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Registration Dates & Payment Deadlines/Refund Dates


 

 

General Registration Information: Fall 2017

Fall 2017 Registration begins on April 10, 2017 and proceeds according to time-ticketing. Time-ticketing is based on the total number of hours earned from colleges in the Alamo Colleges District plus any transfer hours that have been posted to your record, as reflected in the Student ACES System. Additional registration and payment information is available on the Alamo Colleges District Registration/Payment Calendars.

All first-time-in-college students are encouraged to begin the enrollment process early in order to complete all admissions, testing, and registration requirements by the posted deadlines. The Steps to Enrollment  provides a checklist of requirements.

In 2017-2018, the colleges are closed: Monday, September 4; Thursday, November 23-Sunday, November 26; Wednesday, December 20-Tuesday, January 2; Monday, January 15; Monday, March 12-Sunday, March 18; Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 1; Friday, April 27; and Wednesday, July 4.  The colleges are also closed on Fridays June 1-July 27.

Open registration for all students beginning April 24, 2017 also applies to the following categories of students:

  • Newly Admitted
  • Dual Credit
  • Gateway
  • Early College High School
  • Academies
  • Senior Citizens not using a tuition waiver
  • Virtual College

Check the number of hours on your record by following these steps:

  1. Log into the ACES portal with your Alamo Colleges District ID and Password (If you do not have your Alamo Colleges District ID and password follow the instructions located at “Logging into ACES.”)
  2. Select Student
  3. Select Web Services
  4. Select Student and Financial Aid
  5. Select Registration
  6. Select Registration Status
  7. Select the appropriate Term from the drop-down menu and select Submit
  8. Under the Earned Credit heading you will see the hours you have on your student record.

NOTE: If you have questions concerning your hours, contact your home college Enrollment Services/Admissions and Records Office.

Any Unpaid Tuition and Fee Balance May Result in Students Being Dropped From All Courses. However, if you do not plan to attend, please drop your courses through ACES or in person at the Enrollment Services/Admissions and Records office before classes begin to ensure a 100% refund. You can check your registration status via ACES.

Payments made on Saturday and Sunday must be made online. Online payments can be made  until 11:59 p.m. of the deadline date. In person payments must be made by 5:00 p.m.

Check Summer Hours Calendar, as all colleges are closed on Friday during summer.

Fall 2017 Registration Calendar

  16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
First Day to Apply for Admission April 10, 2017 April 10, 2017 April 10, 2017 April 10, 2017
Last Day to Apply for Admission August 7, 2017 August 7, 2017 August 28, 2017 October 9, 2017
Last Day to Submit Bacterial Meningitis Documents for processing on time August 17, 2017 August 17, 2017 August 31, 2017 October 12, 2017
REGISTRATION TIME TICKETING 16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
46+ hours April 10-11 April 10-11 N/A April 10-11
31+ hours April 10-11 April 10-11 N/A April 10-11
16+ hours April 13-16 April 13-16 N/A April 13-16
1+ hours April 17-23 April 17-23 N/A April 17-23
All Students April 24 April 24 N/A April 24
Start II Registration Begins N/A N/A August 21 N/A
         
Last Day to Register & Withdraw with 100% Refund Online August 20* August 20* September 3* October 15*
Last Day to Withdraw with 100% Refund In Person August 25 August 25 September 8 October 20
70% Refund 8/28-9/18 8/28-9/7 9/11-9/27 10/23-11/1
25% Refund 9/19-9/25 9/8-9/11 9/28-10/3 11/2-11/3
         
Financial Aid Funds Available on Cash Card** August 26 August 24 August 24 October 19
         
Enrollment Management Period*** * * * *
Classes Begin August 28 September 11 August 28 October 23
Smart Start        
Schedule Changes        
Census Dates§ September 13§ September 22§ September 5§ October 30§

REGULAR PAYMENT PLAN OPENS
(First date students can select Payment Plan option.)

July 3 July 3 July 3 July 3
REGULAR PAYMENT PLAN CLOSES August 27 August 27 August 27 October 22
FINANCIAL AID PAYMENT PLAN OPENS August 19 August 19 August 19 August 19
FINANCIAL AID PAYMENT PLAN CLOSES August 27 August 27 August 27 August 27
         
PAYMENT DUE DATE DEADLINE
Payment Deadline Tied to Registration Date.
After

 
16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
Payment Due Date Sun., July 23*∑ Sun., July 23*∑ Sun., July 23*∑ Sun., July 23*∑
In Person N/A N/A N/A N/A
Due Date, Payment Arrangements Due at Registration.
(Purge for non-payment will run on Sunday night with the exception of TBD* for registration since prior week.)
       
