Understanding ACC Tuition Deadlines and Payment Options
Austin Community College (ACC) provides accessible and affordable education to a diverse community. To ensure students can successfully enroll and continue their studies, it's crucial to understand the college's tuition deadlines and various payment options. Missing a tuition deadline can result in being dropped from classes, so careful planning is essential.
Key Dates and Deadlines
ACC has specific deadlines for tuition payments for each semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer). These deadlines are firm, and failure to meet them can lead to enrollment cancellation.
Here's a breakdown of important dates for upcoming semesters based on information available:
Summer 2025:
- Summer registration for all students: 3.10.25 - 5.16.25
- Maymester Classes Begin: 5.19.25
- Maymester Ends: 6.2.25
- Memorial Day Holiday - College Closed: 5.24.25 - 5.26.25
- Summer 10-week Classes Begin: 5.27.25
- Grading Deadline - Maymester Classes: 6.5.25
- Summer Census Date (10-Week Courses): 6.5.25
- Summer 8-Week Classes Begin: 6.9.25
- Juneteenth Day - College Closed: 6.19.25
- Summer Graduation Application deadline: 6.30.25
- Independence Day - College Closed: 7.4.25 - 7.6.25
- Summer Withdraw Date (10-week and 8-week Courses): 7.22.25
- Summer 8-Week Classes End: 8.3.25
- Summer 10-Week Classes End: 8.4.25
- Grading deadline - Summer 10-Week and 8-Week Classes: 8.7.25 (12pm)
Fall 2025:
- Fall registration for all students: 3.10.25 - 8.11.25
- Fall Semester Begins: 8.18.25
- College Closed - Labor Day Holiday: 8.30.25 - 9.1.25
- Fall Professional Development Day; Classes not in session (limited services): 10.7.25
- Fall Graduation Application Deadline: 10.31.25
- Fall Break - Classes not in session: 11.24.25 - 11.30.25
- College Closed - Thanksgiving Holiday: 11.27.25
- College open; limited virtual services: 11.28.25
- College closed: 11.29.25 - 11.30.25
- Fall semester ends: 12.9.25
- Grading deadline: 12.12.25 (12pm)
- College Closed - Winter Break: 12.25.25 - 1.1.26
Spring 2026:
- Spring registration for all students: 10.27.25 - 1.13.26
- Spring Semester Begins: 1.20.26
- Spring Census Date (15-Week Courses): 2.4.26
- Spring Graduation Application Deadline: 3.15.26
- Spring Break - Classes not in session: 3.16.26 - 3.22.26
- Spring Professional Development Day; Classes not in session (limited services): 4.7.26
- Spring Withdraw Date (15-Week Courses): 4.16.26
- Spring Semester Ends: 5.12.26
- Annual Commencement Ceremony: 5.15.26
- Grading deadline: 5.15.26 (12pm)
Specific Tuition Due Dates:
- Fall 2025: August 6, 2025
- Winter 2025: October 13, 2025
- Spring 2026: December 3, 2025
- College in the High School Class(es) - Tuition Due in Full: December 3, 2025
- Certificate of Residence Due (for Sponsored Students): August 6, 2025 (Fall 2025), Dec 3, 2025 (Winter 2025), Dec. 3, 2025 (Spring 2026)
*Census (add / drop) dates vary based on your course and course start date. To check your course census date, visit myACC and go to the Student page and then click on Detailed Student Schedule (with Drop-Withdrawal Dates) under Registration Tools.
It's important to note that classes meeting on Saturdays will need to schedule extra time during the term due to the Labor Day holiday.
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Payment Options at ACC
ACC provides various methods to pay tuition and fees:
- Online Payment: Credit card, direct from your bank account, direct from select 529 Savings Plans.
- International Payment: ACC has partnered with TransferMate to offer a streamlined and cost-effective payment method for international payments. TransferMate offers favorable exchange rates and a secure portal for processing your payment to ACC. ACC only accepts wire payments of the exact tuition amount. Payments in any other amount will be refused. The application fee must be paid separately through ACC Marketplace.
- Prepaid Accounts: You may use prepaid accounts to pay tuition and fees only. Payment must be for the exact amount due. Partial payment or overpayment are NOT accepted.
- Financial Aid: Your tuition and fees will be covered up to the amount of your financial aid offer. No payment is needed. Your financial aid will be applied to your balance when your classes begin. Pay the difference to secure your classes on the same day you register. Note: All offers initially are offered based on full-time enrollment. Your financial aid offer is subject to change based on your actual enrollment (i.e. course selection, number of classes, etc.) and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status. Your financial aid will not be released until your courses begin each semester, so your balance will remain on your account until then. For financial aid purposes, each award year starts with Fall and ends with Summer (e.g. Summer 2024 is the last term of the 2023-24 year). Please be advised that ACC will only process aid once a student’s file is complete, and it is the student’s responsibility to monitor their myACC student portal for outstanding financial aid requirements.
- Sponsorship: Obtain sponsorship agreement forms from the Student Accounting Office. Before registering, confirm with your sponsor that the sponsor agreement has been approved.
