Fees

The application fee ($150) is due with your application. If you are applying for homestay, the homestay placement fees listed below are due before we place you with a family. Other fees, including tuition fees, are due in time for registration. Please refer to your letter of acceptance for details of fees due. Fees vary according to a student's final registration.

Applicants accepted into academic programs (including academic programs with English preparation) arriving directly from overseas on a Canadian Study Permit are required to make a tuition deposit of $11,000. This deposit covers tuition fees for 24 credits of coursework over two semesters and is non-refundable once a student registers at Columbia College. If a student chooses to take additional credits, these are charged at the rate of $450/credit.

Application fee

$

150

Document assessment & first-time registration fee

200

Tuition fee deposit

10,800

(covers 24 credits @ $450/credit)

Applicants who already have legal status in Canada (as citizens, permanent residents, or on Study Permit), or who are continuing their studies at Columbia College, are assessed fees at $450/credit (or credit equivalent). However, students requiring a letter to extend their visa or Study Permit are expected to make a tuition deposit of $4,050 (equivalent to tuition fees for 9 credits) when they request the letter.

Application fee

$

150

Tuition fees

450

/credit

Tuition fees for university student taking 4 courses (12 credits)

$

5,400

Tuition fees for university student taking 5 courses (15 credits)

6,750

Tuition fees for Grade 11/12 student taking 3 courses (12 credits)

5,400

Tuition fees for Grade 11/12 student taking 4 courses (16 credits)

6,300*

*Secondary students taking 16 credits are charged for 14 credits only

Full-time ESL program students usually take 25 hours/week of ESL classes

Application fee

$

150

Tuition fees

2,800

/7-week session, 25 hours/week

Placement fee

$

250

 

Express placement fee

 

350

Airport pick-up

 

70

 

Homestay

 

750

/month

Homestay (includes custodianship)

 

780

/month

Custodianship set-up fee

 

200

 

Custodianship monitoring fee

 

80

/semester

 

 

 

If you are applying for homestay, please pay the following homestay fees on application:

$

1,820

(includes homestay placement fee and first and last month’s homestay rent)

 

1,750

 

 

 

 

Minors (under 19)

 

 

 

 

2,160

(includes homestay placement fee, custodianship set-up fee, first semester monitoring fee, and first and last month’s homestay rent)

 

2,090

 

We accept the following payment methods:

Money order/bank draft

Telegraphic transfer

Personal cheque

Credit card (only certain fees can be paid by credit card online at www.columbiacollege.ca)

Debit card (in person only)

If paying by telegraphic transfer, please expect to pay any bank charges (usually $10-50/transaction) and please include the student’s name with the payment.

Beneficiary Bank:

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

700 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, B.C. V7Y 1A2 Canada

Transit #:

94000-004

Swift Code:

TDOMCATTTOR

Payment details:

For further credit to COLUMBIA COLLEGE

Account #5322458

Although individual circumstances will vary, the following estimates cover reasonable costs for a two-semester (8-month) academic year.

Room & board

$

6,000

Transportation

582

Health insurance

432

General expenses

 

2,000

10,800

(11,000 for new international students)

Textbooks

Total costs for 8 months