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Payment of Tuition & Fees

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Tuition and fees are due and payable in full the Friday before the first day of class for each semester unless the Business Manager has approved a payment plan. It is the student's responsibility to pay tuition and fees regardless of attendance. A student's registration is not complete until one of two arrangements has been made with, and approved by, the Business Manager.

Students may either:

• Pay semester tuition and fees in full at the beginning of each semester, or
• Enroll in the Tuition Pay deferred payment plan.

The Tuition Pay plan is designed to finance all, or a portion of, tuition not covered by financial assistance such as grants, loans and scholarships. Contact the Student Accounts Office at (206) 726-5025 for more information. After a student has registered for a course, Cornish College has committed space in that course for that student, regardless of attendance. Cornish College of the Arts reserves the right to withhold grade cards, academic transcripts, diplomas and letters of recommendation until all charges have been paid and the student's account is cleared. The Student Accounts Office reserves the right to suspend the student privilege of participating in Commencement/Graduation Ceremonies if the student has an unpaid student account balance. Failure to pay tuition and fees can result in cancellation of registration and financial aid.

When a student leaves school or fails to register for the next semester, recipients of Federal Stafford and Perkins loans must schedule an exit interview with the Financial Aid Office and the Student Accounts Office. Students graduating from Cornish must complete their exit counseling and have a paid student account before participation in commencement ceremonies is permitted. Additionally, Cornish reserves the right to withhold academic transcripts for past due student accounts or Perkins Loan accounts. Collection costs are added to the debt when it is necessary to refer the account to a collection agency. Contact the Student Accounts Office for more details.

Tuition & Fees for Academic Year 2008-2009

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Full-Time Tuition per Semester (12-18 credits)	$12,650
Per-Credit Charge (fewer than 12 credits)	$1,070
Per-Credit Charge (more than 18 credits)	$1,070
Non-Credit Charge per credit hour	$535

Private Music Instruction Fees per semester

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50-minute lesson per week	$390
25-minute lesson per week	$215

Required Fees (non-refundable)

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Application	$35
Tuition deposit	$250
Comprehensive fee (Includes: Student Union, Student Activities, Student Insurance, Orientation, Library Fees)	$150
Cornish Student Health Insurance (Mandatory unless waived)	$335
Late registration (Plus $5 per day to a maximum of $65)	$40
Credit by Exam/Prior Learning Credits (per credit)	$30
Library overdue materials (minimum)	$20
Semester Parking Permit	$300
Parking fine	$50
Service charge for returned checks	$30
Official transcript copy	$5
Non-matriculated student photo ID card	$5
Replacement student photo ID card	$5

Laboratory Fees

Courses with laboratories charge fees ranging from $3 to $185. The Schedule of Classes, published each semester prior to registration, lists current lab fees.

Adjustments & Refunds -
for college-credit courses 15 weeks or longer

Lack of attendance does not cancel a student's incurred financial obligation. Adjustments and refunds of tuition and fees are permitted only when a student officially withdraws from Cornish or completes change-of-registration procedures. The withdrawal process is not complete until it is signed by the Director of Registration and Records.

Adjustments

Recipients of federal financial aid who drop below 6 credit hours or completely withdraw from Cornish during the established refund schedule will have their financial aid recalculated according to federally regulated guidelines. Depending on the outcome of a recalculation, students may owe:

• all or a portion of their federal loans (to be paid back to their lending institution), and/or
• all or a portion of the tuition and fees for which they were originally charged.

Regulations also allow an institution to retain, deduct, or charge a "reasonable administrative fee" not to exceed the lesser of 5 percent of the total institutional charge or $100. Additional recalculation information can be obtained from the Student Accounts Office.

Refunds

Tuition refund calculations are based on three factors:
1. the date that either an Add/Drop or Complete Withdrawal Form is received and dated in the Registration and Records Office;
2. a predetermined refund schedule (see below);
3. the dollar amount a student has paid toward tuition (cash and/or financial aid). If a credit balance results from a drop or withdrawal and is determined to be owed back to the student, a refund check will be mailed to the student. It may take up to two weeks for a refund check to be processed. Cash refunds are not available for courses taken for non-credit.

Tuition Refund Schedule

(for college-credit courses 15 weeks or longer)

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On or before the first day of class	100%
Remainder of first week of semester	75%
Second week	50%
After the second Friday of semester	No refund
Third and following weeks	No refund

Cornish College of the Arts reserves the right to change tuition rates and fee schedules at any time without prior notice.