Students can sign up online for new payment plan, financial flexibility

(NOTE: This article originally appeared in the August 18, 2009 edition of Central Michigan Life.)

Students are favoring Central Michigan University’s new payment plan more than last year’s, which most did not acknowledge.

Amber Loomis, manager of the Student Service Court, estimated 750 students enrolled in the plan for the fall semester.

The number is significantly more than with the last plan, she said. About 200 used the old plan.

“Not many students took advantage of the last payment plan,” Loomis said. “We have a lot of freshmen using the new system. (But) we’ve got a good mix on all classes.”

Caledonia junior Katie Jonkhoff is using the new payment plan and said she wishes she knew about it sooner.

“Signing up was easy. (It) was all online,” she said. “The whole thing’s been helpful. It’s easy to check.”