Columbia Area Vocational Technical School: Accreditation, Admissions and Tuition Expenses

Largest Program	Program Length	Average Completion
Surgical Technology/Technologist	1,416 contact hours	12 months

Detailed Expenses	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010
Tuition and fees	$6,850	$8,355	$9,140	$9,330	2.1%
Books and supplies	$1,015	$1,015	$1,065	$1,120	5.2%
Living arrangement
Off Campus
Room and board	$9,936	$9,936	$9,936	$9,936	0.0%
Other	$4,544	$4,412	$4,436	$4,436	0.0%
Off Campus with Family
Other	$4,498	$4,366	$4,390	$4,390	0.0%
Total Expenses	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	% change 2008-2009 to 2009-2010
Off Campus	$22,345	$23,718	$24,577	$24,822	1.0%
Off Campus with Family	$12,363	$13,736	$14,595	$14,840	1.7%

Program	Program Length	Average Completion	Tuition and fees	Books and supplies
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	1,485 contact hours	12 months	$9,404	$1,698
Electrician	600 contact hours	9 months	$3,250	$0
Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other	600 contact hours	9 months	$4,400	$0
Construction Trades, Other	600 contact hours	9 months	$3,250	$0
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General	600 contact hours	9 months	$2,400	$290

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2009-2010):

$50

	Total	Male	Female
Number of applicants	16	9	7
Percent admitted	75%	78%	71%
Percent admitted who enrolled	100%	100%	100%

Admissions Considerations	Required	Recommended
Secondary school GPA		X
Secondary school rank		X
Secondary school record	X
Recommendations	X
Formal demonstration of competencies		X
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)		X
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign language)		X

 

Accreditation