Payment Options
- Cash
Cash payments should be made at the business office, Room C118.
For your convenience, an "after hours" payment depository is located to the right of the business office door.
- Cashier’s Check, Money Order or Personal Check
Check and money order payments should be made payable to John Wood Community College and can be delivered in person to the business office or mailed to: John Wood Community College, ATTN: Business Office, 1301 S. 48th Street, Quincy, IL 62305-8736.
Students whose check payments are returned to the college will be assessed a $25 returned check fee. Checks may not be accepted from persons who have written or submitted two or more returned checks to the college.
Personal checks will not be accepted for reinstatement in classes.
- Online Payment
For your convenience, you can use your Mastercard, Visa, or Discover card to make online payments through your JWCC SOLAR account - click on "Make a Secure Payment."
- Credit Cards
We accept MasterCard, VISA and Discover payments by telephone or in person. Please call our cashiers at 217.641.4207 or 217.641.4211 with your debit/credit card information.
To guard against identity theft, do not submit credit card information to us by email.
- Authorized Payment Plan through Nelnet
To assist students who cannot pay all of their tuition costs before the start of each semester, John Wood Community College offers a tuition payment plan through Nelnet Business Solutions. There is a $35.00 non-refundable Nelnet enrollment fee per semester. With this plan, your payments are automatically debited from your checking account on the 5th of each month until the balance due the college is paid in full. Monthly payments can also be charged to your Mastercard, Visa or Discover credit card on the 5th of each month. A small convenience fee will be added when using the credit card option. Find out more about the Nelnet Payment Plan.
Please review the Nelnet brochure below which gives you details of this payment plan and helps you determine your amount to budget through Nelnet.
To confirm the amount of your charges and financial aid, please call the business office at 217.641.4275 prior to enrolling online in the payment plan.
- Simple Steps to Enroll in the Payment Plan
- Access your student SOLAR account
- Click on Student Records
- Click on Access Payment Plan
- Third Party Billing
A third party billing is when a private or governmental agency is paying for any portion of your tuition, fees or books AND they are requesting a bill from the college. Examples of third party entities are: employers, WIA, DORS, and College Illinois!
It is the student's responsibility to present their student bill to the third party entity at the time of registration. An authorization to bill must be submitted to the JWCC business office by the third party entity on company letterhead by the payment deadline. Authorizations CANNOT be accepted by telephone.
Authorization letters MUST include the following information in order to be processed:
- Student's name and student number
- Specific charges or classes the company is willing to pay
- Specific semester covered by the contract
- Name and signature of officer authorizing the contract
- Agency's billing address
- Contact information for questions
Third party authorization letters should be mailed to: John Wood Community College Business Office, 1301 South 48th Street, Quincy, IL 62305-8736, faxed to 217.641.4191, or emailed to Vickie Miller at vmiller@jwcc.edu.
Most agencies will be invoiced 30-45 days after the add/drop period. Payment from third party payers must be received no later than 30 days from the date of our invoice. Students are responsible for any charges not covered by their agency.
- Financial Aid and Scholarships
Financial aid at John Wood Community College may include scholarships, grants and/or loans. Students must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) annually to receive federal grants and loans. For information on financial aid programs, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 217.641.4333, or email jweisenberger@jwcc.edu.
If financial aid is not processed by the tuition deadline, you are responsible to pay your tuition in full or enroll in the Nelnet Payment Plan.
Scholarship information should be directed to Brenda Manis, Manager of Student Accounts at 217.641.4202.
Students receiving student loans will be notified when their checks arrive. Checks can be endorsed at the business office. Students must present valid photo identification when endorsing their loan checks.
- Veterans Benefits
For specific information on various Veterans Administration educational benefits, please contact Lisa Snodgrass, Coordinator of Records, Registration, and Veteran's Affairs in Room C167 in the Student Administrative Center. Please contact her at 217.641.4330 or email her at lsnodgrass@jwcc.edu.
- Education Tax Credits
For 2009, there are three education tax credits available, the Hope Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit and the American Opportunity Credit. Please refer to IRS Publication 970 for details. The credits are based on education expenses paid for you, your spouse, or your dependents. During any particular year you can only claim one of the credits for each student.
To apply for a possible credit, taxpayers must report the amount of qualified tuition and fees charged as well as the amount of certain scholarships and grants used to pay tuition and fees in the tax year. Schools are required to send this information to taxpayers who have reportable transactions by January 31 in the form of a 1098T Tuition Statement. Taxpayers use this information, along with their own records for tuition and fees paid when they fill out IRS form 8863 to claim the tax credit.
A taxpayer should consult a tax professional for further information regarding educational tax credits and deductions. Links to several websites providing additional information are listed below.
John Wood Community College sends the 1098T to students using the mailing address on file prior to the January 31st deadline. Students can also access this information on their JWCC SOLAR account: Click on Student Records, Tax Notification, then select Tax Year.
The 1098T reports the eligible charges posted to the student’s account during the tax year and scholarships or grants disbursed to the student account in the tax year. It is the student’s responsibility to retain receipts for payments made during the tax year.
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Commonly Asked Questions
What is the tax reporting year?
The tax year is defined as January 1st through December 31st.
Why are the charges listed in a different year than the payment I made?
Charges are posted at the time of registration. Charges may be posted in one tax year and payments made in the following tax year.
John Wood Community College reports eligible charges for the tax year. The college is not required to report amounts paid on a student account. It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to document the payments made for an eligible student.
What do I do if Box 4 or 6 are filled in?
Box 4 or 6 are completed if a 1098T was sent for a previous tax year and a reduction in charges or scholarships/grants was recorded in the current tax year. You may need to amend a previous year tax return if you claimed eligible tuition charges for the student.
Why didn’t I get a 1098T in the mail?
There are several reasons a student would not receive a 1098T for a specific tax year. They include but are not limited to the following:
- Student was not enrolled in eligible courses.
- Tuition charges for enrollment and withdrawals for the year net to a zero dollar amount.
- Scholarships and grants disbursed to a student account were greater than the tuition charges posted during the tax year.
- Student moved and did not provide the school with a current address.
Although we may not have been required to generate a 1098T Tuition Statement for a student, students can view and print the information from their JWCC SOLAR account.
How can I get another copy of my 1098T?
Students who need a copy of their 1098T statement can stop by the business office to request one or call to have a copy mailed to the current address on file with Enrollment Services. To protect the student’s privacy, we will not mail or fax a copy of the 1098T to anyone except the student, nor will we allow anyone except the student to pick up a copy of the form at the business office.
