Drop for Non-Payment

Please take one of the following actions to ensure you are not dropped:

• Pay your fees by Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
• Reply to the email you receive to confirm that you have been placed on the no-drop list with an exempt program.

Students who owe less than $200 on their account or students who have been verified within one or more of the following populations, may be exempt from the drop for non-payment process. To confirm you are on the exempt from drop for non-payment list or to see if you may qualify, contact the program using the contact information listed below.

• Student Athletes (must have a payment plan or payment arrangement established with Financial Aid to be exempt)
• Foster Youth (current/former) 
  • Contact: (760) 384-6221 or email cc_faid@cerrocoso.edu
• International Students
  •  Contact: internationalstudents@cerrocoso.edu
• FAFSA/CADAA recipients
  •  Contact: (760) 384-6221 or email cc_faid@cerrocoso.edu
• All veterans, as well as dependents utilizing VA or Cal Vet educational benefits
  • Contact: (760) 384-6291 or email veterans@cerrocoso.edu
• Early College/Dual Enrollment
  • Contact: earlycollege@cerrocoso.edu
• Rising Scholars Program (RSP)
  • Contact: prisonprogram@cerrocoso.edu

Pay your balance quickly online:

1. Log in to InsideCC
2. Go to your “Student-Self Service” card
3. Click on Account Summary to review your balance
4. Click the “Pay Now” button

If you have already applied for financial aid for the 2026-2027 academic year and would like to confirm that your outstanding balance will be covered by the deadline:

• Log in to InsideCC and select the Financial Aid card
• Contact the Financial Aid office via phone (760) 384-6221 or email at cc_faid@cerrocoso.edu

No, you do not have to pay your entire balance at once. You can use the online payment system to make multiple payments between now and August 12^th at 12pm. If your balance is NOT below $200, you will be dropped.

Students who owe less than $200 on August 12^th will NOT be dropped. Though you will not be dropped, you are encouraged to pay your balance in full to prevent any registration holds.

Cerro Coso offers payment plan options for students with certain types of balances, including out-of-state tuition charges and financial aid overpayments that have not yet been referred to the U.S. Department of Education. Other outstanding balances may also be considered on a case-by-case basis, and a reasonable payment arrangement may be available.

If your outstanding balance is more than $200, you must establish a payment plan or payment arrangement before the college’s drop for non-payment deadline. Students who have an approved payment arrangement in place will not be dropped from their classes for non-payment. However, if no payment plan or arrangement has been established by the deadline, students with balances exceeding $200 may be dropped from their classes.

Consider only taking the number of units that you can pay for this Fall and create a budget plan in preparation for future terms.

Only students who owe $200 or more will be dropped. We encourage all students to pay any unpaid balances as soon as possible to avoid future holds or drops.

Students are required to pay their fees for courses each term to avoid being dropped and/or holds being placed on their accounts. This process prevents students from accumulating debt and ensures seat availability for others wanting to register for the course. Some student populations are exempt from this process (see exempt student populations).

If you submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and/or the California Dream Act Application, you will not be dropped from classes for non-payment. Please reply to the email you received if you’re not sure if the application has been received.

If you are using the educational benefits listed above, you may be protected from being dropped for non-payment while your funding is pending. To receive this protection, you must contact Military & Veterans Services at veterans@cerrocoso.edu or reply to the email you receive and let us know.

Outstanding balances from previous semesters or charges unrelated to VA benefits, or CalVet, may still impact your enrollment.

Please contact Military & Veterans Services as soon as possible if you intend to use these educational benefits or if you have questions regarding your balances. Call (760) 384-6291 or email veterans@cerrocoso.edu.

If you received confirmation that you were part of the population of students that were exempt from the August 17^th drop, but were dropped anyway, please contact Admissions & Records to discuss further at (760) 384-6374 or by email cc_ar@cerrocoso.edu.

After being dropped, you may re-enroll in a course if there is space, but you will need to ensure payment is made within 10 days of re-adding the course to avoid an outstanding balance and future holds or drops.

If you pay your balance of $200 or more after August 12^th, and are dropped on August 17^th, you will NOT be automatically re-enrolled in your classes. Once your balance is paid, you are welcome to try and register for Fall courses based on what is left available at that time.

If you did not pay your balance by August 12^th and were dropped on August 17^th, and now there are no seats left if your previous classes, you will have to wait for a future term to try and secure a seat in the course or add yourself to the waitlist.

No, the drop for non-payment occurs on August 17^th, prior to the start of the Fall term and the date any course would be notated on official record.