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 |