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Student payment to college

Students pay for the entire quarter. There are no refunds for students who choose to move out before the last day of the quarter.

For each night that a student lives with your family, you receive a stipend meant to cover food and expenses only. The nightly stipend amount is $29.35/night (averages almost $900 a month). The stipend is not intended for rent.
Stipends are mailed after a student arrives. Monthly stipends are mailed the first business week of the month.
Families may only bill students for additional expenses or request funds from students after speaking with the Housing Office.

A student who goes on vacation for ten or more consecutive days during a homestay will be reimbursed $14.65 a night by the family (for meals and utilities). This does not include staying in the area with friends - only if they travel out of the area.
If families go on vacation, we hope the student can go with the host family.
If the student can not go with the host family, here are some alternatives:
1. The host family has a family member or friend that can stay in the house and watch over students and feed them.
2. The student stays with another family. They then need to reimburse the other family the nightly rate, and the student does not receive anything.
Once a plan is decided, be sure to send an email to the Housing Office with the plans with the name of the person looking over the student and emergency phone numbers.

If you are a new student, you must be in the program for one entire quarter, as noted on your application. You must talk to the Housing Office if you plan to move out. You may have to continue paying Homestay, even if you have signed an apartment lease.
All students commit to stay in Homestay for an entire quarter, each quarter. You may move out of the program at the end of each quarter.
No refunds are available to you if you choose to move out before the end of the quarter.
If you move out at the end of the quarter, or change host families, you are encouraged to give your host families and office 20 days' notice when it is urgent or an emergency.
If a family has already received a stipend for the full month, the Housing Office will send a letter asking the family to return the stipend for the time the student is not in the home.
There is a three-day grace period.

We work on a nightly rate with a three-day grace period.
If your student travels for ten days or more over a break, return $13.50 per night to the student for unused meals and utilities. Keep records of these returns for tax purposes.
Payments may be late if students have not paid or confirmed that they are continuing for a new quarter.