<p>I’m considering Cal Poly SLO for my D but I’m having trouble figuring out what our COA would be from their website. It talks about an additional tuition of $248 per unit OOS but I can’t find anyplace that tells me how many units a student would take in a year. I started assuming 12 units per term - is that a quarter? So that would be 12 units<em>$248</em>3 quarters= 8928 tuition plus 7419 fees (using 2011 figures) for a grand total of $16,347 plus living expenses, OOS.
But someplace else implies that if one were to take say 15 units/credits, which would be common for an engineering major, that would mean higher tuition cost of $18,579. Is this correct?
I’m trying to figure out how much financial damage this could cause us if she applies. If it’s too much, we won’t bother.</p>
<p>Your math looks correct. Nevertheless, the best thing to do is call the Financial Aid department. 9 a.m. to noon & 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (closed 12-1) PST Monday - Thursday; 805.756.2927; No telephones on Friday. They are always helpful. </p>
<p>Cal Poly SLO is an excellent school. However, expect tuition to increase over the next few years as state assistance has dropped 33% and the school just announced another $20,000,000 anticipated cut from Gov. Brown. The school will be fine as it is supported by industry and alumni in a big way. But expect costs to rise. Even with increases, it is still an affordable school that provides a “private” level education at “public” costs.</p>
<p>Also, if you go to the web site, majors have flow charts that show how many credits are needed for graduation. Here’s an example from civil engineering.</p>
<p><a href=“http://ceenve.calpoly.edu/media/files/ce-flowchart-2009-2011.pdf[/url]”>http://ceenve.calpoly.edu/media/files/ce-flowchart-2009-2011.pdf</a></p>
<p>Civil engineering requires 196 credits which averages 49/year, so your 12 and 15 units are both low. </p>
<p>I agree with OsakaDad - excellent school and tuition will increase. But, I notice you’re from Colorado - me, too - and we know tuition at our state schools is going to increase as well.</p>
<p>We’re from OOS as well. We have also consulted the AP credit award table to see if the flowchart for our D’s major can be made more manageable/affordable. At 204 credits, graduation in 4 years seems almost impossible. I believe Mech Eng. has only a 12% 4-year graduation rate. Five years of OOS tuition is a bummer.</p>