Student Financial Services

Fall bills are due in August and Spring bills are due in January.

Fall 2025: August 13, 2025

Spring 2026: January 15, 2026

All students will receive an automatic email notifying once the bill is available. Students will then be able to view the eBill online through their MyHeliotrope portal. We do not mail paper bills out.

Once the bills are released, students can sign up for payment plans and waive the medical insurance. Please review our Dates and Deadlines page for further important information.

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Students must grant Proxy Access to parents or others responsible for paying the bill via their MyHeliotrope account and mark them as Authorized Users in the TouchNet third-party payment system.

Students may also assign a Passphrase when granting Proxy Access, which proxies to speak with Student Financial Services staff on the student’s behalf.

Students should simply login to MyHeliotrope and find the “View my Semester eBill” box located in the Student Accounts tab.

You will need to use your Purchase credentials to log in. Review, download, and save your eBill for future reference.

You can also email your eBill to your parent/guardian or to companies that need a copy of your semester charges such as college savings plans, military or employee benefits and private insurance proof of semester activity.

Foreign Students must contact the Office for Global Education. You must provide proof of coverage on or before the deadlines indicated in your eBill. Providing your health insurance coverage is required every year to successfully waive the college coverage.

Please contact the More Card Office by email, phone, or in-person:

• pca.morecard@purchase.edu
• 914-251-6330
• Card Office—Campus Center North hallway leading to the Hub.

 

FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (sometimes called the Buckley Amendment).

FERPA is a federal mandate. Passed by Congress in 1974, the Act grants specific rights to adult students.

FERPA Details

Students can allow parents/guardians access to selected information in their student records by initiating the Proxy Access procedure via their MyHeliotrope account.

Follow the link to below for more information and detailed instructions.

Proxy Access Activation

Paying Bills Through Touchnet

Students must grant parents and other proxies access to make payments on their behalf.

Authorized Users are able to view student account and financial aid information, make payments, and enroll in payment plans on the student’s behalf.

Students can set up multiple Authorized Users.

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Instructions for Setting Up Authorized Users (For Students)

1. Log into your MyHeliotrope account.
2. Select Payment Center on the Student Accounts card.
3. On the Payment Center home screen, find the My Profile Setup section.
4. Select Authorized Users on the right.
5. On the Authorized Users screen, view any Authorized Users already set up.
   Add New
6. Select the Add Authorized User tab and enter the email address for the person you are adding.
7. Click the Continue button.
8. On the pop-up agreement, check the box at the bottom next to “I Agree” and submit.

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What Happens Next

Two emails will be sent to your Authorized User with instructions on setting up their login access.

The first includes a link for the Authorized User to log in. The second includes a temporary password needed for Authorized Users to select a permanent password.

Note: We recommend Authorized Users bookmark this link for easy accessibility in the future.

Authorized User Touchnet Payment Center Login

With the assignment of a Passphrase, students can authorize proxies to speak with Student Financial Services staff on their behalf regarding their financial aid and account information.

The proxy must provide the Passphrase to SFS staff to confirm their identity.

Students assign passphrases when they intiate the Proxy Access procedure and can add one to a proxy account at any time.

To use Visa, MasterCard, Discover/Novus, or American Express to pay all or a portion of the semester charges, please pay online through the student’s myHeliotrope. There is no fee for paying via credit card.

Alternatively, if you cannot make a payment online, please use the credit card authorization form (PDF) and fax it or mail back to our office.

For your protection, we cannot accept this form via email. Please be advised if you miscalculate your charges, we will adjust the amount accordingly.

Fax Payments:

(914) 251-6356
(914) 251-6099

Mail Payments:

Purchase College
Student Financial Services
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
ATTN: Student Financial Services

Please include the student’s Purchase ID Number (PID) on the check and make payable to: “Purchase College.”

Mail payments:

Purchase College
Student Financial Services
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
ATTN: Student Accounts

You can also pay via a Web Check online with your bank account and routing number on myHeliotrope.

Purchase College partners with Western Union Business Solutions.

Benefits include:

Pay in your home currency or in the currency of your choice direct from your mobile, tablet, or desktop device.

• Pay online using local payment options or by bank transfer.
• Competitive exchange rate when compared to most banks’ retail rates.
• There are no transaction charges from Purchase College for foreign currency.
• Your payment will include reference information to ensure that it reaches your student account quickly.
• Track your payment every step of the way with status updates by text or email.

Make a Payment:

1. Login to MyHeliotrope, click on the “Student Accounts” tab, and then the “Payment Center.”
2. Choose “Bank Wires” for domestic or international payments.
3. Select where you’re paying from and who is paying.
4. Obtain payment instructions.
5. Complete your student payment online or in-person.

If you have questions about your statement or charges, please contact our office.

If you have a payment in progress and have questions or need help with a payment initiated by foreign currency, please contact Western Union Business Solutions customer support team at +1 (877) 218-8829 or +1 (402) 884-3041 or email studentinquiries@westernunion.com.

Policy Regarding Overpayments

Purchase College does not accept overpayments on student accounts. Please transfer only the amount due on your student account to avoid payment delays.