Interest-Free Payment Plans
ACC understands that paying tuition in one lump sum can be challenging. To help students manage costs, they offer interest-free payment plans, allowing you to spread payments over several installments.
- You must make the first down payment by the tuition deadline. Contact the Financial Aid Office at 512-223-4636 immediately to set up an interest-free payment plan. Your financial aid can be used as your first payment, so you will not have to put any money down.
MyPaymentPlan:
Sign up for a payment plan online so you do not have to pay your tuition all at once. Click on My Payment Plan in myACC (Student Finance card).
Summer 2025 - available on April 7, 2025
| Option Available | Down Payment | Number of Payments | Months of Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 - April 24 | 10% | 4 | May - July |
| April 7 - May 27 | 25% | 3 | June and July |
| April 7 - June 25 | 50% | 2 | July only |
Fall 2025 - available on July 7, 2025
| Option Available | Down Payment | Number of Payments | Months of Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 - July 24 | 10% | 4 | August - November |
| July 7 - August 26 | 25% | 3 | September - November |
| July 7 - September 25 | 40% | 2 | October and November |
Spring 2026 - available on November 5, 2025
| Option Available | Down Payment | Number of Payments | Months of Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 5 - December 23 | 10% | 4 | January - April |
| November 5 - January 27 | 25% | 3 | February - April |
| November 5 - February 24 | 40% | 2 | March and April |
The fee to defer tuition and fees through a payment plan is a $40.00 non-refundable enrollment fee per agreement, which will be processed electronically. $30 nonrefundable returned payment fee if a payment is returned. Your monthly payment will be automatically charged to the bank account or credit card you designate. Down payment is processed immediately.
Financial Aid Disbursements and Refunds
- Disbursements: Financial aid is typically disbursed (applied to student accounts) around the start of each semester. Keep in mind that financial aid will not be released until your courses begin each semester, so your balance will remain on your account until then.
- 1st financial aid disbursement for continuing borrowers (financial aid is applied to student accounts): 8.11.25 (Fall 2025), 5.19.25 (Summer 2025).
- 2nd Financial Aid Disbursement (single semester loans): 10.20.25 (Fall 2025), 7.7.25 (Summer 2025).
- Last Financial Aid Disbursement: 12.1.25 (Fall 2025), 7.28.25 (Summer 2025).
- Refunds: If the financial aid disbursed exceeds the tuition and fees owed, ACC will issue a refund to the student. First refunds released to student accounts (excess aid is refunded to students): 8.15.25 (Fall 2025), 5.23.25 (Summer 2025). Subsequent refunds occur every Friday, except in weeks when a banking holiday exists.
*Students receiving a loan for only one semester will receive 50% of the loan amount at the initial disbursement and the 2nd 50% as noted below.
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Important Considerations
- Tuition Due Dates: Tuition is due in full when students register for classes. Students who register and fail to meet the tuition payment deadline risk having their registration canceled.
- Financial Aid Changes: Your financial aid offer is subject to change based on your actual enrollment (i.e. course selection, number of classes, etc.) and Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) status.
- Delinquent Accounts: ACC sends delinquent installment contracts, unpaid returned checks, outstanding miscellaneous charges, and financial aid adjustments to a third-party agency for collection.
- Returned Payments: A $25 service fee applies for any items returned (ACH, chargeback, stop payment) unpaid for any reason by your financial institution. $30 nonrefundable returned payment fee if a payment is returned for MyPaymentPlan.
- Registration Holds: Per Texas Education Code 54.007(2)(d): A student who fails to make full payment of tuition and fees by the due date may be prohibited from registering for classes until full payment is made.
- Authorized Users: You may provide another person online access to your account for payments by making them an authorized user. Setting up an authorized user does not grant ACC staff permission to discuss your student record with an authorized user*. 1. Log in to your account. 2. Select Authorized Users, located on the right-hand menu. 3. * The Family Educational Right and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of a student’s educational records.
- Bookstore Voucher program: Bookstore Voucher program open (all eligible students [with credit balance] can utilize anticipated financial aid to purchase required books in the ACC Bookstore: 5.7.25 - 5.14.25 (Summer 2025).
- Ineligible for Aid Appeal Deadline: 7.10.25 (Summer 2025), 11.10.25 (Fall 2025).
- Last day to request loan funds: 7.21.25 (Summer 2025), 11.24.25 (Fall 2025).
Additional Resources at ACC
ACC provides comprehensive support services to help students succeed:
- Academic Support: Advising, career and transfer counseling, tutoring, student access services.
- Scholarships: Dozens of scholarships are available through the generous donations of individuals, businesses, churches, civic groups, and clubs. Learn more at ACC scholarships.
- Workforce and Community Programs: Develop your workforce talent, improve your professional skills, and explore new hobbies and interests through ACC’s varied Workforce and Community Programs.
- ACC Pathways: Check out ACC's 7 Pathways to help you explore our degree and certificate programs to find the path that is right for you and your goals.
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