Office of Student Accounts
Office: (904) 470-8246
FAX: (904) 470-8038
Amanda Jefferson
Cashier
904-470-8199
Student Accounts
The staff of the Student Accounts Office is responsible for monitoring and reconciling all student account activities. The staff ensures that students receive their Statement of Accounts on a monthly basis. Concerns about student account activity are addressed in this office by phone at (904) 470-8247 and/or (904) 470-8246.
Payment of Tuition and Fees
Students are ultimately responsible for payment of their tuition and fees even though they may be eligible for Financial Aid. Tuition and fee charges are due at the time of Registration.
Special payment arrangements are made at the discretion of the Vice President for Business and Finance. All student account balances must be paid in full no later than one (1) week before the beginning of Final Exams. Students not paying bills promptly are subject to a 5% penalty on the total outstanding balance. At the end of each semester, any outstanding balance is charged appropriate interest. Cash, cashier’s check, money order, or credit cards (MasterCard and Visa) can be used to make all payments. Personal checks may be accepted after appropriate verification. Students will not be allowed to register for classes if they have a prior semester balance. Students may apply for an exception. Application for an exception does not guarantee approval.
If financial aid (federal and state) is used to supplement the cost of tuition and fees, students and/or parents will be required to submit the latest year’s income tax return. Students may also be required to submit other documents to process and generate an official award letter before registration. Otherwise, student’s registration is delayed. (Registration is completed when total tuition, fees, and room and board charges are paid to the Cashier’s Office and appropriate arrangements are made with the Student Accounts Office. and the student receives a current I.D. card). Students should maintain a record of all financial documents received from the College for future reference.
Calculating Tuition and Fees
Registration at EWC is considered a binding contract between the student and the College for the academic semester of enrollment. Therefore, upon completing the registration process, a student has accepted full responsibility as stated in this publication.
Statement About Student Accounts
Edward Waters College (EWC), an independent, private, non-profit institution, does not receive direct tax support from any governmental agency; principally the student tuition and fees support EWC. Other sources of support to the College include the contribution from the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), grants (federal, state, local, and private), and private gifts.
Consistent with the College’s mission statement, EWC provides an opportunity for students to receive a post-secondary degree regardless of their social, educational, or economic background. In effort to accommodate the student body, EWC’s policy is to keep charges as low as possible without affecting the quality of instruction, services, and accommodations. While the importance of stabilized educational expense is clearly understood, EWC reserves the right to adjust tuition and fees at the end of any semester, should conditions warrant.
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Students can pay for transcripts, applications, dorm fees and tuition balances by clicking the payment button below.
“If there is anything more reprehensible than the practice of discriminiation upon a people because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, it is for the people discriminated against to accept it without protest or resistance. It is an evidence of an utter lack of self-respect, the most priceless possession an individual or group can have, without which there can be no human dignity.”
– A. Philip Randolph, 1959
Asa Philip Randolph was a groundbreaking leader, organizer, and social activist who championed equitable labor rights for African American communities, becoming one of the most impactful civil rights and social justice leaders of the 20th century. His activism spanned 60 years, and included the organization of the largest labor union for Black workers in the United States and the coordination of two Marches on Washington (1941 and 1963).
Randolph spent the formative years of his early life in Jacksonville, Florida. He was born on April 15, 1889, in Crescent City, Florida, to an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, the Rev. James William Randolph, and his wife, Elizabeth Robinson Randolph. In 1891, when he was three years old, his family moved to Jacksonville. He attended Edward Waters College (a Historically Black College founded in 1866) from ages fourteen to sixteen before transferring to the Cookman Institute (a Historically Black educational institute founded in 1872 and located in Jacksonville), from which he graduated as valedictorian in 1907.
In 1911, recognizing the constraints that racial segregation placed on his life in his native Florida, Randolph left Jacksonville for New York City. Initially he hoped for a life on the stage but redirected his talents to issues of fairness and equity in employment and civic life. During World War I, Randolph faced formidable odds as he worked to unionize African American shipyard workers and elevator operators. During this time, along with his friend and collaborator Chandler Owen, Randolph edited and published the Messenger magazine between 1917 and 1925, during which it served as a promotional vehicle for the Harlem Renaissance.
Randolph’s career as a labor leader took a new turn when he became the first president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925, which by 1937 would become the first official African American labor union. After his victories in the arena of organized labor, in the 1940s, Randolph focused his attention on the larger goal of ending racial discrimination in government defense factories and desegregating the armed forces, both accomplished through presidential decrees. Becoming involved in additional civil rights work, he was a principal organizer of the proposed March on Washington in 1941, and the more famous 1963 March on Washington during which the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
On May 16, 1979, at age 90, Mr. Randolph passed away. He was cremated, and his ashes were interred at the A. Philip Randolph Institute in Washington, D.C.
There are several sites in Jacksonville that pay tribute to the legacy of A. Philip Randolph. He is the namesake of the A. Philip Randolph Academies of Technology, A. Philip Randolph Boulevard (formerly Florida Avenue), and the adjoining A. Philip Randolph Park on Jacksonville’s east side.
August 31, 2019 07:00:00 PM
The Edward Waters College Emergency Management Team continues to closely monitor Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to be a Category 4 hurricane upon landfall in Florida.
Due to the easterly trajectory of the storm and its current speed, it has been determined that movement of the remaining on-campus students from their residence halls to the JWJ facility will not occur until further notice. Cafeteria hours will operate regular weekend hours on Sunday, September 1st and adjusted hours for Monday, September 2nd. Brunch will be from 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. and dinner will be from 5:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
Be advised, you will receive official communication from the College via email, social media, the EWC Website, and Tiger Alert throughout the duration of the storm. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and update you accordingly.
The Mission of Residence Life and Housing is to provide a living learning experience that that supports all residential EWC students. We strive to create a safe wholesome living and learning environment that is conducive to the overall development of our students that aids in their academic success, leadership development, positive decision making and responsible citizenship. Services are provided to our students in a friendly, courteous and efficient manner which helps to promote academic success.
Mr. Quentin McBeth
Assistant Director of Housing Operations
904-470-8870
August 16, 2019
10:00am
Milne Auditorium
*All incoming Freshmen students are mandated to be in attendance for this occasion. Freshmen female attire is black skirts and white blouse. Male Freshmen attire is black dress pants, white collar shirt and neck tie.