Payments made on Saturday and Sunday must be made online. In person payments must be made by 1:00 p.m.
*Colleges closed. Online services available.
**If all Financial Aid and enrollment conditions were met 10 days prior to the first class day, and student had received and activated cash card.
***Enrollment Management Period=Faculty/Staff Initiated Changes (Section Clean-Up, Cancel Sections & Move Students, Administrative Changes)
§Manual Purge. Students with an outstanding balance of any amount will be purged during the manual census date purge.

Payment Plan Deadlines - Fall 2017

Payment Amount Due Plan 1: 16-Week Plan 1: Flex I Plan 1: Start II Plan 2: Flex II
1st Payment 34% tuition and fees Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date)
2nd Payment 33% tuition and fees 09/14/2017 09/14/2017 10/26/2017 09/14/2017
3rd Payment 33% tuition and fees 10/12/2017 10/12/2017 11/7/2017 10/12/2017

Refund Dates - Fall 2017

  16-Week Session Flex I Start II Flex II
Last Day to Withdraw Online with 100% Refund prior to August 20 August 20 September 3 October 15
Last Day to Withdraw In-Person with 100% Refund prior to August 25 August 25 September 8 October 20
70% Refund 8/28-9/18 8/28-9/7 9/11-9/27 10/23-11/1
25% Refund 9/19-9/25 9/8-9/11 9/28-10/3 11/2-11/3

Spring 2018 Registration Calendar

  16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
First Day to Apply for Admission Sep 15, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 Sep 15, 2017 Sep 15, 2017
Last Day to Apply for Admission Dec 26, 2017 Dec 26, 2017 Jan 15, 2018 Feb 26, 2018
Last Day to Submit Bacterial Meningitis Documents Jan 5, 2018 Jan 5, 2018 Jan 19, 2018 Mar 2, 2018
REGISTRATION TIME TICKETING 16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
46+ hours Nov 13-14, 2017 Nov 13-14, 2017 N/A Nov 13-14, 2017
31+ hours Nov 15-16, 2017 Nov 15-16, 2017 N/A Nov 15-16, 2017
9+ hours Nov 17-20, 2017 Nov 17-20, 2017 N/A Nov 17-20, 2017
All Students Nov 21, 2017 Nov 21, 2017 N/A Nov 21, 2017
Start II Registration Begins N/A N/A Jan 8, 2018 N/A
REFUND DATES - Spring 2018 16 Week (16) Flex I (FI) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
Last Day to Register & Withdraw with 100% Refund Online Jan 9, 2018* Jan 9, 2018* Jan 21, 2018* Mar 4, 2018*
Last Day to Withdraw with 100% Refund In Person Jan 12, 2018 Jan 12, 2018 Jan 26, 2018 Mar 9, 2018
70% Refund Feb. 5, 2018 Jan. 25, 2018 Feb. 14, 2018 Mar. 28, 2018
25% Refund Feb. 6-Feb. 12, 2018 Jan. 26-Jan. 29, 2018 Feb. 15-Feb. 20, 2018 Mar. 29-Apr. 2, 2018
         
Financial Aid Funds Available** Jan 11, 2018 Jan 11, 2018 Jan 11, 2018 Mar 22, 2018
Financial Aid Enrollment Dates 16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
OPEN 12/1/2017 12/1/2017 12/1/2017 12/1/2017
CLOSED 1/28/2018 1/28/2018 1/28/2018 2/11/2018
Finacial Aid Payment Plan        
OPEN          12/1/2017        
CLOSED     1/28/2018        
         
