Tuition & Payment Information

2012-2013

A full-time student living on campus can expect the following charges: tuition, comprehensive fee and residential living charges.

Full-time Tuition

  Annually Per Semester
Tuition $18,796 $9,398
Comprehensive Fee $1,024 $512
Room and Board $6,688 $3,344
Total Cost of Attendance $26,508 $13,254
Overload Tuition $537 per credit hour  

If a student is enrolled in eighteen (18) or more credit hours during a semester, an overload charge for each credit hour over seventeen and one half (17.5) will be assessed.

Part-time Tuition

  • $256 per credit hour - for 1 to 8.5 credits
  • $512 per credit hour - for 9 to 11.5 credits

Comprehensive Fee

  • Full-time Students - $1024 annually
  • Part-time Students - $112 annually

The comprehensive fee for all students covers admission to student activities, athletic events, use of library and learning resources, campus ministry, campus health services, and other services generally available to students. A portion of the fee goes directly to the Student Senate to support the many student activities and organizations. Students are also entitled to receive three transcripts at no charge.

The comprehensive fee for full-time students also includes membership at the Forest City YMCA, accident insurance and the laptop service fee. The comprehensive fee is charged to students each semester the student is enrolled.

Residential Living

Room and Board per semester

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  Purple Meal Plan Gold Meal Plan
Double Room $3,344 $3,232
Breen Room $3,631 $3,520
Single Room $3,917 $3,803
Theme Room $3,631 $3,520

Course Fees

The extraordinary cost involved in offering certain classes may involve an additional course fee. Please check course listings for the fee amount.

Other Fees

Private Instrumental Lessons
1 credit hour $250 per semester
2 credit hours $418 per semester 
Private Voice Lessons  
1 credit hour  $303 per semester 
2 credit hours  $468 per semester 
Independent Study  $59 per credit hour 
Directed Study $81 per credit hour