Tuition and Fees

TUITION RATES

Columbia College Hollywood is committed to making tuition rates, fees, and payment options affordable, transparent, and easy-to-understand. Each term, your cost of tuition is calculated per credit hour based on your program and enrollment. If you’re enrolled in BFA Cinema or AFA Cinema, your cost of tuition is $815 per credit hour. If you’re enrolled in BFA Graphic Design + Interactive Media or BFA Visual Effects, either on-ground or online, your cost of tuition is $828 per credit hour.

Some things to keep in mind:

• Most federal financial aid programs require enrollment in a minimum of 9 credit hours per term.
• Some scholarships and aid programs require you to maintain full-time status, which is a minimum of 12 credit hours per term.
• To earn your BFA in 4 years or less, you must enroll in 15-16 credit hours per term for 8 terms.
• To earn your AFA in 2 years or less, you must enroll in 16 credits per term for 4 terms.

FEES

In addition to your tuition, you’ll pay a few flat fees every term depending on your degree program. All students pay a Student Accident Insurance premium fee each term. BFA Cinema and AFA Cinema students pay a Production Insurance premium each term. BFA GDIM and BFA VFX students may be required to pay the Production Insurance premium for a term if they enroll in a course requiring the use of production equipment.

Fee Schedule
The following fees are charged directly to your student account. Most are non-refundable.

2022-2023 FEE SCHEDULE

ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE

Your Estimated Cost of Attendance gives you an estimate of the amount you would generally pay each year to attend Columbia College Hollywood full-time for 2 consecutive terms with a one-term break without student financial aid assistance. It serves as the ceiling on the amount of financial aid you may receive if you’re eligible for financial aid.

Your estimated cost of attendance includes costs that would be billed directly to you by the college and indirect costs, like room, board, and additional expenses. These costs vary depending on your course load, degree program, and housing type.

2022-2023 ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE

PAYING YOUR TUITION

TUITION PAYMENT DUE DATES

Tuition and related fees for each term, including the net balance of any approved and expected financial aid disbursements, are due and payable on or before 15 days prior to the start of the term. 

If you are not a recipient of student financial aid, you must pay your tuition and fees for the term in full or enroll in a Tuition Payment Plan on or before 45 days prior to the start of the term. Please contact the Business Office and/or the Financial Aid departments for assistance with meeting the tuition payment deadline. If you fail to make a tuition payment on time, you may be placed on a registration hold until payment is submitted. If your payment is not received, you may be administratively dismissed from the program due to non-payment.

TUITION PAYMENT METHODS

Payments may be made by cash, personal check, cashier’s check, money order, major credit card, ACH bank transfer, or wire transfer. You may also pay in person in the Business Office.

TUITION PAYMENT PLAN

Enrolling in the Tuition Payment Plan allows you to pay your tuition and fees in monthly installments by specified due dates. You must enroll with the Business Office on or before 45 days prior to the start of the term and are encouraged to use auto-debit as the form of payment. Tuition payments received after any specified payment due date will include a $50 late fee. If you have not made a tuition payment by the start of the term, you will be at risk of enrollment cancellation or administrative dismissal. If you fail to make a payment by any specified due date, you may be placed on registration hold for a future term and/or administratively dismissed from their academic program.

FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS

If you are paying tuition with student financial aid, you must complete all financial aid application and document submission requirements and pay the balance not covered by financial aid disbursements in full or enroll in a Tuition Payment Plan on or before 15 days prior to the start of the term. If you fail to meet the financial aid deadline on or before 15 days prior to the start of the term, you will be at risk of enrollment cancellation or administrative dismissal.

PAST DUE ACCOUNTS

If your tuition and fees are not paid by a specified due date, a late payment penalty of $50.00 will be charged to your student account. You may also be prohibited from registering for classes and checking out equipment. Past-due accounts may be referred to a collection agency and may subject you to additional charges such as collection costs, attorney fees, and credit impairment.

REFUND POLICY

Columbia College Hollywood uniformly applies refund policies to all students enrolled in all academic programs on campus and online and reserves the right to modify these policies to remain in compliance with any changes in applicable laws, regulations, and standards of accreditation. If your home state requires a state-specific refund policy, Columbia College Hollywood will apply provisions of the state-specific refund policy or the college’s institutional policy that are most financially beneficial to you.

REFUND POLICY PDF

NET PRICE CALCULATOR

The Estimated Cost of Attendance is the amount you would generally pay each year to attend without student financial aid assistance. The Net Price Calculator will estimate your REAL cost to attend – the amount you pay out-of-pocket after your financial aid is deducted.

You can use the Net Price Calculator below to compare your true cost to attend Columbia College Hollywood.
NET PRICE CALCULATOR