Home School Tuition Policy

When studying off-campus for a semester or a year with one of CC's approved partner programs, students will pay Colorado College tuition instead of the actual tuition cost assessed by the program or university abroad (sometimes also called "educational costs" by the program). This applies to all students, whether the tuition for the program or university abroad is more than Colorado College's tuition or less than Colorado College's tuition. This tuition structure is designed to make off-campus study available to all our undergraduates and is similar to the policy of many selective liberal arts colleges.

Instead of paying Colorado College room & board for the partner program semester or year abroad, since you will not be living on campus or eating meals at CC, you will instead be charged the room & board costs/program fee of the study abroad program you have chosen (which will appear as "Host School Program Fee" on your CC student account). You can obtain the program fee / room and board information on the website for the program or university abroad you have chosen, as this amount varies widely based on the local cost of living, and on what is included through that program fee (field trips, travel, insurance, etc). The program website will have details on what their program fee covers, as well as details about any additional non-invoiced cost estimates for items like airfare (if not included), personal spending money, cell phone, and other expenses a student could expect for the semester or year abroad.

CC Student Financial Services will recalculate your financial aid package based on the new Total Cost of Attendance for your semester or year off-campus. Students who currently receive financial aid from CC can expect to continue to pay the same Estimated Family Contribution/EFC (as calculated by the student's Colorado College financial aid application for that academic year) for a semester/year of study away as they would pay for the same semester or year on campus. Students who currently have a job working on or off-campus in the semester prior to a study away semester are eligible for grant funding to replace the wages they would have been eligible to earn during their semester or year off-campus. These grants are awarded in order of when you submit your CC Internal Application in Summit, so do apply early.

Please download and use the Study Away Semester: Cost & Aid Worksheet to help gather information on your new updated Total Cost of Attendance for your semester or year away, and to understand any potential aid adjustments. Specific questions about your unique scholarships and awards can be directed to CC Student Financial Services.

Financial aid is also often available directly from our off-campus study partners in the form of merit and need-based scholarships, and students should explore all these options well in advance, as well as applying for outside scholarships for study abroad.

Billing for Off-Campus Study

All billing and payment for off-campus study are handled through your CC Student Account, with the exception of the initial confirmation deposit. Students are responsible for paying any confirmation deposit directly to the program (if this is a burden, and you receive financial aid from Colorado College, check with your CC Financial Aid advisor for options). Following the initial confirmation deposit, the tuition and program fee for your semester or year off-campus will be billed through your student account at CC, in accordance with the actual costs of the program. All CC programs and exchanges are billed CC tuition costs.

For more information, Center for Global Education & Field Study.

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