2021 Tuition and Costs
Multi-Session Discount:
5% off each tuition fee for 2 or more sessions or siblings.
SOCAPA offers a Room & Board option at all of our campuses. Students can stay right on campus in the host university’s residence halls which have lounges, computer rooms, and laundry facilities. Residential students eat most of their meals at the campus cafeteria. Once per session, we take the whole group off campus and out for dinner at one of our favorite restaurants. Our Room & Board Fee includes double or triple occupancy housing, night and weekend activities (including transportation, tickets and supervision) and three meals per day, Monday through Friday, except at our Manhattan campus (see below). On weekends, depending on the campus, students may be responsible for purchasing some or all of their meals. Please refer to the campus-specific information below.
Room & Board
$895/wk
Room & Board
$795/wk
Room & Board
$795/wk
Room & Board
$650/wk
Upon arrival we will greet you at the baggage claim area for your flight wearing a SOCAPA t-shirt and holding a sign with your name on it, then travel back to campus with you from the airport. At the end of your program, we will help you check-in at your airline's check-in counter; unfortunately we cannot escort you beyond security unless you are an unaccompanied minor as designated by the airline. Unaccompanied minors incur an additional charge of $75/transfer along with the standard rates outlined below.
$75/transfer
$95 for Newark (EWR)
$35/transfer
Day students are charged an additional Meals and Activities Fee at a weekly rate at each campus. The fee covers the cost of lunches in the cafeteria, our opening night dinner, plus any tickets or entrance fees for class or extracurricular activities in LA and Burlington. In NY, day students do not participate in evening extracurriculars.
Meals Fee
$65 per week
Meals Fee
$185 per week
Meals and Activities Fee
$55 per week
Bed Linens are included at our Los Angeles and Burlington Campuses. Students at our New York Campuses can either bring their own linens or rent a linen set for $49 (NYC) for the session. All beds are extra-long twin size.
All accounts must have a credit card on file. Any incidental charges like lost room/meal key fees, equipment/property damage fees and/or extra cleaning fees will be charged to the card on file at the end of the program. If the charge is greater than $200, the billing contact will be contacted before the charge is made. If a student does not incur any additional fees, the card will not be charged.
Photography students have the option of bringing their own SLR and/or DSLR camera to the program or renting one from our equipment room for the session. 35mm SLR Cameras rent for $95/session and Digital SLRs (DSLRs) rent for $125/session.