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Overview of Costs and Financial Aid
Colorado College is committed to providing high quality study abroad opportunities to all students. For most students, a semester abroad will cost roughly the same as a semester on campus. However, please be aware that costs do vary by program, and financial aid is not available for all programs. Before committing to any program, make sure you understand Colorado College policies, and have a clear idea of the expenses involved. Colorado College and Affiliated ProgramsIf you are participating in a Colorado College or affiliated program, in most cases you will pay regular Colorado College tuition, plus a program fee that normally covers the overseas room and board, and may also cover field trips, airfare, and other expenses. For most programs, you will be invoiced by Colorado College for tuition and the program fee, and you will pay a deposit to the program sponsor. In some cases, you will pay the program fee and deposit directly to the program sponsor. Colorado College invoices are normally sent in July for the fall semester and in November for the spring semester. Please see the Office of International Programs or Financial Aid office for detailed cost breakdowns for Colorado College and affiliated programs. Students may use their institutional and federal financial aid awards for study on Colorado College and affiliated programs. You may also be eligible to take out additional loans to cover costs that your current financial aid package does not cover. Students should discuss these borrowing options with the financial aid office well in advance. In addition, the College offers special scholarships to students with high financial need, usually Pell Grant recipients, to help defray the extra costs associated with study abroad. These scholarships are available only to students studying on Colorado College and affiliated programs. Visit the Financial Aid office for more information on these scholarships. Non-Affiliated ProgramsIf you are participating in a non-affiliated program, you will not pay Colorado College tuition, or room and board fees, but will instead pay the program sponsor directly. Tuition and fees may be more or less than what Colorado College charges. Students may not use their Colorado College scholarship awards to pay for these programs. However, federal Pell Grants, SEOG, Stafford, Perkins, other alternative loans, and PLUS Loans will transfer to non-affiliated programs. Please see Financial Aid Procedures for Non-Affiliated Programs for more information on transferring your federal aid. Off-Campus Study Administrative FeeWhen students study abroad on approved (non-affiliated) programs, they are not paying any Colorado College tuition or fees. However, many offices still provide support and services to these students. In order to defray some of the costs of these services, students studying off-campus on one of the approved programs will be assessed a $300 administrative fee. This fee will be assessed each time a student participates in an approved program. The administrative fee will be charged to a student's account on December 1 for spring semester programs and on May 1 for programs that begin in the fall. The fee is used to defray some of the costs associated with the administration of the off-campus study process and the various offices at Colorado College that support it. In addition to supporting the Office of International Programs in areas such as program management, academic assessment and risk management, student advising, informational materials, pre-departure handbooks, orientation, and re-entry workshops, it also goes towards covering the additional support offered to students who study off-campus, in areas like transferral of federal financial aid to third party providers where eligible, and the transferral of credit back to CC. If the fee presents a financial burden, students should contact our office to request a special waiver of the fee. Click on the links below for more information: |