NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

• College Finances
• Understanding Your Responsibilities and the
  Opportunities

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Bursars Office
Information for New Students Warwick 825-2151 Lin
coln 333-7177 Providence 455-6118 Newport
851-1640
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Important Bursar Information

• Office hours may vary by Campus. Our Warwick
  Lincoln campus hours are 800am to 700pm, Monday
  through Thursday, Fridays until 400pm.
• Most financial transactions can be completed on
  line and payments maybe remitted online by VISA
  and Mastercard at WWW.CCRI.EDU.
• Email is the official method of communication
  throughout the college. Please make it a point
  to check your email frequently through your
  student Pipeline account.

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Where do I look for Information?

• The course bulletin and our Bursar webpage
  contain important financial information.
• Please take the time to look at the Financial
  Matters page.
• Tuition and Fees for the semester are listed in
  the course bulletin (subject to change by Board
  of Governors for Higher Ed.).
• Methods of Payment are also contained on both our
  website and course bulletin.

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When Will I Receive My Bill?

• There are specific bill dates and due dates.
• Those bill dates along with due dates are posted
  on our website as well as in the course bulletin.
• Your due date will be printed on the bill you
  receive in the mail.
• It is important to remit full payment on or
  before the due date.

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FALL 2009
Dates provided above are subject to change and
should be used only as a guideline.
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How Do I Pay My Bill?
The College provides you with many ways to pay
your bill. You may pay by cash, check, money
order, and some credit cards or by enrolling in
our deferred payment plan.  No bills will be
mailed after  August 20, 2009.  Payment in full
is required when registering either in-person or
on-line from August 20 - September 8, 2009.  A
30 Late Registration Fee will be in effect
beginning August 27, 2009. The easiest way to
pay your bill is directly online. You may pay
using MasterCard or VISA You may pay your bill
by mail using a check, money order or credit
card. CCRI accepts MasterCard, VISA or Discover
by mail. Your bill will include a section for the
recording of your credit card information. A
signature is required for credit card payment
processing. You may pay your bill at the
Bursars Office on any of the Colleges four main
campuses during normal business hours. On campus,
you may pay by cash, check, money order or credit
card. CCRI accepts MasterCard, VISA or Discover
on campus. If you do not wish to wait in line or
need to pay outside of normal business hours, a
drop box is located outside each campus location
for payment by check or money order.
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Is a Payment Plan an option?

• Payment Plans are offered in the Fall and Spring
  semesters only.
• Students will receive payment plan information
  along with their semester bill.
• Students will also receive a separate mailer
  containing payment plan enrollment forms from
  TMS, the payment plan provider.
• PLEASE BE AWARE OF ENROLLMENT DATES BECAUSE AS IT
  GETS CLOSER TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER, THE
  PAYMENT PLAN PROCESS CHANGES.

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Payment Plans

• Payment Plans are administered through an outside
  company, TMS.
• You must be enrolled in at least 3 CHE and have a
  minimum balance of 470.00.
• Once enrolled in the plan, questions and payments
  should be directed to TMS.
• There is a 30.00 enrollment fee that must be
  included along with your first payment.

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Payment Plans

• Your first payment is 1/3 of your tuition and
  fees total, plus the 30.00 enrollment fee.
• Payments for the plan will be due in August,
  October 1, and November 1.
• Representatives from TMS will be on Campus for
  students who register late.
• The first payment plan payment must be received
  by your bill due date.

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Part Time Tuition and Fees
Part Time/Per Semester (11 billing credits or
less)
Other College Fees
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Full Time Tuition and Fees
Students who do not reside in Rhode Island are
subject to CCRI's residency policy. The residency
policy may be obtained in the Office of
Enrollment Services in Warwick, Lincoln, Newport
and Providence. This policy will determine if you
will be charged the inter-state tuition rate or
the out-of-state tuition rate.
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Can I View My Account Online?

• You can view your account balance on your
  Pipeline.
• Sign in and go to
• For Students
• Student Records
• Account Summary
• Payments can be made here as well

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Students Financial Responsibilities
Paying your tuition and fees in full by the
specified due date on your bill is your
responsibility.  Education is an investment in
your future.  Assuming personal responsibility
for paying your tuition and fees promptly is an
integral part of the educational process at
CCRI. Paid in full is defined as having made
full payment by cash, check, or credit card,
enrollment in CCRI's approved payment plan (TMS),
an official College financial aid award (aid or
loan), or an authorization for payment by a third
party. Students are responsible for dropping
all courses they are not planning to attend and
are responsible for payment of courses in which
they are enrolled. Students should NOT assume
they will be dropped from a class for
non-payment, as there are many factors that will
determine whether and when a student is dropped
for non-payment. It is the student's
responsibility to verify his or her enrollment
status. To verify enrollment status, students can
view their schedules on Pipeline at
www.ccri.edu. Students who do not meet their
financial obligations to CCRI will be denied a
variety of student services including access to
grades, future enrollment, and issuance of
transcripts.  Delinquent accounts will be
reported to national credit bureaus and could
possibly damage your credit rating. All past due
semester balances must be paid by money order,
certified check, or credit card. No personal
checks will be accepted.
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Its Never Too Late To Learn
Main Number 455-6028
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Educational Opportunity Center

• Overview
• RIEOC
• Financial Aid Opportunities
• Important Deadlines

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RIEOC
The Rhode Island Educational Opportunity Center
(RIEOC) is a grant program of the Community
College of Rhode Island. RIEOC is funded by the
US Department of Education through the Office of
Federal TRiO Programs under Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
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Who Uses RIEOC?

