dropped from your classes.
4. Contact the Business Office whenever you make changes to your class schedule.

Important Information

• A new authorization form is required each semester you attend Harper College.
• You are responsible for tuition and fees not covered by your prepaid tuition plan.
• Harper College cannot reimburse College Illinois tuition or fee payments made in previous academic years.

Harper College accepts payments from other 529 college savings plans, including Bright Directions, BlackRock, and CollegeChoice.

You must contact your 529 plan provider to request that funds be sent to Harper College.

Important: You must make payment arrangements by your personalized payment due date, even if you are waiting for funds from your 529 plan.

Choose One of the Following Options

Option 1: Pay in Full

Pay your tuition and fees in full by your payment due date. Once Harper College receives the funds from your 529 provider and they are applied to your account, any resulting credit balance may be refunded to you.

Option 2: Enroll in a Payment Plan

Enroll in an available payment plan by your payment due date while waiting for your 529 funds.

The $40 payment plan enrollment fee is nonrefundable.

Option 3: Submit Confirmation of Requested Funds

Email confirmation that you have requested funds from your 529 provider to businessoffice@harpercollege.edu by your personalized payment due date.

Include your name and Harper student ID.

Accepted Documentation Examples

• Confirmation page showing the student's name, requested amount, and recipient.
• Letter from the 529 provider containing a payment reference number.
• Email confirmation from the provider verifying the requested withdrawal.

For Your Security: Remove Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, and other sensitive financial information before emailing documentation.

If your employer reimburses tuition expenses after you pay, you are responsible for making payment arrangements directly with Harper College.

What You Need to Do

1. Pay your tuition and fees in full or enroll in an available payment plan by your personalized payment due date.
2. Keep your payment receipts and required documentation.
3. Submit the documentation to your employer according to its reimbursement requirements.

Important: Employer tuition reimbursement is different from third-party billing. Harper College does not bill your employer directly under a reimbursement arrangement.