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Community College of Aurora Tuition Rates
(All Certificates, AAS degrees, and 1st 3 years of BFA program)
| Colorado Resident: |
$129.25 per credit hour (after COF) |
| WUE:* |
$144.40 per credit hour |
| Non-Resident: |
$446.60 per credit hour |
Classes at CFS are usually 3 credit hours.
CCA Residency Classification for Tuition Purposes
Please note that tuition rates are current as of the Spring 2012 semester.
Tuition rates are subject to change.
CCA Residency Classification for Tuition Purposes
At the time of application for admission, students are classified for tuition purposes as “in-state residents” or “out-of state residents,” according to provisions of Colorado law.
To qualify for in-state tuition, students (or their parents or legal guardians, if they are under 23 years of age and not emancipated) must have been domiciled in Colorado for at least one year prior to the first day of the semester for which they seek residency. Domicile for tuition purposes is determined by two factors: 1) ability to show a permanent place of residence in Colorado, and 2) ability to demonstrate intent to remain in Colorado. Students prove their intent by providing documents showing 12 months of domicile in Colorado:
1. Colorado income tax returns
2. Evidence of permanent Colorado employment status
3. A Colorado drivers license or vehicle registration
4. Evidence of Colorado voter registration
The Enrollment Services office requires a minimum of two proofs of domicile, but depending on circumstances, CCA may request additional information. If students have been classified as non-resident and feel this is in error because of incorrect information provided on the initial application, a correction form must be submitted by the first day of class. If it is determined that the correction form and any supporting documentation is insufficient to prove residency, the student can petition for in-state tuition. This petition must be submitted within 10 days.
Regis University Tuition Rates
(4th year of BFA program)
| Resident/non-resident: |
$395.00 per credit hour |
Four year tuition totals:
| Colorado Resident: |
$25,000 |
| WUE:* |
$33,000 |
| Non-Resident: |
$55,000 |
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CFS |
USC |
UCLA |
Columbia |
NYU |
Chapman |
| Four Year Tuition (non-resident) |
$55,000 |
$148,000 |
$135,000 |
$165,000 |
$167,000 |
$150,000 |
| Four Year Tuition (resident) |
$25,000 |
$148,000 |
$43,000 |
$165,000 |
$167,000 |
$150,000 |
| WUE Tuition* |
$33,000 |
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* Western Undergraduate Exchange - for residents of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, & Wyoming
The bottom line...
The low cost of tuition at the Colorado Film School is realized by a two-institution partnership between the Community College of Aurora and Regis University. As a taxpayer-funded state institution CCA has access to tremendous resources such as our current state-of-the-art physical plant, as well as federal Perkins grants that give us new equipment funding each year. Regis University is a private institution that gives us a stable partner as state budgets fluctuate in difficult economic times. The Colorado Film School is able to rise above current economic challenges as many of our students come from outside of Colorado and their tuition dollars flow directly to the school insulating us against state cut-backs. Student fees, currently $150 per semester, bring in new cutting-edge equipment, production insurance for student shoots, and constant updating in labs and computer equipment.
The ways in which we have leveraged the costs of the four-year BFA program at the Colorado Film School means that our graduates have much lower debt as they enter the profession, which gives them greater latitude in their career pursuits. Students who are fortunate enough to have college funding in place already may find that having an extra $100,000 at graduation could fund their first feature film.
Tuition rates on this page are for the 2012-2013 school year. Tuition rates and fees may be changed at any time.
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