Student Accounts

Manage Your Financial Aid and Payments

Consider this your hub for navigating your student account at North Central University. Student accounts hold your financial information, including financial aid offers, billing, and payments. Paying for college can feel daunting, so we want to make the process clear and intuitive.

Access Your Account

Students can look up account balances, access statements, pay bills, manage e-refunds, and more by logging into Skyline and following this pathway Skyline > Colleague > Student Finance. The Student Finance page contains the current semester’s charges, financial aid, and any balance owed. Any changes that are made to a student’s account are updated in real time, so you can always view an accurate balance.

Make a Payment

Online Payments

Students can pay using a credit card or their checking or savings account through our online payment center, Touchnet.

Go to Skyline> Colleague > Student Finance > Make a Payment > Payment Center.

Cash and Check Payments

Students can bring cash or check payments to the Student Financial Services office at Suite 100, Miller Hall to pay in person.

Alternatively, mail check or money order payments to:

North Central University
Student Financial Services
910 Elliot Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55404

To ensure proper and timely processing, checks must include:

Paid to the order of North Central University
Student’s first and last name
Student ID number
The term to which the payment will be applied (ie. fall 2020)

Find your student information at Skyline > Colleague > Student Finance > XXXX Term > View Statement.

You can also make payments by wiring funds or through international bank drafts. Contact us for instructions.

Email: onestop@northcentral.edu
Phone: 612-343-5030
Fax: 612-343-8060
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CT

Register an Authorized User

Parents and guardians who wish to make payments toward their student’s school will need to be set up as an authorized user to get access to their student’s financial information (balance due, Ram Plan, financial aid, etc).

Students can set up authorized users in Skyline > Colleague > Student Finance > Make a payment > Authorized User. Once a parent is authorized, they will receive an email with their own login information to the payment center, TouchNet, where they can view the student balance, make payments, and set up a Ram Plan.

For the protection and safety of our students, authorized users who wish to discuss their student’s finances in detail must provide their student’s school ID number and FERPA pin. The Registrar’s office can assist students with setting up or remembering their pin numbers.

Student and parent discussing college finances and tuition payments

Financial Dates and Deadlines

	Fall	Spring	Summer
Register	Late-March	Early-November	Mid-February
Check your aid/balance	June	November	April
Apply for alternative loans	1st week of July	1st week of December	1st week of April
Sign up for a payment plan	July	December	April
Payment deadline	2 weeks prior to start	2 weeks prior to start	1 week prior to start
Late fee applied	Week after payment deadline	Week after payment deadline	N/A

Important Dates for 2026-2027

June 8, 2026 – Fall billing is now live and account balances and financial aid information can be viewed on Skyline.

July 1, 2026 – Ram Plan, North Central’s payment plan, enrollment opens.

August 1, 2026 – To avoid late fees, have all alternative loans applied by this date.

August 12, 2026 – Final Payment Deadline

Augsuts 26, 2026 – Initial $100.00 late fee will be applied to the student’s account for late payment.

Please stay up to date with your NCU email and all communications about dates and deadlines. All student accounts are expected to be paid in full or covered by financial aid and/or a payment plan on or before the financial clearance date each semester.

Students who do not meet the financial clearance deadline or are late on their payment plan payment(s) may be subject to penalties. For more information about financial policies related to delinquent accounts, visit our policies page.

We are here to support you and help make your financial journey a successful one! Reach out to us right away if you need help with your student account.

NCU Fees

Various student fees support essential functions at NCU and help keep your experience here a positive one. You may see these appear in your student account. This is what each fee means:

Student Services and Activities Fee

Covers computer and web services along with services that help students maintain a well-balanced lifestyle. The Student Services and Activities fee funds internet and wireless access, email and voicemail, computer labs and classrooms, and online registration and grades. This also funds support services, such as academic support, counseling, access to the fitness center and professional training, intramural sports, and other wellness activities.

Parking or Bus Pass Fee

Covers either on-campus parking for either residential or commuting students or a discounted Student Bus Pass. Parking is given on a first applied, first served basis. Applications for both parking and bus passes can be found through Skyline.

Past Due Payment Fee

Assessed when there is an unpaid balance remaining on a student’s account after the payment deadline has passed. Please see the late payment penalties schedule for more details.

Late Rent Payment Fee

Assessed when a rent payment has not been made before the 6th of the month. The late rent fee is $30.

Program Fee

Program fees vary by program and are charged every semester to fund your specific degree program.

Online Course Fee

Assessed when a traditional undergrad student registers for an online course.

Payment Plans – AKA Ram Plans

Each semester, we offer an interest-free payment plan that allows students to spread out the semester’s remaining balance over several months. Students who have enrolled in a payment plan on or before the financial clearance date are considered financially cleared for the semester. Students can enroll by accessing the TouchNet payment center through Skyline > Colleague > Student Finance > Make a Payment > Payment Center.

Enrollment must be done each semester and has a $40 fee. Payments are based on the account balance for that term and are automatically deducted on the 10th day of each month. Each plan has an open and close date for enrollment.

Manage your plan through the TouchNet payment center where you can review the details of your plan 24/7, change payment types, pay your next installment, or catch up on a late payment. Details of plan enrollment and plan management can be found under Skyline > Student Accounts > Student Resources.

Ram Plan Dates

Fall Ram Plan Payments

Opens July 1
Closes September 9
Optional down-payment will reduce the amount of the remaining payments.
Payments auto-withdraw on the 10th of each month.
5-month plan: August to December

Spring Ram Plan Payments

Opens December 1
Closes February 9
Optional down-payment will reduce the amount of the remaining payments.
Payments auto-withdraw on the 10th of each month.
4-month plan: January to April

Summer Ram Plan Payments

Opens April 1
Closes May 9
Optional down-payment will reduce the remaining payments.
Payments auto-withdraw on the 10th of each month.
3-month plan: May to July.

Contact Us

We’re here to help! Contact us at 612-343-5030 or onestop@northcentral.edu.

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