IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM PAY MY TUITION:
It has come to our attention that a number of payers have recently been targeted by phishing attempts from individuals falsely claiming association with PayMyTuition.
The fraudulent emails originate from the address paymytuition@hotmail.com and are not representative of any legitimate correspondence from our team. Moreover, these deceptive communications include banking instructions that are not affiliated with our accounts.
To minimize risk, we advise taking the following precautions:
- All official communication from our team will be sent from a PayMyTuition email domain (e.g., support@paymytuition.com).
- Students and payers should refrain from acting on any banking instructions received via email.
- Should payers require assistance with their payments, our support channels are readily available through our PayMyTuition Payer Support page.
Rest assured, our team is diligently addressing these matters and remains committed to supporting our students and payers in navigating any further concerns.
The fee payment deadline for Spring 2024 is Monday May 6, 2024.
Pay your tuition and fees by the deadline to avoid overdue penalties.
Payments can take up to four (4) days to arrive in Bow Valley College and will not appear immediately in your student account.
To see your current charges and payments, log into MyBVC.ca
Bow Valley College offers a variety of no-fee and other options to pay your tuition and fees safely from home, your bank, or on-the-go. We do not accept in-person payments like cash or debit card at any campus.
The check mark (✔️) indicates payment options with no fee charged by Bow Valley College.
Expand to see your payment options
Log into MyBVC.ca with your username and password, then select “Registration” – “Make a Payment.” You’ll be taken to PayMyTuition where you can choose to pay with your credit card. Next, you’ll:
- Select your payment method, like Mastercard, Visa, or American Express. You will see the amount, including handling fee, to be charged to your card.
- Confirm your personal information and/or the information of the person paying your tuition for you.
- Confirm what you’re making the payment for: Tuition and Fees, Bow Valley College.
- For international students only, validate your identity for anti-money laundering and financial integrity purposes.
- Enter your payment amount and credit card information.
After you’re finished, PayMyTuition will email you a receipt for your payment. It will also appear in your Statement of Account on MyBVC.ca.
A handling fee (charged by the payment network) will be added to your payment amount. The fee will be disclosed to you before you make the payment. This is a convenience fee paid to the payment network and will not be refunded by the college.| Is a family member, friend, or someone else paying tuition on your behalf? Ask them to visit paymytuition.com/payments/bvc-dom to make the payment with their credit/debit card or other payment method. You will need to tell them your name, student number, and date of birth so they can make a payment on your behalf. Never give anyone your MyBVC.ca username and password. |
| IMPORTANT! Do not try to send Bow Valley College an e-Transfer manually. Your payment will not be accepted. It must go through PayMyTuition - see steps below: |
Log into MyBVC.ca with your username and password, then select “Registration” – “Make a Payment.” You’ll be taken to PayMyTuition where you can choose to pay with your an Interac e-Transfer. Next, you’ll:
- Select your payment method: Interac e-Transfer.
- Confirm your personal information and/or the information of the person paying your tuition for you.
- Confirm what you’re making the payment for: Tuition and Fees, Bow Valley College.
- Watch for an email from "notify@payments.interac.ca" with instructions and a secure payment link. It can take up to an hour for this email to arrive. Remember to check your junk folder.
- Click the "Accept Request" button in the email from notify@payments.interac.ca.
After you complete the payment with your bank, it can take up to four hours to see your payment on your MyBVC Statement of Account and to receive an email receipt from PayMyTuition.
Bow Valley College does not charge a fee for Interac e-Transfer, but your bank may charge a fee.
| Is a family member, friend, or someone else paying tuition on your behalf? Ask them to visit paymytuition.com/payments/bvc-dom to make the payment. You will need to tell them your name, student number, and date of birth so they can make a payment on your behalf. Never give anyone your MyBVC.ca username and password. |
Important Update:
As of Spring 2023, if you receive a student loan, all approved funding will be sent directly to you. It is your responsibility to be aware of the tuition/fees owed to the college. You must pay all your tuition and fees according to the college's payment schedule.
