Tuition and Fees Tuition must be paid in full on or before the due date. If a payment is over 5 days late, a $25 late fee will be automatically charged each month until the balance is paid in full. The payment plan fee is $50 until the next tuition payment is due. The installment payment will depend on the amount, $1,000 being the minimum down payment permitted. There is no interest for monthly payments.
The following payment methods are accepted to meet the tuition payments: cash, personal check, bank check, money order and credit card. Payments are due according to the schedule given below. Should a student be unable to make a tuition payment on time, the School will arrange a payment schedule with the student to pay a certain amount each month until that tuition payment has been reached.
In the event that a student’s check or credit card charge is not honored by the bank or other institution, for whatever reason, the School will charge the student’s account a $50 service fee. In addition, the School will accept future payments only in the form of a certified check or money order.
Non-refundable Application Fee: $75
Total Two Year Tuition: $12,000
Includes:
Registration and associated fees for all required courses
Registration fees for all symposia sponsored by the Garden
Special workshops and seminars
American Gardening Lecture Series
Basic tools (trowel and hand pruners)
Field Trip Expenses - $200
Books - $1,500
Drafting Equipment - $300
Safety Shoes - $100
Plus Personal Living Expenses
$75 - Application fee due by August 15
$100 - Registration fee
$2,900 - Due by first day of Orientation
$3,000 - Due by June 15
$3,000 - Due by June 15
$3,000 - Due by June 15
0% - Prior to or during first week
25% - During the second week
50% - During the third week
75% - During the fourth week
100% - After the fourth week
25% - During the first week
50% - During the second week
75% - During the third week
100% - During the fourth week
The student refund may be more than that stated above if the accrediting agency or the Federal Student Loan Default Management refund policy under Federal Regulation (34 CFR Section 682606) results in a greater refund.
Note: The failure of a student to notify the Director of withdrawal in writing may delay refund of tuition due pursuant to Section 5002 of the N.Y. State Education Law.
Delinquent Accounts
The School does everything possible to collect tuition payments on schedule. In order to graduate, a student must have made all four tuition payments in full. Should a student be unable to make a tuition payment on time, the School will arrange a payment schedule with the student to pay a certain amount each month until that tuition payment has been reached. The School has not had a need to hire the services of an outside collecting agency. Delinquent tuition payments are collected using in-house methods.
Refund Policy A student who cancels within seven days of signing the enrollment agreement receives all monies with the exception of the non-refundable registration fee. Thereafter, a student will be liable for the non-refundable registration fee plus the cost of any textbooks or supplies accepted.
Tuition Liability Pursuant to Education Law 500(3)C(1), tuition is calculated as of the student’s last date of physical attendance. Tuition liability is divided by the number of quarters in the program.
If a student withdraws or is terminated, total tuition liability is limited to the quarter during which the student withdrew or was terminated, and any previous quarters completed.
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