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.

Cost of Attendance
Download CCA's 2013-14 estimated Cost of Attendance (PDF) report (revised annually).

CCA reserves the right to withhold issuing degrees, certificates, transcripts, grade reports and 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.

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2013-14 Tuition & Fees Schedule

The following is a listing of tuition and fees for the 2013-14 academic year. Note: All amounts are subject to change without notice.

View 2012-13 tuition and fee information »

Undergraduate Tuition

Full-Time Students (12-18 units)

$19,992 per term + $1,666 per unit over 18

Part-Time Students (fewer than 12 units)

$1,666 per unit

Graduate Tuition

All students: $1,389 per unit

Nonrefundable Fees

Undergraduate application fee: $60
Graduate application fee: $70
Undergraduate tuition deposit: $150 (applied to tuition charges)
Graduate tuition deposit: $385 (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: $934 fall: $1,549 spring (Note: MFA in Comics only: $417 summer 2013; $424 summer 2014)
Student activity fee: $60 per term

Materials & Course Fees

Animation

ANIMA 270 -- Sculpture for Animation: $50

Design Strategy (MBA in Design Strategy)

DSMBA 618 -- Business Models & Stakeholders: $60
DSMBA 610 -- Live Exchange: $18

Fashion Design

FASHN 200 -- Fashion Studio 1: $250

Film

FILMS 200 -- Production: $50
FILMS 384 -- Advanced Production: $200

Furniture

FURNT 216 -- Techniques/Metal: $50

Glass

GLASS 100 -- Intro to Glass & Blowing: $100
GLASS 204 -- Intermediate Glassblowing: $200
GLASS 204 -- Color & Imagery in Glass: $200
GLASS 208 -- Coldworking: $100
GLASS 216 -- Glass Casting: $100
GLASS 300 -- Advanced Glass Studio: $275
GLASS 232 -- Printmaking on Glass: $280
GLASS 232 -- Glass Product Design: $50

Graphic Design

GRAPH 400 -- Thesis: $65
GRAPH 408 -- Transition to Professional Practice: $65

Illustration

ILLUS 248 -- The Illustrated Poster: $280

Industrial Design

INDUS 232 -- Glass Product Design: $50
INDUS 232 -- IS: Urban Mobility: $100

Interdisciplinary Studies

CRAFT 270 -- Printmaking on Glass $280

Jewelry / Metal Arts

METAL 208 -- Specialty Course: Color on Metal: $75
METAL 208 -- Specialty Course: Casting: $75

Printmaking

PRINT 212 -- Printmaking on Glass: $280
PRINT 212 -- The Illustrated Poster: $280
PRINT 212 -- Screenprinting 1: $280
PRINT 312 -- Screenprinting 2: $30
PRINT 348 -- Advanced Printmaking: $30

Science

SCIMA 200 -- Introduction to Holography: $65
SCIMA 200 -- Basic Electronics: $40
SCIMA 300 -- Digital Electronics: $60

Refundable Studio & Key Deposits

Graduate Program in Fine Arts: $150
Graduate Program in Design: $100
MFA in Writing: $25
Graduate key deposit: $25

Other Fees

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

Housing

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

Clifton Hall

Single/Double
$8,000 (fall & spring)
$4,000 (spring only)

Triple/Quad
$7,575 (fall & spring)
$3,787.50 (spring only)

Avenue Apartments

$8,000 (fall & spring)
$4,000 (spring only)

Irwin Hall

Single/Double
$8,000 (fall & spring)
$4,000 (spring only)

Triple/Quad
$7,575 (fall & spring)
$3,787.50 (spring only)

Webster Hall

Super Single
$7,350 (fall & spring)
$3,675 (spring only)

Single
$7,050 (fall & spring)
$3,525 (spring only)

Double
$6,350 (fall & spring)
$3,175 (spring only)

Triple/Quad
$6,050 (fall & spring)
$3,025 (spring only)

California Street Residences

Super Single
$13,050 (fall & spring)
$6,525 (spring only)

Single
$12,150 (fall & spring)
$6,075 (spring only)

Harriet Street Residences

Double
$9,900 (fall & spring)
$4,950 (spring only)