The Culinary Institute of America

  • Tuition and Fees: California Campus

    • Associate Degree Programs
    • Accelerated Culinary Arts Program
    • Accelerated Wine & Beverage Program

    Accelerated Culinary Arts Program

    The 2012–2013 tuition and fees for ACAP at our St. Helena, CA campus. View the 2013–2014 tuition and fees that go into effect on July 30, 2013.

    First Semester  
    Tuition $12,950
    Application $50
    Confirmation $100
    Supplies $1,100†
    Board* $1,330
    General Fee+ $545
    Total $16,085
       
    Second Semester  
    Tuition $12,950
    Board* $1,330
    General Fee+ $545
    Total $14,825


    * Board covers two meals per instructional day.
    + Includes charges such as student activity and exam fees, graduation exercises, and secondary student accident insurance.
    † First-semester supplies include culinary knife kit, textbooks, and uniforms.

    Residence Hall Rates
    Rates per semester are as follows:
    Single, Private Bath $4,340
    Single, Shared Bath $3,865
    Double $3,450
    Triple $2,630
    Quad $2,835


    Note: In addition to the fees listed above, California residents, or students enrolled at the California campus, are subject to a non-refundable Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) fee of $.50 per $1,000 of institutional charges. Read more information about the STRF.

     

    2013–2014

    The tuition and fees listed below go into effect on July 30, 2013 for ACAP at our St. Helena, CA campus.

    First Semester  
    Tuition $13,230
    Application $50
    Confirmation $100
    Supplies $1,145†
    Board* $1,365
    General Fee+ $570
    Total $16,460
       
    Second Semester  
    Tuition $13,230
    Board* $1,365
    General Fee+ $570
    Total $15,165


    * Board covers two meals per instructional day.
    + Includes charges such as student activity and exam fees, graduation exercises, and secondary student accident insurance.
    † First-semester supplies include culinary knife kit, textbooks, and uniforms.

    Residence Hall Rates
    Rates per semester are as follows:
    Single, Private Bath $4,425
    Double $3,470
    Triple $2,860
    Quad $2,860


    Note: In addition to the fees listed above, California residents, or students enrolled at the California campus, are subject to a non-refundable Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) fee of $.50 per $1,000 of institutional charges. Read more information about the STRF.