Download CCA's current estimated Cost of Attendance (PDF) report (revised annually).

CCA is a private, nonprofit institution that relies on tuition revenue to operate. Consequently, it is essential for students to register and pay tuition on time. A significant portion of CCA's operating budget is allocated to scholarships that assist students' financial needs.

CCA reserves the right to withhold issuing degrees, certificates, transcripts, grade reports, or statements of recommendation to or on behalf of any student whose financial account with the college remains unpaid, in full or in part. Students with delinquent financial accounts are subject to having all registration privileges revoked, and failure to pay tuition and other charges can result in their removal from their registered classes.

Note: students are liable for all costs and legal fees incurred in the collection process of delinquent accounts.

Total Cost of Attendance

Tuition and fee information below reflects those costs associated with the 2011–12 academic year.

Undergraduate Tuition

Full-Time Students (12–18 units)

$18,480 per term + $1,540 per unit over 18

Part-Time Students (fewer than 12 units)

$1,540 per unit

Graduate Tuition

Cost per unit: $1,285

Nonrefundable Fees

Undergraduate application fee: $60
Graduate application fee: $70
Undergraduate tuition deposit: $150 (applied to tuition charges)
Graduate tuition deposit: $185 (applied to tuition charges)
Housing deposit: $500 (applied to housing charges)
Housing cancellation fee: $250
Registration fee: $115 per term
Re-registration fee: $115 per term
Late-registration fee: $200
Health insurance fee: $841, fall; $1,393, spring
Student activity fee: $60 per term

Materials Fees

Fashion Design

Fashion Studio 1: $250

Film

Film 2 — Pre- & Post-Production: $50
Film 270 Workshop — Film as Materiality: $50
Film 370 Workshop — Advanced Production: $250

Furniture

Techniques / Metal: $50

Glass

Glass 2: $200
Glass 3: $275
Intro to Glass & Blowing: $100
Coldworking: $100
Kiln Casting: $100
Glass Product Design $50

Graphic Design

Thesis: $65
Transition to Professional Practice: $65

Industrial Design

Glass Product Design $50

Jewelry / Metal Arts

Enameling: $75

Printmaking

Screenprinting 1: $280
Screenprinting 2: $30
Screenprinting / Photo Etching 1: $280
Screenprinting / Photo Etching 2: $30
Advanced Screenprinting: $30

Science

Intro to Holography: $65

Academic Computing

Color Output Center: $95

Other Fees

Graduation fee: $100
Transcript fee: $5 per copy
Returned checks: $25
Late payment: $25

Housing

Prices include $500 nonrefundable deposit, but do not include the $250 residential damage/cleaning deposit.

Clifton Hall

Single/Double
$7,475 (fall & spring)
$3,738 (spring only)

Triple/Quad
$7,050 (fall & spring)
$3,525 (spring only)

Avenue Apartments

$7,475 (fall & spring)
$3,738 (spring only)

Irwin Hall

$7,475 (fall & spring)
$3,738 (spring only)

Webster Hall

Super Single
$7,000 (fall & spring)
$3,500 (spring only)

Single
$6,700 (fall & spring)
$3,350 (spring only)

Double
$6,000 (fall & spring)
$3,000 (spring only)

Triple/Quad
$5,700 (fall & spring)
$2,850 (spring only)

California Street Residencies

Super Single
$11,250 (fall & spring)
$5,625 (spring only)

Single
$10,350 (fall & spring)
$5,175 (spring only)

Double
$8,775 (fall & spring)
$4,388 (spring only)

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