TUITION PER QUARTER IS BASED ON 15 CREDITS PER QUARTER EXCEPT DIGITAL DESIGN, RESIDENTIAL PLANNING AND WEB DESIGN, WHICH IS BASED ON 9 CREDITS PER QUARTER.
Tuition will be charged at $454 per credit effective Fall 2008. Costs per quarter/program indicated above reflect costs at $454 per credit (with an average of 15 credits per quarter; 9 for Digital Design, Residential Planning and Web Design). Tuition and fees applicable to The Art Institute's programs are as follows:
- THERE IS A $100 NON-REFUNDABLE ONLINE LAB FEE FOR EACH COURSE TAKEN THROUGH THE ONLINE PROGRAM.
- THERE IS A $110 LAB FEE FOR EVERY 3-CREDIT FOOD COURSE IN THE CULINARY PROGRAMS.
- THERE IS A $50 STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE FOR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE STUDENTS AND A $35 STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE FOR
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE AND DIPLOMA STUDENTS.
The Student Activity Fee is used to fund extracurricular student activities. It is a one-time fee non-refundable after matriculation.
Some courses do not include per credit hour tuition increases that may occur throughout the duration of the program.
The Kitchen and Bath Design program will be available beginning Fall 2008.
* Average cost per quarter, as credit hours per quarter vary.
** Application and Enrollment Fees are paid by new and transfer students only.
*** NOT including Starting Kit. Based on current credit hour rate. The total cost will increase with each per credit hour tuition increase.
**** The starting kit contains most tools, texts and materials required for beginning each program (purchase of this kit is optional). A list of the components of the starting kit is provided to each enrolled student. Photography students need: a 35 mm manually operated single lens reflex camera with an interchangeable lens feature and tripod prior to beginning classes (total expenditure need not exceed $350). Graphic Design students who elect to take photography will need a 35 mm manually operated single lens reflex camera (a new camera costs approximately $175); those who elect airbrush will need an airbrush (average cost $95). Industrial Design students will need an airbrush beginning fourth quarter (average cost $95). Industrial Design students have a photography class and photograph their 3-dimensional projects on-going (A new camera costs approximately $175). Hotel & Restaurant Management students who elect to take Track 1 (working in the kitchen) will be required to have a uniform and a knife set for their second quarter of instruction (approximate cost $595).
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