Enrollment Management Period*** Jan 10-15, 2018 Jan 10-15, 2018 Jan 22-28, 2018 Mar 5-11, 2018
Classes Begin Jan 16, 2018 Jan 16, 2018 Jan 29, 2018 Mar 19, 2018
Smart Start Jan 16, 2018 Jan 16, 2018 Jan 29, 2018 Mar 19, 2018
Schedule Changes Jan 16-17, 2018 Jan 16-17, 2018 Jan 29-30, 2018 Mar 19-20, 2018
Census Dates § Jan 31, 2018 Jan 23, 2018 Feb 8, 2018 Mar 26, 2018
Payment Deadlines Tied to Registration Date
(Payment Plans Available)
16 Week (16) Flex I (F1) Start II (14) Flex II (F2)
Payment Plans Open Dec 1, 2017 Dec 1, 2017 Dec 1, 2017 Dec 1, 2017
Payment Plans Close Jan 28, 2018 Jan 28, 2018 Jan 28, 2018 Feb 11, 2018
Financial Aid Payment Plans Open Jan 6, 2018 Jan 6, 2018 Jan 6, 2018 Jan 6, 2018
Financial Aid Payment Plans Close Jan 28, 2018 Jan 28, 2018 Jan 28, 2018 Jan 28, 2018
Payment Due Date-1:00 p.m.  Sun, Dec 10, 2017*∑ Sun, Dec 10, 2017*∑ N/A Sun, Dec 10, 2017*∑
∑After Due Date, Payment Arrangements Due at Registration. (Purge for non-payment will run on Sunday night with the exception of Manday, January 16.)
  Sun, Jan 7, 2018* Sun, Jan 7, 2018* N/A Sun, Jan 7, 2018*
  Mon, Jan 15, 2018* Mon, Jan 15, 2018* Mon, Jan 15, 2018* Mon, Jan 15, 2018*
  Sun, Jan 21, 2018* Sun, Jan 21, 2018* Sun, Jan 21, 2018* Sun, Jan 21, 2018*
  Sun, Jan 28, 2018* Sun, Jan 28, 2018* Sun, Jan 28, 2018* Sun, Jan 28, 2018*
      Sun, Feb 4, 2018* Sun, Feb 4, 2018*
        Sun, Mar 4, 2018*
        Sun, Mar 18, 2018*
        Sun, Mar 25, 2018*
All payments or payment plans must be completed by payment deadlines. Students may be dropped from classes if payment arrangements are not made by payment deadline.
*Colleges closed. On-line services available.
**If all Financial Aid and enrollment conditions are met 10 days prior to the first class day, and if student has selected RefundSelect per Heartlaand email.
***Enrollment Management Period=Faculty/Staff Initiated Changes (Section Clean Up, Cancel Sections & Move Students, Administrative Changes)
§Manual Purge. Students with an outstanding balance of any amount will be purged during the manual census date purge.
∑After Due Date, Payment Arrangements Due at Time of Registration

Payment Plan Deadlines - Spring 2018

Payment Amount Due Plan 1: 16-Week Plan 1: Flex I Plan 1: Start II Plan 2: Flex II Financial Aid Payment Plan
1st Payment 34% tuition and fees Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date)
2nd Payment 33% tuition and fees 2/8/2018 2/8/2018 2/8/2018 2/15/2018 2/8/2018
3rd Payment 33% tuition and fees 3/1/2018 3/1/2018 3/1/2018 3/1/2018 3/1/2018

Summer 2018 Registration Calendar

  Maymester (MM) Summer I (SU1) Summer 8-Week (SU8) Summer II (SUII)
First Day to Apply for Admission October 15, 2017 October 15, 2017 October 15, 2017 October 15, 2017
Last Day to Apply for Admission April 30, 2018 May 21, 2018 May 21, 2018 June 25, 2018
         
Last Day to Submit Bacterial Meningitis Documents Online for Timely Processing May 4, 2018 May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 June 29, 2018
REGISTRATION TIME TICKETING Maymester (MM) Summer I (SU1) Summer 8-Week (SU8) Summer II (SUII)
46+ hours March 26-27, 2018 March 26-27, 2018 March 26-27, 2018 March 26-27, 2018
31+ hours March 28-April 1, 2018 March 28-April 1, 2018 March 28-April 1, 2018 March 28-April 1, 2018
16+ hours April 2-3, 2018 April 2-3, 2018 April 2-3, 2018 April 2-3, 2018
1+ hours April 4-8, 2018 April 4-8, 2018 April 4-8, 2018 April 4-8, 2018
All Students April 9, 2018 April 9, 2018 April 9, 2018 April 9, 2018
         
         
Last Day to Register & Withdraw with 100% Refund Online May 6, 2018* May 27, 2018* May 27, 2018* July 1, 2018*
Last Day to Withdraw with 100% Refund In Person May 11, 2018 May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 July 5, 2018
         
