Tuition/Fees

Tuition Types

Tuition/Fees

Payment Information

All non-DOI employees are required to pay a tuition fee when a ‘Cost to Learner’ is displayed in the Course Description. When applicable, payment may be made in a variety of ways:

1. Credit Card: ** NCTC is able to accept online credit card payments for tuition. **
   You will receive information on how to pay upon confirmation of your enrollment.  To avoid the cancellation of your enrollment, payment is due 30 calendar days prior to the start of your class.
   
   
2. Credit Card: Pre-paid Tuition Vouchers.
   • Identify the class tuition amount.
   • Go to PAY.GOV.
   • Click 'Continue to the Form'.
   • Fill in the form, under the 'tuition/fees' option drop down box, select tuition amount and quantity.
   • Locate the PAY.GOV Tracking ID and provide this number to the student(s) who will apply for a class. All tuition vouchers are valid for two (2) years from the date of purchase.
   • The application will then log on to DOI Learn and follow the resistration instrucitons.
3. Purchase Order:
   If paying by purchase order please submit a copy of this order to nctc_billing@fws.gov, along with supporting documentation specifying the course name, date, location, and participant’s name(s).
   
   
4. Invoice:
   You will not receive an invoice until you are successfully enrolled in a course.  NCTC prefers the receipt of payment via PAY.GOV with the use of a credit card.  If you cannot pay using a credit card, please email nctc_billing@fws.gov  for other payment options. 
   
   
5. SF-182:
   A complete SF-182 (Including Treasury Symbol) can be emailed to the NCTC Training Division at nctc_billing@fws.gov.  Please include your Tax ID number and DUNS number if paying using an SF-182.  If the funding needs to be collected via an IPAC (Intra-Governmental Payment and Collection System), please indicate this when the form is emailed to NCTC.  NCTC prefers the receipt of payment via PAY.GOV with the use of a credit card. 

Cancellation Policy

Please pay your tuition/fees no later than 30 calendar days before the start date of the course to avoid the cancellation of your enrollment. 

If you must cancel your training, please provide written notification through email as early as possible.   You may send cancellation requests to nctc_training@fws.gov, or you may work directly with the training technician you have been in contact with regarding your course. To receive a full refund for a fee-based course, your cancellation notification must be received at least thirty days prior to the course start date.   There are no refunds for cancellation notifications received after that time frame for no-shows.  However, substitutions are permitted any time up to the course start date.

All tuition and cancellation related questions may be directed to nctc_training@fws.gov or you may call (304) 870-7101.

Billing Contact Information

Billing Address

USFWS/NCTC
Central Business Operations
698 Conservation Way
Shepherdstown, WV 25443

Email

nctc_billing@fws.gov
(Do not send credit card numbers or other sensitive information via e-mail)

Phone

(304) 876-7692

NCTC Tax ID/DUNS

Tax ID #: 530201504
DUNS #: 151157950