Welcome! NEC School of Continuing Education (SCE) students can register online for private lessons and ensembles. Please read the following instructions. Keep this page open as a reference once you connect to our online registration site.
Click here for Online Registration
Accessing an existing account or Creating a new account
Returning SCEStudents: Returning students should already have Login IDs and Passwords. Follow the online registration link at the bottom of the page and click "My Account" on the welcome page of our online registration site to log in.
- If you’ve forgotten your Login ID you may attempt to log in with your e-mail address instead.
- If you’ve forgotten your Password you can retrieve it by clicking "Forget your password?" under the Password field
- If you still cannot login, please call the office at (617) 585-1701 or e-mail us at ContinuingEducation@necmusic.edu. Please do not create a new account.
New SCE Students
The first step of the registration process is creating an online account. Follow the online registration link above and click "Create an Account" on the welcome page of our online registration site to begin your registration
After logging in
Once you log in, click "My Account," you will be directly connected to the “Account Options” page. This page is where you can manage various aspects of your account. Please review the following before registering for courses.
- Update your personal information by clicking on “Change your Address or Personal Information” under “Personal Information."
- Update your answers to various questions by clicking on “Change Question Answers” under “Personal Information.” New questions have been added since you last registered. Please answer all questions.
Registration Fees
There is a $50 registration fee. It will need to be paid every semester that you register. Also, please note that there is a $50 fee assessed for late registration. You must be registered by the start of the second meeting of your course.
Optional Payment Plan
Students with financial hardship may choose to pay by installments as follows:
- 1/3 tuition, $50.00 registration fee, and $10.00 processing fee per course, due at the time of fall and spring registration (cash, check, or credit card)
- The remaining two payments, each equaling 1/2 the balance, will be drawn automatically from a valid credit or debit card number, furnished at the original registration, in October and November (Fall semester) or March and April (Spring semester).
Private Lesson Registration Deadlines
SCE Private Lesson registrations can occur at any time throughout the year and without any late fee. However, no registrations for SCE ensembles will be accepted after the third week of classes.
Tuition Assistance
To learn about tuition assistance for qualified SCE students, please download the Tuition Assistance Application on the Forms & Downloads page.
Finding Your Courses
To search for a course, click on “Register for Courses” under “Other Services” on the “Account Options” page. This will take you to our course listings page. You will then see filters on the left hand side of the page to help you refine your course search.
Private Lessons
- From the "Site" menu, select “NEC – Continuing Education” from the options listed.
- Next select “In progress/Future" from the drop down menu.
- From the “Course Category” menu, select the check box for “Cont Ed Lessons – Non Credit”
- From the “Course Sub-Category” menu, select the instrument.
- Click on the appropriate private lesson course. Then select the lesson length and add it to your cart.
- On the next page, select yourself as the participant and click "Continue."
- On the "Private Lessons Booking page, select the instructor and the amount of lessons. Click "Submit" and, once the page refreshes, click "Continue."
- On the Enrollment Detail page click "Continue."
- If you would like to add more classes, click the "Add Course" button at the bottom of the page. If finished, click "Proceed to Checkout" to pay.
Students who wish to register for private lessons should do so only after a studio teacher assignment has been made and both teacher and student have agreed on the number and length of lessons. Students who need a teacher assignment should contact the office at (617) 585-1160.
Studio For Credit: Unfortunately, we cannot offer online registration for students who are registering for lessons for credit. Please contact us at 617-585-1160 or stop by our office for in-person registration.
Jazz Ensembles
- From the "Site" menu, select “NEC – Continuing Education” from the options listed.
- Next select “In progress/Future" from the drop down menu.
- From the “Course Category” menu, select the check box for “Cont. Ed Ensembles – Non Credit”
- Select the appropriate ensemble from the list and add it to your cart.
- On the next page, select yourself as the participant and click "Continue."
- On the Enrollment Detail page click "Continue."
- If you would like to add more classes, click the "Add Course" button at the bottom of the page. If finished, click "Proceed to Checkout" to pay.
*Do not register for an ensemble unless you have gone through our formal process and been placed in a group.
Changes to Your Registration
Transcripts
Transcripts can be requested with the Continuing Education Transcript Request Form. Each transcript requires a $10.00 fee. Transcripts cannot be issued for students with outstanding fees or fines. Transcript requests normally take one week for processing. During peak times of high volume or holiday breaks, please allow up to two weeks for processing. Please note, processing time does not reflect delivery time. If you are looking for a college transcript, please go here - College Transcripts
Add/Drops
Add/drops cannot be done online. If you have questions about adding or dropping a course, please contact the office at 617-585-1160. Refunds will be awarded based on the policy below. Notifying an instructor of your intent to add or drop is not sufficient and does not constitute enrollment or withdrawal from a course.
Withdrawal and Refund Policy
Students may withdraw from courses and ensembles and receive a refund according to the following schedule:
• During the first week of class/lessons, 75% course fee refunded.
• After the first week through the second week, 50% course fee refunded.
• After the second week through the third week, 25% course fee refunded.
• After the third week, no refund.
• For refund purposes, chamber ensembles are deemed to begin the first week of each semester.
Students must request withdrawal from a class in person or in writing to the Registrar. Informing an instructor of a decision to withdraw from a course, stopping or withholding payment, and not attending classes do not constitute withdrawal from a course.
Exceptional refund requests will be reviewed when the request is made in writing with adequate documentation.
The school reserves the right to cancel any ensemble with insufficient enrollment.
Private Lesson Withdrawals and Refunds
Because teachers set aside time slots on the basis of registrations and often refuse other students, both the teacher and the student must agree on the amount refunded to a student who wishes to withdraw. Any instances in which the teacher and student cannot agree should be referred to the Director of Continuing Education.
Students are expected to appear for regularly scheduled lessons. Teacher absences will be made up at times arranged with the student. If the student and teacher agree that the number of registered lessons cannot be met in the semester, students may make up the lessons missed in the following semester (Fall, Spring, Summer) or request a refund before the close of the semester for which the student was initially registered.
Student absences for any reason do not qualify as refundable missed lessons. Teachers may make up these lessons at their discretion, but a makeup cannot be guaranteed for absences incurred by the student.