Main Campus Day Tuition and Fees

Tuition Rate for New Student
Tuition Rate for Returning Student

Other Fees
Residential Life Costs

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Tuition Rate for New Student

These rates apply to students who are enrolled full-time (for the first time) as Columbia College students in the Fall semester 2016 and/or Spring Semester 2017.

Tuition
Full-Time (12 - 18 credit hours)
Fall, 2016 semester	$10,468.00
Spring, 2017 semester	$10,468.00
Total for 2016-2017	$20,936.00
Part time (1 - 6.0 credit hours), per credit hour	$450.00
Part time (6.1 - 11.9 credit hours), per credit hour	$656.00
Overload fee (per credit hour over 18 hours)	$450.00

*Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) tuition is full day tuition, plus a $2,000 program fee (includes lab fees).

Other Fees (as applicable)

Audit Tuition (per semester hour)		$90.00*
Late Registration Fee		$35.00*
Deferred Payment Plan Fee		$55.00
Lab/ Field Experience Fees (per course)
	Art Courses	$30.00*
	Science Courses	$30.00*
	Technology Courses	$30.00*
	Education Courses	$30.00*
Parking
	Annual permit- residential student (students living on campus)	$65.00*
	Annual permit-commuter student (students living off-campus)	$40.00*
	January to July	$35.00*
	May to July	$30.00*
Graduation Fees
	Undergraduate	$75.00*
	Graduate	$120.00*
Transcript Fees		$10
Application Fees
	Undergraduate	$35.00*
	Graduate	$55.00*
Insurance mandatory for International Students (per year)		approx. $1,200

Residential Life Costs (per semester)

	Double room	$2,004.00
	Hughes Haven	$2,104.00
	Cougar Village	$2,254.00
	Single room charge (additional fee)	$500.00
	Board - 20 meal	$1,216.00
	Board - 14 meal	$1,147.00