Student and Sponsored Accounts:

The information provided is for students and sponsoring agencies authorized to pay educational expenses.  To ensure all Sponsored billing request are processed in a timely manner Lane Community College has established the following guidelines.  Please read carefully and review with your clients and staff who deal with any aspect of sponsored authorizations or payments. The information below will provide the definition, benefits, requirements, forms, bookstore charges, student rights and responsibilities.

Definition:

• A sponsored student is for whom a business or agency has initiated a contract with Lane Community College on behalf of the student to be billed for the student’s educational expenses.

Benefits:

• A billing statement is generated to the agency for all sponsored students.
• One check may be written for all charges and students.
• Finance fees are not assessed on sponsored agency accounts.
• Sponsored covered charges do not appear on student’s accounts receivable billing statements

Helpful Links:

For help in estimating the cost of college expenses such as tuition and fees.

• http://2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/es/credittuition.html

Note: a new mandatory fee listed below

• http://2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/es/feesandexpenses.html 
• http://2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/es/cetuition.html
• http://2011sitearchive.lanecc.edu/es/noncreditfeesexp.html

Sponsor Requirements:

• A completed authorization form must be received in the Student and Sponsored Accounts office prior to registration, to prevent finance fees from being assessed to the student's account.  Sponsored students will be responsible for all finance charges if the contract has not been loaded at the point that finance charges are assessed.
• All required information must be completed and included on these forms
• Student must sign a release only if allowing the sponsoring agency *(.pdf) to receive Financial Aid award information. 
• Once an authorization has been received and processed, which results in the student incurring charges, the agency may not refuse payment for authorized charges or cancel authorization.
• If more than five students per term please use, one of the two data loads and emails these to Sponsored Accounts.
• All changes or modifications to authorizations must be in writing, and faxed to Lane.

(* requires Adobe Reader to view)

Forms:

• Specific Excel Data Load for Sponsored Agencies (.xls) with five or more students with dollar amounts or percentages up to a dollar amount for each category type.  If category does not apply enter N/A. Email this form to sponsoredaccounts@lanecc.edu
• Lump Sum Excel Data Load for Sponsored Agencies (.xls) with five or more students where the sponsor authorize a dollar amounts or percentages up to a dollar amount for tuition, fees and all bookstore charges.  Email this form to sponsoredaccounts@lanecc.edu
• Specific Authorization for Sponsored Agencies with up to four students. *(.pdf) Fax to 541-463-3287
• Lump Sum Authorization for Sponsored Agencies with up to four students. *(.pdf) Fax to 541-463-3287

(* requires Adobe Reader to view)

Bookstore charges:

• Students may charge authorized bookstore items to their sponsored accounts through the Friday of the sixth week of the term. Student must checkout at the Agency Desk in the bookstore to facilitate proper coding of charges.  Otherwise, the student will be responsible for the charges.  This ensures an itemized receipt.  It is the student’s responsibility to provide this receipt to the sponsoring agency. 

Student Responsibilities:
Check ExpressLane account weekly. If student receives a billing notice, notify the sponsoring agency immediately for a modification to authorization.  If the authorization is not received prior to the student charging and the College’s statement process has billed the student for incurred charges and accessed finance charges it is the student’s responsibility to pay fees.

• Ensure Lane has received the Sponsored authorization before first student billing date.
• Provide the sponsor with information that will result in additional charges being authorized that were not previously covered by the authorization.
• Provide if required by Sponsors agency an itemization from Lane Bookstore receipt of charges.
• Check ExpressLane for account information

Disclosures:
Lane is unable to accept authorizations if payment is contingent upon monitoring the following:

• Enrollment
• Satisfactory Academic Performance
• Attendance
• Purchase of a specific textbook or supply items
• Financial Aid awards status
• Successful completion of class

If these conditions are a requirement then another means of payment between the students and sponsor will need to be evaluated.
Sponsoring agencies are billed at the end of the term. Bills are due upon receipt. Delinquency of payment may result in refusal of service.
AGENCY BILLS WILL INCLUDE A THIRD PARTY PROCESSING FEE OF $10.00 PER STUDENT PER TERM.

CONTACT:
Lane Community College
Sponsored Accounts,
4000 E. 30th Ave., Bldg #1, Rm 123
Eugene, OR 97405-0640
Phone (541) 463-3012
FAX (541) 463-3287

FEDERAL TAX ID 93-0546223