{"id":4957,"date":"2025-09-03T22:38:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T22:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/?page_id=4957"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:44:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:44:15","slug":"authorized-payers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/sfs\/student-billing\/authorized-payers\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorized Payers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorized payers (parent, spouse, etc.) may be granted access to student accounts only for the purpose of paying a bill. Students may also complete an Information Release Form to allow Student Financial Services to discuss a student's financial aid status or tuition and billing information with a third party. This form is solely for the use of Student Financial Services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim gcc\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Set Up an Authorized Payer<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Log into your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.gcc.mass.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyGCC<\/a> account<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;My Account&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Under the Billing menu, click on &#8220;Account Summary by Term\/Pay Your Bill&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;Add Payer&#8221; and complete the form<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;Submit&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>An email confirmation message will be sent to you, the person designated as the Authorized Payer and SFS with payment instructions, information about our policies and helpful links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"release\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Complete an Information Release<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<ul>\n<li>Log into your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/my.gcc.mass.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyGCC<\/a> account<\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;My Account&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Under the Billing menu, click on &#8220;Information Release Form&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Complete the form and click &#8220;Submit&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Share your created password with the named person<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-28-CATTRd5cb4e82d5f2cffb9c263eed9d4cf20a\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-28-CATTRd5cb4e82d5f2cffb9c263eed9d4cf20a\" data-viewnumber=\"28-CATTRd5cb4e82d5f2cffb9c263eed9d4cf20a\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-views\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:0,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4957?wpv_view_count=28-CATTRd5cb4e82d5f2cffb9c263eed9d4cf20a&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/sfs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4957?wpv_view_count=28-CATTRd5cb4e82d5f2cffb9c263eed9d4cf20a\">\n\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"info-block\"><h4><i class=\"fa-regular fa-circle-info\"><\/i> More About Information Releases<\/h4> <ul>\n<li>Passwords cannot be the student's date of birth, any part of their student ID number, their social security number or their MyGCC password.<\/li>\n<li>If any party cannot verify their identity by providing the assigned password, we will not release information specific to the student\u2019s account.<\/li>\n<li>Forgotten passwords can be reviewed on the release form in your MyGCC account.<\/li>\n<li>The information release form needs to be completed only once for each individual to whom you are granting access.<\/li>\n<li>Any inquiring third party must provide their name, the student's name, student ID and assigned password before GCC can release information.<\/li>\n<li>Authorization can be withdrawn.<\/li>\n<li>Students who choose not to authorize the disclosure of account information to anyone other than themselves do not need to complete the waiver.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorized payers (parent, spouse, etc.) may be granted access to student accounts only for the purpose of paying a bill. 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