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Cost of Attendance
The cost of attendance is used to calculate eligibility for need based and non-need based financial aid. A sample cost of attendance and eligibility calculation is given below:

Estimate Tuition & Fees

for two trimesters, full time.
(26 classroom units, 3 Qi Development units, 2 Herb Lab hours,

and 2 registration fees)

$6,290
Room & Board
$9,704
Books & Supplies
$1,314
Transportation
$944
Miscellaneous
$2,192
Loan Fees
$550
Total Cost of Attendance
$20,994

 

Tuition & Fees for 2007
Tuition
Classroom units
$210 per unit
Clinic units
$330 per unit
Clinic Hours
$10 per hour
Herb Lab Hours
$30 per trimester
Qi Development
$200 per course
Registration Fee
$50

Sample calculation of financial aid eligibility "need-based" financial aid is calculated by subtracting the student's expected family contribution (calculated by the federal processor based upon the student's income and assets) from the total cost of attendance.

For example:

Sample Calculation of Financial Aid Eligibility
 
Total Cost of Attendance
$20,664
Expected Family Contribution
$8,000
Eligibility for "need-based" aid
$12,664

This student's typical financial aid eligibility would be:

Subsidized Stafford loan (need-based)
$8,500

Unsubsidized Stafford loan (non need-based)

$10,000
Total financial aid
$18,500
Financial Planning

Yo San’s tuition is competitive with most TCM schools. Our financial aid officer will help guide you through the process of obtaining subsidized and unsubsidized federal student loans. This money must be repaid, but you are not required to begin repayment until after you leave school. To arrange a consultation with out financial aid officer please call (310) 577-3000 ext. 19.

"This is the area with regard to returning to school that caused me the most anxiety. However, from the moment I walked through the door and into the capable hands of the financial aid department, I was put at ease. The process was easy and angst free."

— Kat Van Vlack, student