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Standard Student Budget

 

A standard student budget is often referred to as the total cost of attendance. The standard student budget below was developed by SCO and reflects only the expenses of the student; it does not include expenses for additional family members. It also represents, in most cases, the maximum financial aid that you can receive from all sources (including educational loans and scholarships from outside sources).

2015 1st YEAR (9 months)
Category No Dependents With Dependents Living with parents
Tuition Non-Regional $26,178 $26,178 $26,178
Tuition Regional $18,778 $18,778 $18,778
Incidental Fees & App Fee$575$575$575
Books, Equipment, Other
*Diagnostic Kit Included
$3,719 $3,719 $3,719
Educational Supplies $900 $900 $900
Loan Origination Fees $202 $202 $202
Rent $4,950 $7,650$0
Food $2,250 $3,240 $2,000
Utilities $1,260 $2,520$0
Transportation $1,575 $3,150 $1,575
Personal Expenses $2,250 $2,250 $2,250
Total Non-Regional $43,859 $50,384 $37,399
Total Regional $36,459 $42,984 $29,999
    
20142nd YEAR (9 months)
CategoryNo DependentsWith DependentsLiving with parents
Tuition Non-Regional $26,178 $26,178 $26,178
Tuition Regional $18,778 $18,778 $18,778
Incidental Fees$185$185$185
Books, Equipment, Other
*BIO included
$4,472 $4,472 $4,472
Educational Supplies $900 $900 $900
Loan Origination Fees $202 $202 $202
Rent $4,950 $7,650$0
Food $2,250 $3,240 $1,800
Utilities $1,260 $2,520$0
Transportation $1,575 $3,150 $1,575
Personal Expenses $2,250 $2,250 $2,250
Total Non-Regional $44,222 $50,747 $37,562
Total Regional $36,822 $43,347 $30,162
    
20133rd YEAR (12 months)
CategoryNo DependentsWith DependentsLiving with parents
Tuition Non-Regional $26,178 $26,178 $26,178
Tuition Regional $18,778 $18,778 $18,778
Incidental Fees$185$185$185
Books, Equipment, Other $614 $614 $614
Educational Supplies $1,200 $1,200 $1,200
Loan Origination Fees $235 $235 $235
NBEO Fees$625$625$625
Rent$6,600$10,200$0
Food $3,000 $4,320 $3,000
Utilities$1,680$3,360$0
Transportation $2,100 $4,200 $2,100
Personal Expenses $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
Total Non-Regional $45,417 $54,117 $37,137
Total Regional $38,017 $46,717 $29,737
 
20124th YEAR (12 months)
CategoryNo DependentsWith DependentsLiving with parents
Tuition Non-Regional $26,178 $26,178 $26,178
Tuition Regional $18,778 $18,778 $18,778
Incidental Fees$260$260$260
Books, Equipment, Other$0$0$0
Educational Supplies $1,200 $1,200 $1,200
Loan Origination Fees $235 $235 $235
NBEO Fees$1,250$1,250$1,250
Rent$6,600$10,200$0
Food $3,000 $4,320 $3,000
Utilities$1,680$3,360$0
Transportation $2,300 $4,600 $2,300
Personal Expenses $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
Total Non-Regional $45,703 $54,603 $37,423
Total Regional $38,303 $47,203 $30,023

The SCO Financial Aid Office can also assist in long-range financial planning by providing cost of attendance information for subsequent years, which will allow students to develop a more realistic cost analysis and also more realistic annual budgets. As part of financial planning, we will provide SCO students annually with a statement of student loan debt.