Tuition & Payment Information

2010-2011

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 $17,900 $8,950
Comprehensive Fee $860 $430
Room and Board $5,954 $2,977
Total Cost of Attendance $24,714 $12,357
Overload Tuition $512 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

  • $244 per credit hour - for 1 to 8.5 credits
  • $488 per credit hour - for 9 to 11.5 credits

Comprehensive Fee

  • Full-time Students - $860 annually
  • Part-time Students - $88 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 $2,977 $2,877
Breen Room $3,232 $3,132
Single Room $3,486 $3,386
Theme Room $3,232 $3,132

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 $238 per semester
2 credit hours $398 per semester 
Private Voice Lessons  
1 credit hour  $289 per semester 
2 credit hours  $446 per semester 
Independent Study  $55 per credit hour 
Directed Study $75 per credit hour