The cost of attendance, also known as the student's budget, represents the student's maximum financial aid eligibility for an academic year.
The cost of attendance (COA) is the estimated total cost to attend WCM for one academic year, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, housing, food, transportation, and personal expenses.
The student budget contains two vital elements: Indirect and Direct expenses. Direct expenses are charges (tuition, fees, health insurance, housing, if applicable) that a student will incur on his/her billing statement. Indirect expenses, on the other hand, are costs (books and supplies, transportation, and other miscellaneous expenses) that a student will incur on his/her own while attending WCM. The amounts factored into the indirect expenses are only estimates of what a student may spend.
The cost of attendance or budget represents the maximum amount of financial aid funding that a student can receive. The cost of attendance does not represent the amount you will owe to the institution as this will be communicated to you every term by the Student Accounting Office when the term bills are issued.
For more details on tuition and fees, visit Tuition & Fees by program and use the left-hand navigation to view the current Academic Year COA by Program.