Tuition

2023-24 Academic Year

Deposit: $500 Due upon acceptance and applied toward tuition; nonrefundable
Lab fee: $350 Nonrefundable.
Tech fee: $370 Nonrefundable.
Application fee: $50. Nonrefundable and nondeductible
Tuition: $27,000*

Students are required to provide their own laptop capable of running Adobe’s Creative Cloud software.

2024-25 Academic Year

Students are required to provide their own laptop capable of running Adobe’s Creative Cloud software.

* Tuition is provided for planning purposes only, and is subject to change before official invoices are mailed each July.

Scholarships

The Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS) offers limited direct scholarships. CCS scholarships are applicable only to accepted students and deducted directly from your CCS tuition balance.

First Year Students (MFA/Certificate program) – Merit scholarships that are awarded to incoming students the first week of June. All accepted and deposited (by June 1) applicants are considered based on their application portfolio. A committee meets to distribute roughly $20,000 in funding to a(n) incoming student(s) whose work is of exceptional merit. Some years it may be as high as $10,000 or as low as $2,500.

Second Year Students (MFA/Certificate program) – The Ed Koren Memorial Scholarship Fund recognizes and celebrates Vermont cartoonist Ed Koren and his unique legacy by awarding a $5,000 award to a second-year CCS student whose work in or out of the studio enriches the cultural and civic life of Vermont. Returning students can email edkorenscholarship@cartoonstudies.org for information and to apply.

Tuition Payment Options

The following options are available for tuition payments and loans:

Private Loans
Tuition Payment Plan
Payment by check, money order or wire transfer
Payment by credit card (a non-refundable convenience fee of $275 applies)

Private Loans

CCS partners with the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) to offer private educational loans. Detailed information about their loan programs and how to apply will be sent to admitted students.

Tuition Payment Plan (TPP)

Students can enroll in a monthly Tuition Payment Plan (TPP) by completing the Tuition Invoice Form and the TPP Agreement & Enrollment Form; both are mailed to admitted students in July, prior to fall enrollment. Tuition payments are interest-free, although a monthly service fee is charged. The balance is spread into ten equal payments over the course of the academic year. For more information on the payment plan, please call CCS at (802) 295-3319 or email admissions@cartoonstudies.org.

Payment by check, money order, credit card, or wire transfer

CCS accepts tuition payments made by check, money order, credit card, or wire transfer. Students select their payment method on the tuition invoice, which is mailed on July 1, prior to fall enrollment. Checks should be made payable to: The Center for Cartoon Studies. A non-refundable convenience fee of $275 will be charged for tuition payments made via credit card.

For wire transfer tuition payments made directly from banks, please contact us for details:
registration@cartoonstudies.org

For more information:
(802) 295-3319
admissions@cartoonstudies.org

NOTE: CCS cannot process federal financial aid.