Precollege Tuition & Fees

Payment

Payment of Precollege tuition and fees is handled exclusively by the Office of Student Accounts.

All information regarding payment plan options, refunds, and proration of fees and scholarship can be found by visiting Office of Student Accouts online.20
Office of Student Accounts website

Please note:

  • The Precollege Division is a full year program billed on a semester basis.
  • Newly admitted students will be billed at the time of registration, and payment will be due before lessons and classes commence.
  • For returning students, an invoice will be sent out well in advance of the beginning of each semester.
  • Registration and application fees are nonrefundable.
  • Failure to pay by the designated deadline for any payment plan may result in cancellation of classes.
  • Students wishing to withdraw from the Precollege Division must notify the Precollege Administration in writing or email. The date on which written notification is received by the Precollege Office will be considered the date of the student’s withdrawal.

Precollege General Fees 2013–2014

*Information on this page updated on February 7, 2013.

Application Fee $65
Late Application Fee $50
Reservation Deposit (all students) $500
Late Reservation Fee $50
Registration Fee $75
Late Tuition Payment Fee $100
Deferred Payment Fee $50
Late Deferred Payment Fee $50
Graduation Fee $100
Student ID Replacement Fee $40

Tuition Includes

  • Private lesson
  • Music Theory Classes (Required)
  • Ear Training Classes for Classical Majors OR Jazz History/Styles/Analysis or Ear Training Classes for Jazz Majors (Required)
  • One Large or One Small Ensemble (only pianists can participate in a chamber music group as part of their small or large ensemble included in the tuition)
  • Performance opportunities made available through the Precollege Division.

Please note: There will be an $850 surcharge per semester for 60-minute lessons with college teachers and a $560 surcharge per semester for 40-minute lessons with college teachers.

Download a list of all Precollege faculty with surcharges

Precollege 2013–2014 Tuition & Fees

Primary Instrument

15 weeks (one semester)

Tuition with 60-Minute Private Lesson $4,000
Tuition with 40-Minute Private Lesson $3,340

30 weeks (full year)

Tuition with 60-Minute Private Lesson $8,000
Tuition with 40-Minute Private Lesson $6,680

Secondary Instrument

15 weeks (one semester)

Secondary Instrument — 60 Minutes $1,495
Secondary Instrument — 40 Minutes $1,175

30 weeks (full year)

Secondary Instrument — 60 Minutes $2,990
Secondary Instrument — 40 Minutes $2,350

Additional Primary Instrument (Double Major)

15 weeks (one semester)

Additional Primary Instrument — 60 Minutes $1,760
Additional Primary Instrument — 40 Minutes $1,315

30 weeks (full year)

Additional Primary Instrument — 60 Minutes $3,520
Additional Primary Instrument — 40 Minutes $2,630

Electives (Price quoted is for one semester)

Acting for Singers $330
AP Theory Preparation $225
Brass Ensemble $330
Chamber Music Ensemble $330
Youth Chorus/Manhattan Chorale/Senior Select Chorus $330
Clarinet Ensemble $330
Classical Improvisation for Pianists $330
Composition Workshop $225
Conducting Class $330
Double Bass Ensemble $330
Exploring Music of the 20th Century $330
Film Scoring $225
Flute Ensemble $330
French Horn Ensemble $330
Guitar Ensemble $330
Harp Ensemble $330
Harp Workshop (for Non-Majors) $330
History of Jazz Piano $220
Jazz Big Band (By Audition) $500
Jazz Combo / Improv (By Audition) $500
Jazz Improvisation for Non-Majors $330
Jazz Keyboard Harmony $330
Keyboard Skills for Pianists $330
Music History $225
Opera Workshop/Musical Theatre  $650
Concert Orchestra $375
Repertory / Symphony/Philharmonic Orchestra $650
Percussion Ensemble $500
Piano Lab (Non-Piano Majors) $225
Piano Literature $330
Reed Making $330
Saxophone Ensemble $330
Vocal Accompanying $330
Woodwind Ensemble $330