Financial Aid Funds Cross Over N/A May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 June 29, 2018
Financial Aid Funds Available** N/A May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 July 6, 2018
         
Enrollment Management Period*** May 7-13, 2018 May 28-June 3, 2018 May 28-June 3, 2018 July 2-8, 2018
Classes Begin May 14, 2018 June 4, 2018 June 4, 2018 July 9, 2018
Smart Start May 14, 2018 June 4, 2018 June 4, 2018 July 9, 2018
Schedule Changes May 14-15, 2018 June 4-5, 2018 June 4-5, 2018 July 9-10, 2018
Census Dates§ May 15, 2018 June 7, 2018 June 12, 2018 July 12, 2018
Payment Deadlines Tied to Registration Dates Below
(Payment Plans Available)
Maymester (MM) Summer I (SU1) Summer 8-Week (SU8) Summer II (SUII)
Payment Plans Open N/A April 30, 2018    
Payment Plans Close N/A June 9, 2018 June 9, 2018 July 14, 2018
Financial Aid Payment Plans Open N/A May 25, 2018 May 25, 2018 N/A
Financial Aid Payment Plans Close N/A June 9, 2018 June 9, 2018 N/A
SMP Funds Cross Over TBD     TBD
∑Payment Due Date - 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 13*∑§^ Sunday, May 27*∑ Sunday, May 27*∑ Sunday, May 27*∑
∑After Due Date, Payment Arrangements Due at Time of Registration  

Sunday June 3, 2018*∑

Sunday, June 10, 2018*∑

 

Sunday June 3, 2018*∑

Sunday, June 10, 2018*∑

 

Sunday June 3, 2018*∑

Sunday, June 10, 2018*∑

Sunday July 8, 2018*∑

Sunday, July 15, 2018*∑

Purge for non-payment will run on Sunday afternoon on dates noted.        
         
         
All payments or payment plans must be completed by the payment deadlines        
         
Check Summer Hours Calendar, as all colleges are closed on Friday during summer. Payments made on Saturday and Sunday must be made online. In person payments must be made by 1:00 p.m.
*Colleges closed. On-line services available.
**If all Financial Aid and enrollment conditions were met 10 days prior to the first class day, and student had received and activated cash card.
***Same Day Pay = Tuition payment due same day registration occurs.
§Manual Purge. Students with outstanding balance of any amount will be purged during the manual census date purge. ^This will be a manual purge executed on Monday, May 14.
Independence Day-July 4. Summer Hours are in place June through July.

Payment Plan Deadlines - Summer 2018

Payment Amount Due Plan 1: Maymester (MM) Plan 2: Summer I (SU1) Plan 3: Summer 8-Week (SU8) Plan 4: Summer II (SUII)
1st Payment 50% tuition and fees Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date) Varies based on payment deadline (according to registration date)
2nd Payment 50% tuition and fees June 14, 2018 June 14, 2018 June 14, 2018 July 19, 2018

Refund Dates - Summer 2018

  Maymester (MM) Summer I (SU1) Summer 8-Week (SU8) Summer II (SUII)
Last Day to Withdraw Online with 100% Refund May 6, 2018* May 27, 2018* May 27, 2018* July 1, 2018*
Last Day to Withdraw In-Person with 100% Refund May 11, 2018 May 31, 2018 May 31, 2018 July 5, 2018
70% Refund May 12-16, 2018 June 1-8, 2018 June 1-13, 2018 July 6-13, 2018
25% Refund May 17, 2018 June 9-11, 2018 June 14-15, 2018 July 14-16, 2018

View and Pay Your Account

  1. Log into the ACES portal with your Alamo Colleges District ID and Password (If you do not have your Alamo Colleges District ID and password follow the instructions located at “Logging into ACES”.)
  2. Select Student
  3. Select Web Services
  4. Select Student and Financial Aid
  5. Select Student Account
  6. Select Account Summary to review your account balance
  7. Select Make a Payment
  8. Select Alamo Colleges Account Suite. This will take you to the TouchNet Payment website.
  9. To pay in full select Make a Payment
  10. To sign up for the Payment Plan, select Enroll in Plan

Where to Get Help

Instructions on how to access ACES       Student Registration Guide

For Network or Password issues contact the Alamo Colleges District Support Central at 210-485-0555.

Questions about registration? Click here.