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Tuition and Aid

Tuition and Aid

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Tuition

The admissions catalog and the Tuition and Fee Schedule list our most current tuition rates.  Please read that for the latest rates.

To review our Financial Policy, click here.

Tuition Installment Plans
Annual tuition and fees are due in full at the time of registration. For students who need additional flexibility in paying their tuition and fees, we offer a Tuition Installment Program (TIP). Under the TIP program, students can pay the annual amount due in monthly installments. Students wishing to use the TIP plan must notify our Business Manager, Heather English, henglish@montereylaw.edu, during the Fall semester registration period.

In addition to our monthly plan, students can make three equal payments throughout the academic year.

Student Loans
We are not a Title IV school, so federal financial aid is unavailable to our students. Many of our students have had great success with the Sallie Mae®:

Also, keep in mind that:

  • In many cases, except for transfer students, tuition and student fees include a bar exam preparation program (which could cost thousands of dollars separately).

Our Incoming Tuition Grants
Tuition grants are available to incoming first-year students who have a relationship with a member of the local bar association in the county where the student resides.  You must meet one of the following relationship criteria:

  • Receive a Letter of Recommendation from a current bar member ($500)
  • Receive a Letter of Recommendation that verifies employment by a current bar member ($1,000)
  • Receive a Letter of Recommendation from a bar member if a family member is an employee ($1,000)
  • Receive a Letter of Recommendation from a bar member confirming familial relationship ($1,000)

*Students may only receive one of the tuition grants, not multiple ones.

Associations at each campus (after meeting one of the criteria above):

  • Monterey
    • Monterey County Bar Association
    • Santa Cruz County Bar Association
  • San Luis Obispo
    • Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Association
    • North Santa Barbara Women Lawyers Association
    • San Luis Obispo County Bar Association
    • San Luis Obispo Women Lawyers Association
  • Kern County
    • Kern County Bar Association
  • Sonoma County
    • Sonoma County Bar Association

External Funding Resources
Some students have also had success securing funding through third-party scholarships.  Below is a list of additional funding resources.  This is not a complete list nor an endorsement of these agencies.