Student Billing

Billing and Payment

The Office of Student Billing has GONE GREEN! Students will no longer receive paper statements but will continue to have 24/7 access to their Student Information System (SIS) account that will give details regarding all financial activity. Payment for each semester is due to be paid in full no later than the payment date assigned. All accounts not paid in full by the assigned dates (below) will be subject to a Business Office Hold, a late fee of $175, along with interest at a rate of 1% for each month the account remains past due. A Business Office Hold will prevent students from graduating/being ordained, enrolling for future semester coursework, and may cancel any course registrations. View the 2024-25 Tuition and Fee Policy

2023-24 Payment Deadline Schedule for All Programs

2023-2024 Semester Payment Schedule

  1. Payment Deadline Date for Summer 2023 is July 6, 2023.
  2. Payment Deadline Date for Fall 2023 is August 30, 2023.
  3. Payment Deadline Date for Spring 2024 is January 25, 2024

Third-Party Tuition Payments

If a third-party individual (parent, grandparent, etc.) or congregation pays a portion of a student’s tuition, this will not be considered a donation to HUC-JIR but will be treated as a third-party tuition payment and applied to the student’s account directly. Such payments are not tax-deductible by law.

Forms of Payment, Processing Fees and NSF Fees

The College-Institute accepts checks, money orders, and all major credit cards*. At this time, there are no processing fees for debit/credit card payments; however, there will be a $40 fee placed on the student’s account for all checks returned NSF.

Online credit card payments can only be made through the student’s SIS account.

*For other credit card payment inquiries, please contact the Student Accounts Administrator at (513) 487-3213.
When submitting checks and/or money orders, please be sure to insert the student’s name or Student ID# on the memo line.

Make checks and/or money orders payable to:
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)

Mail payments to:
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Attn: The Office of Student Billing
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220

Los Angeles Student Health Insurance and Health Center Fee

Health insurance is offered through the University of Southern California’s student health insurance plan. HUC-JIR students enroll each semester online through USC’s insurance carrier’s website. Payment for USC’s Health Insurance is handled through USC directly.

All full-time Los Angeles students that are on the Los Angeles campus are also charged an additional Student Health Center Fee each semester. The Health Center Fee charge and payment is handled through The Office of Student Billing at HUC-JIR.

The Health Center Fee cost will be automatically deducted from Title IV Financial Aid funds available.

For all inquiries concerning Los Angeles Student Health Insurance and Student Health Center costs, please contact the Student Billing Administrator at studentbilling@huc.edu.

Frequently Asked Questions


Tuition is charged on a per-semester basis. Full-time students will be charged half the yearly tuition at the start of the fall semester and the remaining half of the tuition at the start of the spring semester. Student Activity Fees are charged once per academic year and are charged in full at the start of the fall semester, except for Graduation/Ordination Fees which are charged during the spring semester. Student Health Center Fee for Los Angeles is charged on a per semester basis.

Students MUST complete an electronic ACH/Direct Deposit Agreement to receive disbursements. Unsubsidized Stafford and Graduate Plus Loans are disbursed to the school at the beginning of each semester, (specific dates can be found on the Financial Aid page). The College-Institute automatically deducts tuition, fees, health insurance, and the health center fee from Title IV funds on the student’s account, and will then return the excess funds to the student. The Office of Student Billing processes these disbursements as quickly as possible.

Please contact Roseanne Ackerley, The Director of Financial Aid, to inquire about additional financial aid.

Students on the Los Angeles campus are charged a fee to use USC’s Student Health Center each semester. This is a required charge for full-time students that meet the criteria of the Student Health Center Fee for the College-Institute.

Student Activity Fees are charged yearly in the fall semester and are non-refundable. The money from these fees is given to the Student Association for each program, to support community activities. All full-time students are charged a Student Activity Fee, unless otherwise noted.

Contact the Office of Student Billing to pay your balance in full and the Business Office Hold will be lifted from your account.

If you are making a payment by way of credit card through the Student Information System (SIS), payment will post immediately. If calling the Office of Student Billing to make payment by credit card over the phone, and payments received by way of check and/or money order will take up to 3 days to post to your student account.

The Office of Student Billing has GONE GREEN! Students will no longer receive paper statements, but will continue to have 24/7 access to their Student Information Systems (SIS) account that will give details regarding all financial activity.

For More Information

For further inquires, please contact:

Student Accounts Administrator

Phone: (513) 487-3213
Toll Free: (800) 488-8720 ext. 3213
Fax: (513) 221-2369
Email: studentbilling@huc.edu

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
The Office of Student Billing
Klau Library, Room 333
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220