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Alma College Costs

Direct Costs for 2009-2010

(As determined by the Board of Trustees each February)

 
Tuition$25,838
Full Board Plan$4,322
Standard Double Room$4,196
Fees$230
Preterm$330*
Total$34,916

*Applies only to new first year students and billed in Fall Term.

In addition to direct costs, students should expect costs for books, supplies and personal expenses of approximately $1,500-$2,000. These expenses are similar to what students can expect at other institutions across the country.

Alma College is affordable! The average need-based financial aid package was $20,846 for the incoming Fall 2008 class, of which $18,087 was grant and scholarship aid - free money.

Spring Term Costs

Students are required to complete two Spring Term courses during their four years. Students who enroll in Spring Term courses will have added charges of $346 for tuition and, if on-campus, $585 for board. If a students is traveling off-campus, additional costs may apply. Typically, no financial assistance is offered for Spring Term classes.

 

Alma is one of seven Michigan colleges and universities to hold membership in the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the national leadership society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. The College also has 19 other national departmental honor societies.

 

Student Profile

Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

Alma’s close faculty-student interaction provides numerous benefits such as the ability to do undergraduate research on a graduate level. Alma’s professors treat students more as peers welcoming student input and collaboration on faculty projects. When students are involved in research, faculty aggressively pursue publication of findings including students as co-authors.