Accounts Receivable Policy
Students can pay their accounts at the time they register for classes or by the payment due date. The methods of payment are:
- Payment in full (cash, check, and/or credit card)
- Enrollment in the eCashier Payment Plan at www.sautech.edu
- Approved Financial Aid or Scholarships
- Authorization of Third Party payment
The Business Office accepts Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards.
If paying online through Campus Connect, students have the option to pay in full or to pay by installments through the Payment Plan. There is a $25 enrollment fee per semester for the Payment Plan by installments.
If tuition and fees have not been covered by one of the options detailed above before the payment due date for each term, registered students may be dropped from all classes and their student account balance cleared. Students cannot enroll for the next semester allowed if they owe money from a prior semester. The students’ account is flagged to prevent registration.
Other accounts receivable balances could occur from residence hall charges, library fines, parking fines, etc. Those amounts are added to the student account when the Business Office is notified by the respective departments.
Returned checks are sent to the Business Office by banks for insufficient funds, stop payments, or closed accounts. Collection activities for these items are implemented until payment is received in full. Returned checks prevent enrollment and can be sent to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for collection and/or prosecution if not paid.
Past due balances on student accounts from prior semesters are turned over to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration for collection by the Income Tax Set Off program. Past due balances are also turned over to a collection agency. The collection agency may apply collection fees to the past due balance which must be paid in full. Student transcripts will not be released until payment has been received in full.