Pay your tuition through your Canadian bank or credit union’s online banking, mobile banking, or mobile app.
- Log into your bank's website, mobile app, or mobile site.
- Look for the "Bill Payments" section and choose the option to add a new bill or payee.
- To set up Bow Valley College as a bill payment option, search and select "Bow Valley College."
- Your account number is your Bow Valley College student ID number (and may include up to the first seven letters of your last name).
- Choose "Bow Valley College" from your list of bill payments, confirm the correct student ID number, and make the payment.
- Most banks will provide you with a confirmation or reference number after you make the payment.
Bank payments take up to four (4) days to transfer from your bank to Bow Valley College and will not appear immediately in your student account. Make your payment before the fee deadline to avoid overdue charges. Confirmation fee payments should be made with enough time to allow for processing in order to avoid losing your admission offer.
We do not charge a fee for online or mobile bank payments. However, your bank may charge its own fee.
Pay your tuition through most Canadian banks’ or credit unions’ telephone banking by adding Bow Valley College as a bill payment.
- Call your bank's telephone banking. The number is often on the back of your bank card.
- Follow the instructions on the automated system or speak with a telephone banking representative to add "Bow Valley College" as a bill payment. Your account number is your six-digit Bow Valley College student number (and for some banks may include the first seven (7) letters of your last name).
- Pay your tuition like any other bill payment using the automated system or by speaking with a banking representative.
- Most banks will provide you with a confirmation or reference number when you make your payment.
Bank payments take up to four (4) days to transfer from your bank to Bow Valley College and will not appear immediately in your student account. Make your payment before the fee deadline to avoid overdue charges. Confirmation fee payments should be made with enough time to allow for processing in order to avoid losing your admission offer.
We do not charge a fee for telephone bank payments. However, your bank may charge its own fee.
You can mail your cheque, money order, or bank draft drawn from a Canadian bank or credit union payable to “Bow Valley College." Write your Bow Valley College student ID number or Alberta Student Number in the memo field.
Bow Valley College
Office of the Registrar
345 6 Avenue SE
Calgary, AB T2G 4V1
We do not accept post-dated cheques, cheques from non-Canadian banks, or in currency other than Canadian dollars.
Never send cash in the mail.
We do not charge a fee for cheque or money order payments. However, your bank may charge its own fee.
PayMyTuition allows international students to pay tuition from almost any bank,any country, and any currency at better exchange rates than most banks.
PayMyTuition is fast, simple, and cost effective.
Log into MyBVC.ca with your username and password, then select “Registration” – “Make a Payment.” You’ll be taken to PayMyTuition where you can choose to pay from your local bank and local currency:
- Select the international payment option,enter the amount of the payment to make in Canadian dollars, and choose the country you’re paying from
- Now you’ll see options and currencies for your country, like a bank transfer, PayPal, or debit/credit card. Your lowest-cost options appear on top, with more expensive options under, based on exchange rates and fees.
- Select your preferred payment method and choose “Continue with Payment.”
- Confirm your personal information and/or the information of the person paying your tuition for you.
- Confirm what you’re making the payment for: Tuition and Fees, Bow Valley College.
- Validate your identity for anti-money laundering and financial integrity purposes.
Now, you’ll get the instructions on how to send your money through PayMyTuition to Bow Valley College using online banking or at your local bank branch.
- Print or download the instructions screen.
- Go to your bank’s website or bank branch and complete the instructions to send the money to PayMyTuition.
- Monitor your payment’s progress through email updates or by logging into PayMyTuition.
It will take several days from when you send your money to PayMyTuition for it to arrive at Bow Valley College. Your payment is not finalized until it appears in your Statement of Account on MyBVC.ca.
For more information, view the PayMyTuition exchange rate guarantee, frequently asked questions, or contact PayMyTuition by phone, email, or chat.
A handling fee (charged by the payment network) will be added to your payment amount. The fee will be disclosed to you before you make the payment. This is a convenience fee paid to the payment network and will not be refunded by the college.
| Is a family member, friend, or someone else paying tuition on your behalf? Ask them to visit paymytuition.com/payments/bvc to make the payment with their bank account or credit/debit card. You will need to tell them your name, student number, and date of birth so they can make a payment on your behalf. Never give anyone your MyBVC.ca username and password. |
Pay your tuition using your PayPal e-wallet in Canadian dollars or selected other currencies.