• RIEOC has been assisting students with their
  educational and career goals, since 1979.
• RIEOC Serves 4,000 students each year
• Two-thirds of participants served are low-income
  and first-generation college bound students (the
  first in their family to go to college)

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Services Provided

• Admissions Application Assistance
• Financial Aid Application Assistance
• Academic Advising
• Career Counseling
• Transfer Counseling
• GED/ESL Referral

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Who is Eligible for RIEOC Services?

• US Citizen or
• Eligible non-citizen (e.g. permanent resident,
  refugee) and
• Individuals who need RIEOC services

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Financial Aid
Each year RIEOC provides more than 3,000
participants with assistance to complete
applications for financial aid, including the
FAFSA application. Counselors also provide
assistance with additional paperwork that is
necessary to complete their financial aid files.
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Funding Sources

• Complete the FAFSA early
• Types of aid which are based on the FAFSA
• Pell Grant (Federal Aid)
• RI Higher Education Assistance Authority (State
  Aid)
• Institutional Aid
• College Work-Study
• Subsidized Loans
• Unsubsidized Loans

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To be Eligible for Aid You Must

• Have financial need
• Be enrolled in a degree program
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress toward a
  degree
• Be a US citizen or eligible non-citizen
• Be registered with selective service, if
  required and
• Not be in default of a loan, or owe a repayment
  of any aid received

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Student Information for FAFSA

• The most recent years income info including
• Tax return, W-2s
• Value of assets
• Value of business
• Value of rental property
• All of the above may also be necessary from the
  parent(s) of an applicant under 24 and/or not
  married and with no dependent children.

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Scholarships

• Check CCRI Website www.ccri.edu/foundation
• RIHEAA www.riheaa.org
• RI Foundation www.rifoundation.org
• EOC list
• FREE Scholarship Sites

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Important Dates (CCRI)

• FAFSA can be completed anytime after January 1st
  to receive a Pell Grant, institutional aid or
  loans
• March 1 RI State Grant
• CCRI Financial Aid Priority deadline is May 1
• Sep 9 - 22 (Wed - Tue) Drop Period for enrolled
  students (courses will not appear on transcript)
• APPLY EARLY!!

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Contact Info
Liston Campus (Providence) Monday Friday
830-430 (830-730 during Fall and Spring
Semesters) 401-455-6028

• Knight Campus (Warwick)
• Monday / Tuesday 830-430
• Thursday 830-12noon
• Room 1050
• Call for appointment 455-6028

• Flanagan Campus (Lincoln)
• Monday 830 12
• Tuesday 830-430
• Room 2574
• Call for appointment 455-6028

Newport Campus Monday / Tuesday/ Thursday
830-430 Room 148 401-851-1638
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CCRI Foundation/Alumni Association

• Scholarships for School
• Summer 2009

Main Number 333-7150
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Scholarships, Funds and Awards

• The Community College of Rhode Island Foundation
  and Alumni Association grant scholarships, funds
  and awards to students who are incoming,
  continuing, transferring and/or graduating.
• Criteria, application deadline and award amounts
  differ.
• In any given year some scholarships might not be
  available, please check the Website for current
  information.

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Criteria

• Scholarships are listed by department as follows
  
• Business,
• Computer Studies,
• Criminal Justice Legal Studies,
• Fine Arts,
• General Programs,
• Health Rehabilitative Sciences
• Office
• Administration.
• Links to individual scholarship criteria and
  applications are available
• through the index page
• http//www.ccri.edu/foundation/scholarships/inde
  x.shtml

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Procedures

• To be considered for a scholarship, students are
  required to submit an application form and any
  required documentation to the proper scholarship
  chairperson by the deadline.
• The chairperson appoints a scholarship committee
  to review applications and check students status
  with the college.
• Recipients are notified by the Foundation via
  email.

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Requirements from Students

• Award recipients are required to write a thank
  you note to the donor and or the scholarship
  chair and submit a brief bio about themselves.
• Information is available on the web site to help
  students complete these requirement at
• http//www.ccri.edu/foundation/scholarships/sample
  thankyounote
• And
• http//www.ccri.edu/foundation/scholarships/studen
  tbioform

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Other Financial Resources

• The CCRI Foundation home page has a link for
  students about other available financial
  resources from organizations and foundations
  outside of CCRI.
• To view a list of these financial opportunities
  follow this link
• http//www.ccri.edu/foundation to Scholarship
  Fund Awards,
• and then click on
• Other scholarship links/financial resources

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• College Finances
• What questions do you have?