Employer Assistance

Many employers offer tuition reimbursement as part of their benefits package. We will work with you and your employer so that you can make the most of this benefit. 

Here are the details of the program and how to enroll

• It is only available at Centenary University for part-time and graduate students. 
• You will need a letter from your employer on their letterhead or a signed Professional Development School (PDS) form must be submitted prior to enrollment in the Employer Tuition Reimbursement Program. Please email either of these to studentaccounts@centenaryuniversity.edu.
• The employment verification letter must be submitted at the first term of enrollment. A new employment verification letter must be submitted at the beginning of each academic year (Fall – Summer) thereafter. 
• The enrollment period in the employer tuition reimbursement program is through the last day of add/drop. Students must submit and be enrolled in a payment plan before the first payment due date of the first enrolled term, or you will be subject to late fees. Only those students submitting their employment verification letter and enrolled in the payment plan by the deadline will be considered an employer tuition reimbursement student.
• Once employer verification is received, you will have access to the deferred payment plan in your self-service portal. 
• You can enroll in the program following these steps:
• Student login to Self-Service Portal
• Under “Student Finance”, click “Go to Payment Center”
• Click on “Continue to Payment Center”
• Select “Enroll in Payment Plan”
• Select your term and plan
• A payment method is required at the time of enrolling into the deferred payment plan each term.
• If an employer requires grades to be submitted prior to reimbursement, it is the student’s responsibility to provide grades to the employer to ensure employer reimbursement is processed in a timely fashion prior to the University’s deferred payment due date.
• If for any reason a student is not reimbursed by their employer in a timely fashion, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure payment is made by the due date to Centenary University.
• All participants in the Employer Tuition Reimbursement Deferred Program are required to pay 5% of their total tuition and fees, plus a non-refundable $45.00 participation fee due at signup.
• The student may only defer 95% of the amount of the charges the employer has agreed to pay. Charges not reimbursed by the employer must be paid upfront before enrolling into the deferred payment plan.
• Full payment is due within 30 days after the last day of term classes or immediately upon withdrawal from the course(s). Payment due dates have been established for each term and advertised.
• The payment method provided for the deferred payment plan each term will be charged in the event payment is not made on the scheduled due date. Once the payment method is charged, we cannot alter payment to another payment method.
• A late fee of $100.00 will be charged for all students if deferred payment is not successfully processed on the scheduled due date.
• A 3% or $3.00 credit/debit for domestic and 4.25% for international Paypath service fee will be charged for every card transaction. This rate is subject to change without notice.
• IMPORTANT: If payment is not made by the due date or your payment method is not successfully processed more than 2 times in an academic year, you will be subject to program removal.

Due Dates

Spring 2026

Summer 2026