Log into MyBVC.ca with your username and password, then select “Registration” – “Make a Payment.” You’ll be taken to PayMyTuition where you can choose to pay with PayPal. Next, you’ll:
- Select your payment method, - PayPal. You will see the amount, including handling fee, to be charged to your card.
- Confirm your personal information and/or the information of the person paying your tuition for you.
- Confirm what you’re making the payment for: Tuition and Fees, Bow Valley College.
- For international students only: validate your identity for anti-money laundering and financial integrity purposes.
- Enter your payment amount and complete the transaction through PayPal.
After you’re finished, PayMyTuition will email you a receipt for your payment. It will also appear in your Statement of Account on MyBVC.ca.
A handling fee (charged by the payment network) will be added to your payment amount. The fee will be disclosed to you before you make the payment. This is a convenience fee paid to the payment network and will not be refunded by the college.
| Is a family member, friend, or someone else paying tuition on your behalf? Ask them to visit paymytuition.com/payments/bvc-dom to make the payment with their PayPal account or other payment method. You will need to tell them your name, student number, and date of birth so they can make a payment on your behalf. Never give anyone your MyBVC.ca username and password. |
Are you being sponsored by your Indigenous band/nation, a community organization, or a government agency in Canada?
- Make sure you are registered in courses for the upcoming term.
- Request a sponsorship letter of intent (LOI) from Registrar Services by email (registrar@bowvalleycollege.ca), phone (403-410-1400), or in-person at the Registrar's Office (South Campus, ground floor). We can email the form to you directly, or if you instruct us, send the form directly to your sponsor.
- Your sponsor needs to confirm on the LOI which fees they will cover and return a signed copy to Student Accounts by fax (403-297-4887) or email (studentaccounts@bowvalleycollege.ca).
- Once the form is received by the College, the coverage will be added to your account and your sponsor will be invoiced. You are responsible for the timely payment of any fees that your sponsor does not cover.
If you’re receiving a scholarship from a company or group outside of Bow Valley College, they may ask you to have certain paperwork filled out by the College to confirm your enrolment and program. Email the forms you need completed by Bow Valley College to registrar@bowvalleycollege.ca. A records officer will fill in and sign the appropriate sections and return the completed forms back to you within five (5) working days.
It is your responsibility as a student to submit the completed forms back to your funding agency. Your tuition account will not be considered paid until payment is received from your funding agency. If you do not think your scholarship will reach us in time, contact us right away at 403-410-1400 or registrar@bowvalleycollege.cafor guidance.
This information does not apply to Bow Valley College scholarships. If you’re receiving a scholarship from Bow Valley College, it will be paid to your student account directly.
Pay your tuition through some Canadian banks’ or credit unions’bank machine (ATM) or in-person with a bank teller.
- Confirm with your bank whether bill payments can be made in-person at a bank machine or with a bank teller. Some banks charge fees for these transactions.
- Follow the instructions on the bank machine screen or print and take your MyBVC Statement of Account to the bank teller. Tell the bank teller you would like to pay the bill.
- Most banks will provide you with a confirmation or reference number when you make your payment.
Bank payments take up to four (4) days to transfer from your bank to Bow Valley College and will not appear immediately in your student account. Make your payment before the fee deadline to avoid overdue charges. Confirmation fee payments should be made with enough time to allow for processing in order to avoid losing your admission offer.
We do not charge a fee for bank payments. However, your bank may charge its own fee.
HigherEdPoints.com allows students and families to use their reward points towards tuition, from leading loyalty programs like Aeroplan, TD Travel Rewards, and CIBC Aventura Points. Visit HigherEdPoints.com to get started.
It can take up to ten (10) business days for your payment to transfer from HigherEdPoints to Bow Valley College. Make sure your payment arrives at the College by the payment deadline.
