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Here are the different options for how to make payments:

• Online Banking Bill Payment – Use online banking or your mobile banking app through a Canadian financial institution to make a bill payment. 
  Select ��«Ӱҵ as the payee and use your ��«Ӱҵ student number as your account number.
   
• PayMyTuition – ��«Ӱҵ has partnered with PayMyTuition to provide all students secure online payment options to pay your student account balances.
  Payments can be initiated from both Canadian financial institutions and financial institutions outside of Canada.
  • Online debit and credit card payments initiated through Canadian institutions through this provider will include a non-refundable 2.5% convenience fee added to the base payment.
     
• In Person – Pay in person using debit, cheque or cash at any ��«Ӱҵ campus. For safety reasons, payment by cash is discouraged.
  Credit cards are not accepted in person or over the phone to pay student account balances.
   

• By Mail – Mail a cheque or money order (no cash) with your name and ��«Ӱҵ student number to:

  ��«Ӱҵ Registrar’s Office
  1000 KLO RD,
  Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8

Students who do not pay their fees on time may be removed from their courses and taken off waitlists. Those seats will be made available to other students.

Yes, if you do so before the end of the add/drop period and space still remains in the classes you want to take. You must register in person and pay your full fees at the time your register.

Re-registration into a Distance Education course after the last day to register needs to be approved by the tutor. Please contact Distance Education at: distanceed@okanagan.bc.ca. 

Historically, some students have paid their deposits to ��«Ӱҵ, registered in courses, decided not to attend, and have not notified us of their change in plans. When the date to pay fees occurred after the last day to register, seats held by these non-attendees were never available to other students. In order to give all students the best chance to get the classes they need, we need to remove students who won’t be attending, so fees are now due before classes begin.

If you have an approved student loan, ��«Ӱҵ will be contacted by the applicable province to confirm your enrolment. If you are registered in the appropriate program and course load, and your enrolment has been confirmed, a hold will be placed on your account. You will receive an email advising you that a hold has been placed on your account.

Generally, we confirm B.C. student loans 26 days before the start of classes. Once the hold is on your account, you will not be dropped from your courses.

To check the status of your account, login to your myOkanagan account, click on the Student tab, and choose Student Records from the Online Services channel. Once there, choose View Holds. If we have confirmed your enrolment for student loan purposes, you will see a hold stating “Student Loan Approved” along with the approved dates.
It is your responsibility to pay your fees in full within five (5) business days of receiving your student loan funds. Students who do not pay their fees on time will be removed from their courses and taken off waitlists.

If you do not have a hold on your account, you must pay your fees by the fee payment deadline.

You must ensure that ��«Ӱҵ receives your sponsorship funding letter at least two days before the payment deadline. If we have your sponsorship letter on file, you will not be dropped from classes and we will invoice your sponsor directly.

Yes. There are a few programs that are not semester-based, are longer than 40 weeks, and allow for payment by instalments. These programs are: Administrative Assistant, Automotive Service Technology Diploma, Certified Dental Assistant, Collision Repair and Refinishing Diploma, Collision Repair/Refinishing Prep Technician, and Pastry Arts. If you are in one of these programs you may pay in two instalments. For international students ONLY: 1) the Culinary Arts Certificate may be paid in two instalments: 1/2 tuition plus student fees will be due prior to the start of classes; 2) the culinary portion of the Culinary Management Diploma may be paid in two instalments: 1/2 tuition plus student fees will be due prior to the start of classes and the business courses may be paid 3 weeks before the business courses commence.

The deadline to pay the first instalment is three weeks prior to the start of the program. The amount of the first instalment must be at least one-half of the tuition fees assessed plus all assessed ancillary fees.

The second instalment is the entire outstanding balance for the program. The payment deadline for the second instalment is noon of the end of the 5^th month of the program or as advised.

Continuing Studies Certificates:

The following Continuing Studies Certificates may be paid in two instalments: Audio Engineering and Music Production,  Education Assistant, Esthetics and Nail Technology Certificate, Medical Device Reprocessing Technician, Nursing Unit Assistant, Gastroenterology Nursing, Perianesthesia Nursing, Occupational Health and Safety, Project Management, Advanced GIS Certificate, and Winery Assistant.

The deadline to pay the first instalment is three weeks prior to the first day of class. The amount of the first instalment must be at least one-half of the tuition fees assessed plus all assessed ancillary fees. The final payment is due at the halfway mark of the program.

Practical Nursing Diploma Fee Payment 
Fall Intake:

Semester 1 & 2:  runs late August to end of February

• Payment #1:  ½ tuition plus ancillary fees due 3 weeks prior to start of program
• Payment #2:  Balance due December 15
  
  Semesters 3 & 4:  runs March to December
   
• Payment #1:  ½ tuition plus ancillary fees due February
• Payment #2:  Balance due August 15

Winter Intake:

Semester 1 & 2:  runs January to July

• Payment #1:  ½ tuition plus ancillary fees due 3 weeks prior to start of program
• Payment #2:  Balance due April 30
  
  Semesters 3 & 4:  runs late August to April
   
• Payment #1:  ½ tuition plus ancillary fees due August
• Payment #2:  Balance due January 30

For information on opting out of/getting a waiver for your Student Health and Dental insurance coverage, please visit your student union or student association website. Students attending the Vernon campus should go to the  (VSA��«Ӱҵ) website. All other students should visit the  (��«ӰҵSU) website.

If you apply to the VSA��«Ӱҵ for a waiver or the ��«ӰҵSU to opt out, and if they approve your request, they will notify us and the charges will be removed from your account.

If you are in the process of applying to opt out of Health and Dental coverage and you have paid all your fees except for the Health and Dental amount, you will not be dropped from your courses before the opt out deadline has passed. 

For academic and vocational programs:

Refunds will not be issued for amounts less than $10.

Credit or refunds are issued to the student regardless of the payee. 

You are entitled to a full credit less the non-refundable, non-transferable deposit(s), up to and including the last day of course registration. If you are registered for the next term, this credit will be applied to the following term. You will not receive a refund. Students who are in their last term of study will receive a refund. Students who withdraw after the last day of course registration will receive no tuition credit or refund.

More information on refunds can be found in the calendar.

NEW in Fall 2022!

��«Ӱҵ has partnered with PayMyTuition, an electronic payment tool, to remit domestic and international refunds to students via Interac e-transfer and international wire transfer. This refund method will replace refund cheques.

Request a refund using this .

Domestic Students: step-by-step instructions can be found here: Interac Refund Steps
Detailed instructions on how to accept your e-transfer

International Students:  step-by-step instructions can be found here: International Refund Steps

For Continuing Studies programs: Refer to the CS withdrawal/refund policy.

Yes. All post-secondary institutions are required to provide the Canada Revenue Agency with students' Social Insurance Numbers (SIN) on Form T2202 (Education and Textbook Amounts Certificate). A T2202 is produced for all students at ��«Ӱҵ who are registered in credit courses.

If your T2202 is blank or will not load, you may need to enter your SIN in our system. To enter your SIN in the College's system, please visit this . Your T2202 with your SIN should be available on the following Friday. We are not able to provide your tax slip immediately.