Contingent Payment Plans

If you are approved for a CPP contract, you will be able to start the program without having to pay anything upfront. After graduating from the program you choose, you agree to pay the flat monthly rate, but only once you’re making the predetermined yearly salary. If you are laid off from your job, your payments pause until you are making the predetermined yearly salary again. Your CPP will end once you’ve made all predetermined monthly payments. We also have a Maximum Deferment Period of 4 years (or 48 months) in place. If after graduating from the program you are unable to make payments for 4 consecutive years, your CPP obligation will become void, whether you have paid or not.

This is our way of investing in you and your success. DSDT wants to provide you with an opportunity to achieve your career goals without having to take a large financial risk. A CPP is a viable alternative to paying tuition upfront, as it waits for you to be in a financial position to pay for your education with no added interest. Not only do CPPs only kick in once you’re making a predetermined yearly salary, year, they are also paused if you no longer meet the Minimum Monthly Amount. We get it, sometimes life just happens.

Yes. You will be presented with all your payment options before enrollment, and if you’d like to pay upfront instead of signing a CPP, you can indicate it on your paperwork or notify the admissions representative that has been assigned to you.

Yes. You may pay the Total Payment Amount in full or in part at any time as long as you are making above the Minimum Monthly Earned Income. You will not be entitled to a refund of part of the Plan Charges (if any), nor will you be entitled to a refund if your Monthly Earned Income later is less than the Minimum Monthly Earned Income.

Leif is our current CPP Program Manager. You will make an account on Leif’s platform to apply for your CPP, review and sign your contract, and eventually to report income and make payments.

You can apply for a CPP using one of the above links in the table.  The applications are all online and typically take less than 5 minutes to complete and applying will not affect your credit score.

It typically takes 1-3 days for Leif, our CPP Program Manager, to review your application. If approved, you’ll sign any necessary paperwork and your account with Leif will be active.

The Plan Term begins upon graduating from the enrolled DSDT program. However, you will only start paying the monthly rate once you land a job where you earn a minimum of the predetermined yearly salary. If your annual salary falls below the predetermined yearly salary, your payments are paused.

If you feel like your program is not right for you, you may withdraw and receive a prorated refund of upfront tuition (if applicable), and your CPP is also prorated, based on the terms of your contract. (Note: Refund and withdrawal policies vary from program to program, so make sure to fully review your CPP contract.)

However, if you leave the program because you received a job, you will not be considered “withdrawn,” and your CPP will be due in full, based on the terms of your contract.

If your annual salary falls below the predetermined yearly salary or you’re unemployed, your payments are paused. Your CPP will only continue once your salary reaches at least the predetermined yearly salary. Even if you still owe money, the CPP will automatically become void if you are unable to make payments for 4 consecutive years (48 months), also referred to as the “Maximum Deferment Months.

Yes, you are still responsible for making payments as outlined in your CPP contract.

Every CPP contract has predetermined payment terms. If you decide to pay the tuition off earlier, either in-part or in full, it could be less than the stipulated payment terms.  However, you are only obligated to pay the predetermined monthly rate when you are making at least the predetermined yearly salary. If you are unable to pay regular monthly payments because of unemployment or because you’re not making at least the predetermined yearly salary, you enter a deferment period. If you are in the deferment period for 4 consecutive years (the “Maximum Deferment Months”), then your CPP becomes void.

Our CPP Program Manager, Leif, will provide you with an account where you can keep track of your payments. Leif also provides customer support to answer more detailed questions.

The CPP contract requires you to report your job status and income to Leif, our CPP Program Manager. You can do this on the account you create with Leif, after getting approved for a CPP.