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TUITION & FEES

Columbia College Hollywood is committed to making tuition rates, fees, and payment options affordable, transparent, and easy-to-understand.

TUITION RATES

Columbia College Hollywood’s 2019 tuition rates are fixed at $500 per credit hour for all programs. Your quarterly cost of tuition is calculated per credit hour based on your enrollment.

• If you enroll in 8 credit hours, your tuition cost is $4,000 per quarter.
• If you enroll in 12 credit hours, your tuition cost is $6,000 per quarter.
• If you enroll in 16 credit hours, your tuition cost is $8,000 per quarter.

Some things to keep in mind:

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

FEES

Quarterly Fees
In addition to your tuition, you’ll pay a few flat fees every quarter depending on your degree program. Cinema students pay a quarterly production insurance fee. GDIM and VFX students pay a quarterly software licensing fee. All students enrolled in on-ground degree programs pay the quarterly premium for Student Accident insurance.

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

*For students enrolled in BFA Graphic Design + Interactive Media or BFA Visual Effects, production Insurance is charged only for the quarter in which they are enrolled in a production-based course requiring use of Equipment Room resources.

**Once purchased, the laptop computer is owned by the student. If the student’s laptop computer is lost, stolen, or damaged, the student is solely responsible for all repair and replacement costs.

***When a student vacates a student housing unit, the Housing Security Deposit is refunded less actual billed charges for move-out cleaning and damage repairs for which the student is responsible.

****Only actual billed costs of cleaning and/or damage repairs will be billed to the student’s account. If, upon move-out, the actual billed cost of cleaning and/or damage repairs exceeds the amount of the student’s Housing Security Deposit, the additional cleaning and/or repair charges will be billed to the student’s account.

*****The Tuition Payment Plan Set-up fee is waived for students who enroll in a Tuition Payment Plan using auto-debit as the form of payment. If an auto-debit payment is declined, the $100 Tuition Payment Plan Set-up Fee will be automatically charged to the student’s account.

PAYING YOUR TUITION

TUITION PAYMENT DUE DATES
Your tuition and related fees for each quarter, including the net balance of any approved and expected financial aid disbursements, are due and payable on or before the first day of the quarter. If you’re not paying your tuition in full, you must enroll in a Tuition Payment Plan by the first day of the quarter.

TUITION PAYMENT PLAN

Enrolling in a Tuition Payment Plan allows you the option to pay your tuition and fees in 3 monthly installments. You can use this option if you are a 100% tuition self-pay student or if your financial aid does not fully cover your tuition costs.

For more information on the Tuition Payment Plan, please call or stop by the Business Office.

ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE

The 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 3 consecutive quarters with a one quarter break and without student financial aid assistance.

It 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. Your Estimated Cost of Attendance serves as the ceiling on the amount of financial aid an eligible student may receive.

BFA & AFA CINEMA

BFA & AFA Cinema Estimated Cost of Attendance

BFA GRAPHIC DESIGN + INTERACTIVE MEDIA

BFA Graphic Design + Interactive Media Estimated Cost of Attendance

BFA VISUAL EFFECTS

BFA Visual Effects Estimated Cost of Attendance

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

Refund Policy