Cougar Cash for Employees

How does the Cougar Cash Account work?

The Cougar Card becomes a personal debit card when you open a Cougar Cash Account. The Cougar Cash Account allows you to draw on pre-deposited funds to purchase products and services on campus. To make a purchase, simply present your Cougar Card at any participating location and the funds will be withdrawn from your account. Receipts will be offered after each transaction or you can obtain an account history at Cougar Card Services.

Locations Accepting Cougar Cash

On Campus

• College of Charleston Bookstore
• All dining locations
• Clyde’s Convenience Store
• Parking Services
• College of Charleston Copy Center
• Addlestone Library, including copiers and bookstore vending machine
• Selected snack and drink vending machines across campus

Cougar Cash Account Features

What are the benefits of a Cougar Cash Account?

• Easy. It’s easy to start a Cougar Cash Account by simply making a deposit.
• Safe. Carrying the Cougar Card is safer than carrying cash, checks, ATM or other cards. Your account number is not printed on the card.
• Automatic. Transaction time is fast and your funds roll over from semester-to-semester and year-to-year.
• Savings. There are no monthly service charges and there is no required minimum balance. Faculty and staff receive a 10% discount on purchases at the College of Charleston Bookstore.
• Convenient. No hunting for change or stopping at the ATM, simply present your Cougar Card for campus purchases.

Deposit Options

How are deposits made to the Cougar Cash Account?

In Person – Cougar Card Services, 162 Calhoun St., Mon.-Fri., 8:30a.m. -5:00p.m. Deposits may be made using cash, check, and money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card or American Express. Funds will be active immediately.

The College of Charleston is prohibited by law from performing banking transactions and therefore cannot make full or partial refunds to cardholders while still employed by the College of Charleston. Cash may not be withdrawn from the Cougar Cash account and the card will not function as an ATM card.

Account Closures

Under what circumstances can the account be closed?

The Cougar Cash Account will be closed if the cardholder ceases to be an employee of the College of Charleston. Cougar Card Services will refund the account balance only after receipt of a written request. No refunds will be issued for account balances of $10.00 or less. The College of Charleston reserves the right to close any account that is inactive for eighteen months or more. Balances in accounts that are inactive for more than eighteen months will be re-claimed. You may download the Cougar Cash Refund Form as a pdf with Adobe Reader.