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Costs of Attendance

Student tuition and room charges are listed by program in the following tables. All degree programs operate Year Round. Students finish their undergraduate degree program in 3 years rather than the traditional 4 years. Students are billed quarterly and the quarterly fees are one-third of the 9-month academic year total. Payments are due prior to the start of the quarter.

Note: Beginning July 1, 2011, all fees are included with tuition. There is an increase in tuition of $150 per academic year to recover a new State of California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) annual institutional fee.

Additional Expenses (Estimated)	Charge	Required but NOT paid to JP Catholic
Annual Food	$4,200
Annual Books	$600	Purchase directly online or independent bookstores
Supplies and materials	$200	Class dependent
Laptop	$600-$2600	One-time. Must be purchased directly from vendor. Student owns.
Software for Business degree students	$500	Onetime. Must be purchased directly from vendor. Student owns.
Software for Communications Media degree students	$1000	Onetime. Must be purchased directly from vendor. Student owns.

Notes:

1. Undergraduate tuition fees cover 12 or 15 units per quarter. 15 units per quarter are required to graduate in:
   3 calendar years ( = 4 academic years = 12 academic quarters)
   
2. For students taking less than 12 units or more than 15 units of credit per quarter, the cost of tuition per 3 units of credit (typically 3 units=1 class) is $1850. Tuition includes all costs associated with the course, but excludes textbooks.
3. In addition to tuition & fees, students are required to pay a one-time, non-refundable $100 enrollment fee. This fee is to be paid before the student is enrolled in any class.
4. Room and Security Deposit Fee: A $500 non-refundable deposit is required of all residential students. This fee must be paid prior to moving into the student apartments. This fee is collected in order to secure an apartment for the student in the upcoming quarter as well as pay for any damages and cleaning needed. The fee will not be applied towards the room expense.
5. Undergraduate students taking less than 12 units or more than 15 units of credit per quarter will receive a pro-rated amount of their originally granted financial aid amount. The student will receive the proportional amount of scholarship per class they received when taking a “full” (12-15 unit) class load.
6. Minimum Payment Frequency is Quarterly
7. Late Payment Penalty: All tuition and fee payments are due by 5:00 PM on the Friday before the first day of class. Failure to pay by the required deadline will result in late payment charge of 4%. These penalties will be assessed on unpaid balances each quarter one week after the first day of classes. The 4% penalty assessment on delinquent account balances takes place quarterly, on an ongoing basis until the entire outstanding balance is paid in full. If current or past account balances are delinquent, the University reserves the right to un-enroll current students from their classes. Please be aware that students with past-due account balances are not entitled to receive final grades, transcripts, a diploma or certificate, and/or other possible University-provided verifications until the balance is paid in full.
8. The Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) assessment rate is $2.50 per $1,000 of institutional charges rounded to the nearest thousand dollars from each student. STRF is for CA residents only. This fee is currently being collected
9. A parking permit (cost $25) is required for student owned cars parked within the student apartment complex. The Student Life Office issues this parking permit. Limited garage parking is available on a first-come first-serve basis. A $100 refundable deposit is required. A public Park-and-Ride parking lot is adjacent to the Legacy apartments and has limited free parking. Limited parking is available to students at the classroom facility at 10174 Old Grove Rd.
10. All single undergraduate students, who are under 25 years of age, are required to live on campus. Married students and single students 26 years of age and older must live off-campus. Students, whose parents live in San Diego County, may live at home. Graduate students are not required to live on campus. Some on-campus housing may be available for single graduate students.
11. For MA in Biblical Theology students: Once the student commences the required practicums the tuition is non-refundable. Once the student has committed to the Comprehensive Exam, the tuition is non-refundable.

Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF)
The Student Recovery Fund (STRF) was established by the Legislature to protect any California resident who attends a private postsecondary institution from losing money if they prepaid tuition and suffered a financial loss as a result of the school closing, failing to live up to its enrollment agreement or refusing to pay a court judgment.

To be eligible for STRF, you must be a California resident and reside in California at the time the enrollment agreement is signed or when you receive lessons at a California mailing address from an approved institution offering correspondence instruction. Students who are temporarily residing in California for the sole purpose of pursuing an education, specifically those who hold student visas, are not considered a California resident. Further, those students who are the recipients of third-party tuition and course costs are not eligible for protection under and recovery from the STRF. To qualify for STRF reimbursement you must file an STRF application within one [1] year of receiving notice from the Bureau that the school is closed. If you do not receive notice from the Bureau, you have four [4] years from the date of closure to file an STRF application. If a judgment is obtained you must file an STRF application within two [2] years of the final judgment.

It is important that you keep copies of the enrollment agreement, financial aid papers, receipts or any other information that documents the monies paid to the school.

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