Third Party Billing

Today is: Saturday - February 11, 2012

 

Guaranteed Education Tuition | AmeriCorps Education Award

 

Government or Private Sponsored Students

Private Business Sponsors
If you have a non-University business sponsor who is paying all or part of your tuition and fees, you may have your sponsor billed directly by Student Accounts. In order to have this done, you must first bring or have a letter sent from your sponsor to the Student Accounts Office. The letter needs to be on official letterhead and must include the following information:

• Sponsor's name, billing address and telephone number
• Your full name and social security number of student number
• Amount to bill for or charges to be covered
• Quarters or academic year to be billed

The letter should be turned in by the first day of the quarter, or as soon as you receive it. Any charges not paid for by your sponsor are your responsibility and must be paid in full by the tuition due date.

All payments, including sponsor payments, received after the third Friday following the first day of the quarter will incur a late payment charge.

 

City, County, State or Federal Government Sponsors
Before you can have your tuition and fees paid by a city, county, state or federal government sponsored agency, your sponsor must have a pre-existing agreement on file with the Student Accounts Office. Check with the agency for the correct form to use for your payment authorization.

You must turn in a government agency purchasing order, field order, or letter with the billing information from your sponsor to the Student Accounts Office at the beginning of each quarter. This must be turned in before your sponsor can be billed and your tuition paid.

Military Sponsors
If your tuition is paid by the military, you need to turn in the tuition authorization form to the Student Accounts Office to guarantee your tuition payment. You may bring the form to the office in Old Main 360, or have your sponsor mail or fax the form directly to the Student Accounts Office.

Our fax number is: 360-650-7752.

If mailing, send the form to:

Western Washington University
Student Accounts MS 9022
516 High Street
Bellingham , WA 98225-9022

 

Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET)

WWU does NOT bill GET

Instead, each GET account holder will be responsible for requesting direct payment from GET to Western. As always, the account holder can choose to pay the school directly and then request reimbursement from GET.

Option 1: Direct Payment
The GET Program pays the school directly for college expenses. Note: It will take 10 days from the time your funds are requested from GET, for the payment to apply to the student’s Western student account. It is important to request these funds10 days prior to the tuition due date.

You will need to complete and submit two simple forms to the GET Program:

• Intent to Enroll Form (by June 1, or as soon as your student has selected their school)
• Direct Payment Form (after August 1).

Option 2: Reimbursement
You pay the school directly and then request reimbursement from the GET Program.

You tell GET how much you have spent on tuition and other eligible expenses. GET will then send you a reimbursement check. You will need to complete a Reimbursement Request Form (after August 1).

Note: All forms are available from the GET web site: www.get.wa.gov

Questions?
Contact the GET Program by:

Email
BenefitsInfo@hecb.wa.gov

Telephone
Toll-free: 1-800-955-2318
(weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except state holidays)

Web site
www.get.wa.gov

Mail
GET Program
P.O. Box 43450
Olympia , WA 98504-3450

 

AmeriCorps Educational Award Submittal Process

To use your Educational Award for current educational expenses:

1. Log onto the AmeriCorps website at http://www.americorps.gov/
2. Sign onto the AmeriCorps Online Payment System
3. Complete the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Payment form.

We will receive that information and credit an allowable payment amount to your student account if you are enrolled for that school term.

Questions regarding the use of AmeriCorps funds on your WWU student account can be addressed to Student.Accounts@wwu.edu, or phone 360-650-2865.

If you have any questions regarding your AmeriCorps account contact the National Service Trust at edawardvoucher@cns.gov.

To register for an AmeriCorps username and password:

1. Log onto the AmeriCorps website at http://www.americorps.gov/
2. Under Individuals click: Alumni / AmeriCorps Education Award / Check Your Account Balance, and then Click Here to Register.