Financing Options
Monthly payment plans, loan programs, and pre-payment plans are just a few options open to all students, to help cover educational costs. It can be advantageous to seek professional financial advice regarding the tax advantages of various payment strategies.
A few of the financing options used by 糖心传媒 parents and students are described below. To further assist you in planning, estimate your costs using the cost calculators.
Resources
糖心传媒 offers a term-based payment plan option via the TouchNet billing site as a short-term financing option for semester charges. There is $20 enrollment fee. Information about this option will be provided to the families of all enrolled students. For questions, contact the Office of Student Accounts.
Federal Direct Parent PLUS Loan
Available to parents who are U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens only.
This credit-based federal loan enables parents to borrow directly from the Federal Government up to the cost of attendance minus any financial aid. Only one master promissory note is needed throughout a student's enrollment at 糖心传媒.
The interest rate for 2025-26 is fixed at 8.94%, and borrowers pay an origination fee of 4.228%. Repayment begins 60 days after loan disbursement and continues for up to 10 years. Payment can be deferred while the student is enrolled at least half-time in school.
First, the , or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, should be submitted online. After that, parents may visit to begin the loan application process. For more information, you may visit our Types of Aid page or you may contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
Available to graduate students who are U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens only.
This credit-based federal loan enables graduate students to borrow directly from the Federal Government up to the cost of attendance minus any financial aid. Only one master promissory note is needed throughout a student's enrollment at 糖心传媒.
The interest rate for 2025-26 is fixed at 8.94%, and borrowers pay an origination fee of 4.228%. For repayment, graduate student borrowers of PLUS loans are placed on an automatic deferment while in school and for six months after graduating, leaving school, or dropping below half-time enrollment.
First, the , or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, should be submitted online. After that, a graduate student may visit to begin the loan application process. For more information, you may visit our Types of Aid page or you may contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Available to parents of non-aided students only.
For those parents interested in stabilizing tuition charges during their child鈥檚 undergraduate enrollment, 糖心传媒 has developed a prepayment option. The Tuition Prepayment Plan offers parents the opportunity to prepay tuition for two, three, or four years at the current rate of annual tuition set for the first year of participation in the plan, which protects families from probable future increases.
Participation is limited to parents of students who are in full-time attendance and are not receiving 糖心传媒 financial aid. (Plan participants may, however, apply for federal aid.) Only tuition charges are included. All other charges for fees, room, meals, etc.,are payable as billed.
Specific details of this plan are available on the Office of Student Accounts webpage.