SpouseWorks at Palomar College
Are you a military spouse looking to utilize SpouseWorks to pay for your courses at Palomar? Please read the information below to get started! We look forward to having you apart of our Palomar College Community!
How to get started:
- Visit the Base Education Center (BEC) to receive information on how to contact your SpouseWorks counselor. You will want to meet with a SpouseWorkscounselor first, before working with a Palomar College counselor.
- Apply for Admissions with Palomar College.
- Schedule a Counseling Appointment to create a Palomar Education Plan and Education & Training Plan (ETP) for SpouseWorks.
- Submit both Education Plan and Education & Training Plan (ETP) to your SpouseWorksCounselor.
Next Steps:
- Once your Education Plan and ETP are approved by your SpouseWorks counselor, you are ready to enroll into courses at Palomar.
- Notify Palomar College of your enrollment and use of SpouseWorks by email cppen@palomar.edu or thridparty@palomar.edu. A staff member will add a notification to your account to prevent you from being dropped from non-payment.
- Submit an approved SpouseWorks pay voucher to cppen@palomar.edu or thirdparty@palomar.edu.
- Palomar will submit billing for courses listed on the voucher 2 weeks after course start date. Once Palomar has received payment, your tuition fees will be removed from your account. *NOTE* SpouseWorks will ONLY pay for tuition fees. Any additional fees associated with your courses will have to be paid out of pocket or through another form of financial assistance.
- Palomar will submit grades for courses 30 days after course completion.
For more information:
For details on the SpouseWorks Scholarship program, please visit SpouseWorks for eligibility requirements and to discover additional resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Meeting with your SpouseWorks Counselor first will be a helpful way to discuss your educational goals and what programs you can pursue when utilizing SpouseWorks.
Your Education Plan is your standard plan created by a Palomar College Counselor. Your Education & Training Plan (ETP), is required by SpouseWorks to upload your program and course information to their system. Both can be created by your Palomar Counselor.
Yes, as long as they all have the same start and end date. For example, if you are taking one class during the first 8 weeks of the semester, and another during the second 8 weeks, you will need to submit two different vouchers.
Vouchers can be submitted to thirdparty@palomar.edu.
Contact our office!
Email: cppen@palomar.edu
Phone: 760-744-1150 ext. 7818
We recommend reaching out to your SpouseWorks Counselor. You may owe SpouseWorks tuition for failed courses.