Florida Prepaid Program Information

To activate your account, either fax a signed copy of your card to (941) 487-4486; mail a signed copy of your card to 5800 Bay Shore Road, PMD-123, Sarasota, FL 34243; or bring a copy of your card to the Business Office in person.

You will not need to show your card again unless:

1. You have been inactive for at least one semester
2. You register for classes late (just prior to the first week of classes or later)

• University Tuition Plan: This plan covers matriculation (tuition), building, capital improvement and financial aid fees. Students are responsible for local fees, technology fee, green fee, Tuition Differential Fee*, etc. and all other charges.
• 2 + 2 Tuition Plan: The first 60 credits of this plan pay at a lesser rate than the University Plan. Please contact the Business Office at (941)487-4625 for further details. Students are responsible for local fees, technology fee, green fee, Tuition Differential Fee*, etc. and all other charges.
• Local Fee Plan: This plan covers student activity, health, and athletic fees. The local fee plan does not cover technology, lab, ID Card, parking, Green Fee, or other fees.
• Dormitory Plan: This plan covers dormitory charges at the rate of a Pei Double. Students are responsible for higher charges incurred for other dormitories.
• Tuition Differential Plan: Florida Prepaid began selling TDF plans in the 2007-2008 enrollment season to beneficiaries in the 8th grade and younger in response to legislation allowing universities to charge a tuition differential fee to supplement the standard tuition fee.

*The Florida legislature authorized state universities to charge a tuition differential fee to supplement the standard tuition fee.

Possibly. Students with a Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan with a contract year prior to 2008 will not be charged differential as long as they have credits available to use on their Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan. Once all credits are used, the tuition differential fee will be assessed to the student. Keep in mind that it is possible to achieve a degree with a minimum of 7 contracts and 3 Independent Study Projects (ISP), which is the equivalent of 124 credits. The Florida Prepaid College Plan pays a maximum of 120 credits. As with other State of Florida universities, some programs, including New College of Florida, require more than 120 credits to earn a degree. Once all 120 credits are used, you will be assessed the tuition differential. Students may adjust the number of Florida Prepaid credits they use in a semester so that they spread their Florida Prepaid credits out over all the semesters they are at New College of Florida.

Students with a Florida Prepaid Tuition Plan with a contract year of 2008 or later are charged a tuition differential fee.

If you do not want to use your Florida Prepaid for a term, or you want to adjust the number of credits billed, you must notify the Finance Office prior to the start of classes.

Students may adjust the number of Florida Prepaid credits that are being used in a semester so that they spread their credits out over all the semesters they are at New college of Florida.

Please contact Julie Russo ([email protected]) with any questions about their account.

A student can adjust the number of Florida Prepaid credits to be used for a semester by sending an email to Julie Russo [email protected]. This way they can spread out their credits over the 7 or 8 semesters they are at New College of Florida and not run out of credits.

As mentioned previously, while it is possible to achieve a degree with a minimum of 7 contracts and 3 Independent Study Projects (ISP), which is the equivalent of 124 credits, the Florida Prepaid College Plan pays a maximum of 120 credits. As with other State of Florida universities, some programs, including New College of Florida, require more than 120 credits to earn a degree. With tuition prices increasing over the years, you may want to pay out of pocket for some credit hours earlier in your college career, rather than at the end.

Also, once you have no more credits remaining on your Florida Prepaid College Plan, and you purchased your plan prior to 2008, you will be assessed the tuition differential fee for the remainder of your college credits.

(Credit Hour Equivalent)

Fall 2021 Contract (16 credits)

• University Tuition Fee Plan: $1,863.36
• Local Fee Plan: $468.16
• Dormitory Plan: $3,836.00
• Tuition Differential Plan: $642.08

January ISP (4 credits)

• University Tuition Fee Plan: $ 465.84
• Local Fee Plan: $117.04
• Dormitory Plan: Included in Fall Housing Charge
• Tuition Differential Plan: $160.52

Spring 2022 Contract (16 credits)

• University Tuition Fee Plan: $1,863.36
• Local Fee Plan: $468.16
• Dormitory Plan: $3,164.00
• Tuition Differential Plan: $642.08

• You may use both programs to help fund your educational expenses. You do not lose funding in one program because you have the other.
• Florida Prepaid is usually applied to the student account first and is based on the number of credit hours.
• Bright Futures funds are disbursed the fourth week of classes. Refunds are available the following week.
• Bright Futures pays approximately either 100% of tuition and fees or 75% of tuition and fees, depending on the level awarded.
• Bright Futures is not available for summer ISP. If you obtain approval for a summer ISP and have no other financial aid for summer, you will be responsible to pay the fees at the time of registration.

For questions concerning the Florida Prepaid Program, call 1-800-552-4723, or visit the Florida Prepaid website.

For questions concerning NCF procedures or your student account, contact [email protected]