Cost of Attendance

Tuition and Fees

Students at the Midwest college pay $1,350 per course. Having a course cost, instead of a per credit hour cost, helps students with their budgeting instead of having to calculate a varying number of credit hours per class, multiplied by the cost per credit times the number of courses each quarter to determine each terms tuition cost. This makes it very easy to see each quarter’s tuition. The mandatory fees for the program are quite low, with no additional internship charges. If a student has had prior learning in Western Biomedical courses from the health professions or TCM courses at another accredited college then overall tuition can be substantially less.

If you need to access federal student loans consider them an investment in your future. You should not be afraid to take out federal student loans, but you should be smart about it. For financial aid budgeting, nine month (3 quarter) budgets are usually utilized. 85% of the College’s graduates for the past four years are confirmed to be practicing Acupuncture, and the current default rate is 7%* The interest rate on federal student loans is almost always lower than that on private loans, and much lower than that on a credit card! You don’t have to begin repaying your federal student loans until after you leave college or drop below half-time.

Acupuncture Program (suspended) (52 courses)

$1,350.00 cost per course
$22,950.00 academic tuition per academic year (three quarters) +1 quarter @$7.020.00
$75,870.00 total academic tuition (ten quarters)
$2,215.00 mandatory fees (see itemized list below)
$78,085.00 total minimum program cost including mandatory fees $61,500.00 federal guaranteed loans available for those who qualify
$14,375.00 Pell grants (if eligible)

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine Program (68 courses)

$1,350.00 cost per course
$22,950.00 academic tuition per academic year (three quarters)
$91,800.00 total academic tuition (twelve quarters)
$2,595.00 mandatory fees (see itemized list below)
$94,395.00 total minimum program cost including mandatory fees $82,000.00 federal guaranteed loans available for those who qualify

Mandatory Fees (included as part of the minimum program cost)
$65.00 application fee (waived if completed during a campus tour)
$115.00 per qtr. technology fee (the College provides free wireless internet and paperless midterms and finals)
$75.00 per qtr. malpractice insurance (the College covers each student for malpractice up to 1 million dollars)
$250.00 graduation fee (does not include cap and gown)

Optional Fees and Charges

$6,300 foreign internship (estimated cost)
$.50 per day per overdue book
$100.00 late registration or class change
$50.00 late submission
$25.00 missed exit interview
$150.00 per quarter graduate extension
$50.00 submission extension after 2 weeks
$35.00 transcript expediting (within 3 days)
$70.00 transcript expediting (same day)

Based on current rates and estimates, the total program academic costs are:

Tuition $78,880.00 and $60,320.00; mandatory charges $2,595.00 and $2,215.00; and books and supplies, $2,250.00 and $1,700.00 for the Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture programs, respectively.

One or more optional fees will result in an increase in the total program cost. A one-quarter enrollment agreement/receipt is completed each quarter. The one-quarter enrollment agreement/receipt and the current multi-quarter enrollment agreement should be read in conjunction with each other and together constitute the complete enrollment agreement.

Tuition is due at the time of registration each quarter. Late registration closes at the end of the first day of classes of a new quarter. Individual payment plans with a maximum of three payments per quarter may be arranged if the prior quarter’s payment plans were paid in a timely manner. If by the first day of classes, payments have not been made or a completed financial aid application has not been submitted, the $100 late payment fee will be charged. Students waiting for financial aid approval must follow the tuition policy explained above. Students, who do not make scheduled payments, will not be allowed to take midterms or finals or given credit for a quarter not fully paid for and will not be allowed to re-enroll in the next quarter until past due payments are paid. All money received is applied first to past-due balances.

The Midwest College of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine (“the College”) reserves the right to respond to increases in operating costs by adjusting tuition per course and fee charges. All students will be given sixty days’ notice of any tuition/fee adjustment.