Courses of Instruction (Academic Departments)
Enrollment geographical distribution
Return to:
Financial Information
Tuition, room, board and fees are listed for the entire year but are due in two installments. Price increases during the academic year are not anticipated; however, the college reserves the right to make them should unforeseen circumstances make it necessary.
Basic Costs 1997-98
Tuition and fees $12,145
Housing 1,550
Meals (21-meal plan)*1,975
Comprehensive fee $15,670
*There are other board plan options available depending on year in
school.
All students residing in campus housing other than the apartment
complexes are required to participate in the college board plan.
All first- and second-year students who have not reached the age of
21 and are not living at home are required to reside in college
residence halls and participate in the college board plan. Besides
covering tuition, room, board and Student Activity events, the
comprehensive fee entitles you to free admission to most campus
concerts, athletic contests, plays, lectures and other campus events.
The Student Activity fee pays for a year's subscription to The
Concordian newspaper, a Cobber annual and student
activities programming.
Financial Arrangements
Advance payments: A nonrefundable $20 application fee must
accompany the application for admission by new students, excluding
students who are readmitted. After acceptance for admission, all new
students pay a nonrefundable $100 advance on tuition and fees. An
additional non-refundable advance payment of $100 is due by May 1.
The advance payments are applied to tuition charges.
Returning students living on campus make a $100 nonrefundable advance
payment for their room when they sign a Residence Hall Accommodations
agreement in the spring of each year. This advance payment is applied
to housing charges for the fall semester.
Prepayment: Discounts may be obtained when prepayments are
made by the end of August for first semester and by the end of
December for second semester.
Payment: Tuition and fees are payable at the beginning of each
semester. Payment for first semester is due by the end of September.
Payment for second semester is due by the end of January. When
financial aid or other adjustments are expected, those adjustments
may be deducted from the balance. Please do not delay payments while
waiting for adjustments. Interest will be charged on unpaid balances
that are outstanding 30 days or more.
Students should not expect to be registered for the next semester
if fees are not paid in full.
Vacations: Room charges cover all days of the academic year
except the Christmas vacation period, which occurs between semesters.
The charge for board covers all meals served during the academic year
except during the following periods: midsemester recesses and
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter vacations.
Insurance: A group health insurance plan is available for both
married students and for single students who are not covered by their
parents' health insurance policy or by some other policy. Students as
well as staff members may wish to provide their own insurance
coverage on all personal property, since the college cannot be
responsible for any losses.
Medical Technology: Students enrolled in the medical
technology program who, in their final year, attend an approved
school of medical technology are charged $3,934 for tuition.
Student Bank: The Business Office provides a free safety
deposit service to students and faculty. Funds may be deposited for
safekeeping and withdrawn simply by presenting an ID card and singing
a receipt.
Special Fees
Mandatory fees or deposits: Students are required to pay these fees or make these deposits:
Deposit, comprehensive..................................................... $75
This refundable deposit covers any breakage or damage in the
laboratories, residence halls or other campus properties and any
unpaid bills. Refunds of this deposit fee, less charges, are made to
students who leave Concordia College. In order to expedite refunds,
students are asked to notify the Business Office in writing of their
intentions not to return to Concordia. Graduates automatically
receive refunds within 60 days after graduation without
application.
A transcript of record is $2. (No student will be issued a
transcript until satisfactory settlement of all accounts has been
made in the Business Office.)
Mandatory fees for selected programs:
Only participating students pay these fees:
Summer school........... .See summer school brochure
Private lessons in music, per semester series
(includes practice room)..............................$225
Musical instrument rental fee,
per semester.............................................$10
(fee is waived for students enrolled in private lessons or
ensembles)
Part-time study,* per course...................... $1,890
Courses in excess of 4 1/4-course load, per 1/4 course
(The excess-load charge does not apply
to credits from private lessons in music.).......... $220
Course audit:
For currently enrolled students ................no charge
For graduates of Concordia College ..........no charge
For noncollege persons, per course ..................$50
Student teaching .......................................$180
Self-Teacher Actualization Program fee ..............$50
Medical technology .................................$3,934
*See page 39 for definition.
Withdrawals and Refunds
Refunds upon withdrawal: Should you, for whatever reason, withdraw from Concordia during a semester or summer term, a refund of tuition and room and board, if applicable, is calculated. The amount of refund is determined by how much of the term has elapsed. If you are a recipient of student financial assistance, that assistance will be reduced as a result of your withdrawal. Federal legislation determines the amount of refund for recipients of federal Title IV student assistance. It is the purpose of this section to inform you of the financial implications of withdrawal.
If you are not the recipient of federal student financial aid, the college refund policy returns any refund of tuition or room and board first to the programs from which assistance had been received (i.e. scholarships, Concordia gift assistance). This policy is consistent with the philosophy of financial aid being utilized after the resources of the student and parents. Refunds of tuition are given only through the eighth week of the semester while the room and board refunds are prorated for the entire semester less forfeiture of your dorm deposit.
A different refund policy is required if you are the recipient of federal Title IV student assistance. For first-time students at Concordia, a pro rata refund is required through the 60 percent point of the semester. Any refund must then be applied first to the federal aid programs in the following prescribed order:
1. Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan2. Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan
3. Federal PLUS Loan
4. Federal Perkins Loan
5. Federal Pell Grant
6. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
7. Other federal Title IV aid programs
8. Other federal sources of aid.
Any remaining refund will be then returned to other institutional, state or private student assistance that has been received. Any refund in excess of student aid will only be returned to the student after account balances in the Business Office have been paid.
If you are the recipient of federal Title IV student assistance but not a first-time student, a comparison of institutional refund policy (previously mentioned) and a federal methodology must be made and the policy giving the greatest refund to be applied to the federal aid programs is to be used. Again, refunds are applied first to the federal aid programs in the prescribed order. The federal methodology is as follows:
First day of classes -- 100% refund
Second day to 10% point of the term -- 90% refund
Between 10% and 25% point of the term -- 50% refund
Between 25% and 50% point of the term -- 25% refund
After 50% point of the term -- 0 refund
Generally speaking, the institutional refund policy provides a greater amount of refund to be applied to the Title IV aid programs. Specific examples of refund calculations are available upon request from the Financial Aid Office.
In the event that your financial aid exceeds the direct costs in the business office and you receive a cash credit balance, withdrawal will result in repayment of a portion of that credit balance. The portion to be repaid is determined by multiplying the cash payment by remaining weeks in the semester divided by total weeks in the semester.
Refunds for reduced load: If you find it necessary to drop a course during the semester, obtain a drop-add form from the Office of the Registrar. The completed form must be returned within seven days. If your student status changes from overload to full-time or from full-time to part-time, tuition refunds through the seventh week of the semester will be granted effective on the date that the drop-add form is returned to the Office of the Registrar. Dropping below full-time status may have an impact on the financial aid you are receiving.
Refunds for private lessons: Refunds will be granted based on the number of lessons taken. No refunds will be granted after five weeks. If financial aid was given to cover music lessons, it will be removed should the lessons be dropped
Appeals on refunds: Any questions or problems related to refunds should be directed to the controller, who is located in the Business Office.
Terms of statement: Until you make a complete settlement of the bill, refunds and payments due for work at the college are credited to the account and not paid in cash.
This page created and maintained by
Office of Communications (daanders@cord.edu)
Date of last update: 7/8/97
Copyright © 1997 Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn. All
Rights Reserved.