Program Financing

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The School of Continuing Education can accept payments for courses in several different forms. ODU's helpful staff can assist you in determining if you might qualify for any number of various funding options that could assist you with non-credit continuing educational opportunities to improve your marketability and advance your career.

Generally speaking, if a student is paying directly without alternate funding sources, the payment can be made by credit card or check. There are specific steps for students who utilize employer or sponsor funding.

We provide the following payment and funding options:

  • Payment by Credit Card or Check
  • Funding through Military Benefits
  • Funding by Employer or Sponsor
  • Funding by the Workforce Development Board
  • Funding through Private Loan Options

 

Funding Options

Payment by Check or Credit Card

ODU accepts most credit cards (American Express, Visa, MasterCard & Discover). For non-credit offerings, credit cards can only be accepted online through our registration system, MonarchCE. Once payment is successfully completed, you will receive payment verification and a registration confirmation by email.

Checks are accepted when payment is made by mail through the School of Continuing Education.

Employer/Other Sponsor Funding

Many employers offer tuition assistance (TA) in their employee benefits package. If you are not familiar with your company's policies regarding TA, you should talk to your Human Resources Department. To use tuition assistance at ODU, your company should submit a memo on company letterhead stating that the company accepts the financial debt of the tuition. Please make sure the memo lists the course name, tuition amount and the student name. Submit this memo to the School of Continuing Education.

Workforce Development Board

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a United States public law intended to bring about increased coordination among federal workforce development and related programs. This program may only be used for the Career Switcher program.

You may qualify under Title I — Workforce Development Activities, which authorizes job training and related services to unemployed or underemployed individuals, and establishes the governance and performance accountability system for WIOA

  1. Opportunity Inc: (Hampton Roads) Opportunity Inc, also known as Hampton Roads Workforce Development Board, proudly serves Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.
  2. Virginia Career Works- Greater Peninsula Region: (Hampton Roads) The Greater Peninsula Workforce Development Boards proudly serves the Virginia cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson and Williamsburg, and the counties of Gloucester, James City and York.
Private Loans

If you would like to investigate the private loan option to assist in funding your education, the process is very easy. See our list of frequently used private loan lenders (please note, you will be taken to another website).

 

Private Loan Option Directions

1) Enter "Old Dominion University" in the "school search" option

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2) A dropdown menu will come into view. From this menu, CHOOSE the "continuing education" option (at the bottom) to complete the application.

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