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| Degree Tuition Costs and Fee Schedule The old saying "You get what you pay for" certainly applies to students working toward college degrees. Upscale Ivy League universities charge a lot more than smaller colleges, often for the same basic education. But, a degree from an Ivy League university can result in a better job and a higher lifetime earning potential. Normally, lower tuitions equal lower academic standards and less actual value for our money. Saint James College Seminary is a notable exception. Our not-for-profit college is owned by the positive-thinking inter-faith denomination, The Love Church Worldwide communion. This helps keep our - costs considerably lower than free-standing colleges and universities. Our expenses are much lower than for-profit or bricks-and-mortar colleges and universities tend to be and we pass these savings on to you!
of Any American College while continuing to provide a World Class Education!! ___________________________________ We understand that you would like to know how much certain degree studies will cost. If you had no academic studies at all in your background (and little or no professional experience in your field of choice), our tuitions would run quite parallel with other colleges and universities. It is very expensive maintaining bricks and degrees. Costs must include paying professors, grading papers, paying office staff to process records, technology and postal expenses, etc. Our charter, however, permits us to grant credit for life experience and previous learning experience up to 50% of the credit hours required for the online degree or certificate being sought. This includes online ordination and online Chaplain studies. These factors can significantly reduce the number of actual courses you may have to take at Saint James College Seminary since, unlike most other schools, we do not profit from requiring you to repeat class work you completed elsewhere. This brings the tuition costs down, often considerably. You are charged only for the courses you actually need to take here at Saint James College Seminary. _______________________________________________________________________ TUITION CHARGED for EACH DEGREE TYPE ASSOCIATES DEGREE - According to The College Board, a two-year associates degree can cost $10,458 through the community college system. (As an example, Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, FL, charges $9,703 for Florida residents getting a two-year degree, and $14,980 for a two-year degree obtained by non-resident students.) If you bring significant real-life work experience and some previous college credits to Saint James College Seminary, you may be able to obtain your associates degree here for as little at $750. (An incoming student with no real-life work experience and no previously-earned college credits may expect the tuition to earn an associates degree here to cost about $2,800.) BACHELOR'S DEGREE - The College Board reports that, currently, 4-years' tuition, books and supplies and fees at a private four-year colleges can cost $35,000 or
at a private college can cost as much as a whopping $80,000.
some previous college credits to Saint James College Seminary, you may be able to obtain your bachelors degree here for as little as $1250.
about $35,000-$60,000 for the average two years of required study at a public University of Chicago. If you bring significant real-life work experience and some previous college credits to Saint James College Seminary, you may be able to obtain your masters degree here for at little as $$4,500 - $9,000. We simply will not charge you to re-take classes that you may have completed elsewhere during your lifetime. DOCTORATE DEGREE - A doctorate degree can cost about $45,000 to $80,000 at many colleges and universities. For example, at Harvard, a PhD from Arts and Sciences costs Ph.D. candidates in the arts and sciences were required to pay the full $68,000 for the first two years of study, with a tuition reduction for the last two of the required four years. This is estimated to bring the Phd total to roughly $100,000 at Harvard. Harvard is a fabulous university, of course, and while we are clearly not Harvard, If you bring significant real-life work experience and previous college credits to Saint James College Seminary6, you may be able to obtain your doctorate degree (in divinity, pastoral management, pastoral counseling, etc.) here for as little as $5,000 - $9,500. No Tuition Increase Guarantee As a not-for-profit college seminary, we strive to offer world-class education and to consolidate previously-earned credits into one solid program with predictable and affordable costs so that you can earn your degree as an adult student. Even if our tuition costs change with varying economic conditions, students entering a program at a quoted rate will not be subject to any tuition increases for a period of two-years from the time of their initial registration. --Prepared by Lauren Speeth, PhD Also See: Tuition Cost for Online Ordination Tuition cost for Certified Professional OnlineChaplain Saint James College, The Love Church Worldwide Copyright © 2004 - 2011. All Rights Reserved. |
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