Jan 30, 2026  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

Paying for College



Business Office Contact Information

304 -883-2422
6101 Webster Road
Summersville, WV 26651
businessoffice@newriver.edu

How Much Does It Cost to Attend?

The most current tuition and fee schedule is available online at https://www.newriver.edu/tuition-and-fees/ or inquire at the Business Office listed above. You must make payment or arrangements for payment with the Business Office to cover all tuition and fees before the start of classes. The College provides a payment plan option, allowing you the flexibility to spread your payment over the current term. Payment must be made in full by the end of each semester to avoid being turned over to a collection agency.

How Do I Pay My Tuition and Fees?

Students must arrange to pay all tuition and fee payments before classes begin. Your registration is not complete until you have arranged to meet all financial obligations to the College. Checks, money orders, or approved personal checks should be made payable to New River Community and Technical College for the exact amount of the obligation. Students may use the following credit cards to pay tuition and fees: MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express. Tuition, fees and expense schedules are published annually and are available at the business office and on our college website.

Fees are subject to change at any time by the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education and/or New River Community and Technical College Board of Governors.

Even if you have financial aid pending, you may be required to make at least one payment before the payment deadline, depending on whether your financial aid or admissions file are incomplete or other factors. If you have questions regarding payment of fees, contact the Business Office.

Students may also view and pay their bill online:

Online payment of tuition and fees is now available at New River CTC. Please follow these steps:

  1. https://portal.newriver.edu
  2. Select Banner 9 Student Profile
  3.  On the left of the student profile select Account Summary (Make a Payment)
  4. Click the Pay Now button
  5. Select the term you want to make a payment for and/or enter an amount.
  6. Click the Pay Now button again and continue filling out the form
  7. Click Pay button to process the payment amount

Refunds

If you officially withdraw from all courses prior to the first day of the semester or prior to the first day of class  or courses with a delayed start, you will be eligible for a full refund. Official withdrawal requires that you complete and sign the Request for Withdrawal form and obtain signatures from your advisor or Student Success Coach representative, and the financial aid office. The completed form is sent to the Registrar’s office for processing.

If you officially withdraw from all courses after the first day of class, you may be eligible to receive a refund of tuition and fees in accordance with the refund schedule posted on the College website. Special fees will not be refunded. The refund policy will only apply to students who completely withdraw from the College. No refunds will be made because of a reduction in credit hours. Every student who registers incurs a financial obligation to the College. Exceptions to this policy resulting from extenuating circumstances must be approved by the College President or designee before a refund may be processed.

Tuition Reciprocity Agreement

New River Community and Technical College participates in a tuition reciprocity agreement with the following colleges in Virginia: Mountain Gateway Community College, New River Community College, Southwest Virginia Community College and Wytheville Community College.

The terms of the agreement permit students from selected counties in Virginia to enroll in the specialized courses of selected New River Community and Technical College programs and to pay West Virginia resident tuition. The agreement also permits students from selected counties in West Virginia to enroll as Virginia residents in the specialized courses of specified programs at the participating community colleges and to pay Virginia reciprocity rate tuition.

All eligible students who want to receive resident tuition rates under this agreement must present proof of county of residence to Student Accounts (Business Office) at the institution where they plan to enroll. Students must satisfy all requirements for admission with the institution where they intend to enroll. Students interested in exploring enrollment under the terms of the reciprocity agreement should contact the Office of Admissions for the most current information.

Residents of the following counties are eligible to enroll under the tuition reciprocity agreement:

Virginia:
Allegheny County
Bath County
Bland County
Buchannan County
Giles County
Tazewell County

West Virginia:
Greenbrier County
Mercer County
Monroe County
Pocahontas County
Summers County

Veterans Affairs (VA) Pending Payments for Chapter 33 Post 9/11 and Chapter 31 VR&E.

While payment is pending from the VA for Chapter 33 or Chapter 31 students, New River Community and Technical College will not prevent enrollment, assess a late fee, require alternative or additional funding or deny access to any college resources available to other students who have satisfied their tuition and fee bills to the institution.

However, to qualify for this provision, you are required to: produce the VA’s Certificate of Eligibility to the VA School Certifying Official prior to the first day of class, complete the Veterans Certification of Enrollment Form requesting certification of their enrollment with VA and any other additional information needed to properly certify enrollment as described in other institutional policies

How Do I Buy My Books?

The New River Community and Technical College Bookstore provides online bookstore services to New River CTC students. You can determine what books you need for your classes by visiting the online bookstore page on the New River CTC website then clicking on “Click here to go directly to the New River CTC Bookstore online” then clicking on “Let’s Get Started”

You are not required to buy your books from the Online Bookstore, but this site will have the most up-to-date information regarding the books that are required for your courses. The information will include the title of the book, the edition number (if applicable), the author, and the ISBN. The ISBN is a number that uniquely identifies each book. Using the ISBN to order books will ensure that you purchase the correct book.

You may pay for books from the online bookstore using a major credit card or by accessing your financial aid. Once financial aid has been applied to your account (if applicable), any amount that is left over after your financial aid award is applied to your bill at New River CTC is made available to purchase books from our online bookstore.