Using the SIS web feature (http://www.tcc.edu/sis/), you can pay your tuition using a Visa or MasterCard. For assistance using this feature, contact the TCC Information Center, (757) 822-1122.

You must be Touchtone eligible and have a VISA or MasterCard to access this payment method. 

For information on eligibility visit the TCC Enrollment page.

At any campus Business Office, we accept cash, money orders, checks, VISA and MasterCard. Checks and money orders must be payable to Tidewater Community College. Payments may be made at any campus Business Office.  Tuition should be paid in the exact amount indicated.

To help meet educational expenses, Tidewater Community College is pleased to provide FACTS tuition payment plan. For a non-refundable fee, FACTS allows you to pay your tuition in monthly, interest-free payments.  The earlier you enroll, the more payment options you have. You may enroll in the FACTS plan or review the available payment plans at FACTS e-Cashier or contact FACTS Tuition Management at 1 - 800 - 609 - 8056.

For more information view the FACTS Payment Plan Book Mark (in pdf). (What is pdf?) or contact the college FACTS coordinator at 757-822-1776 or Email facts@tcc.edu.

NOTE: If you are using FACTS to pay your tuition you must enroll in FACTS one business day prior to your tuition due date.

There are a variety of aid options available to TCC students.  Please contact a campus Financial Aid Office or visit the TCC Financial Aid Web site for more information.

Tidewater Community College may provide scholarships to eligible students. Scholarships funds are available from the college, the TCC Educational Foundation, businesses, and other organizations. For current information on available scholarships and eligibility, contact a campus Financial Aid Office or visit the TCC Financial Aid Web site.

Tidewater Community College (TCC) accepts agency/employer Billing Authorization Letters (on company letter head) or the TCC Tuition Assistance Form, also known as Third Party Contracts (TPC), for tuition and fee costs. If you present either form of billing authorization to the campus Business Office at the time of your registration you will not have to pay tuition and fees and the college will bill your agency/employer.

For Military Tuition Assistance. http://www.tcc.edu/students/military/tuition/

The following rules regarding this procedure should be clear to both the student and the agency/employer.

• Unless specified in a Special Arrangement Contract (SAC), tuition and fees will be based upon the student’s domicile status. If the student is not a Virginia Resident, the out-of-state tuition rate will be used.
• The College will not accept authorizations from agencies/employers that are contingent upon acceptable student grades and/or employment status.
• It is the student’s responsibility to present the authorization letter to the Business Office at the time of registration.

Billing Authorization must be in the form of TCC Tuition Assistance Form or on company letterhead and contain the following information:

• Students full name and social security number.
• Course list including: course numbers and titles and the dollar amount authorized.
• Company address for billing, a phone number, a contact name, Federal Identification number, and proprietorship. i.e. Federal, State, Local, Private Corp, etc)
• A statement that the agency/employer will pay TCC within 30 days of the invoice date, regardless of the grade the student receives, regardless of attendance and/or unsatisfactory progress by student and if the student withdraws after the last date to drop for refund. (A calendar of important dates is available on the College website.)
• Signature of both the student and authorized individual of Agency/Employer.