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The tuition at Southwestern College for 2018-19 is a competitive $580 per quarter unit. As a private institution, there is no difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

Total tuition will vary each quarter depending on the number of quarter units taken.

Full time students take 9 or more quarter units
Part time students take 4.5 quarter units

Our Master’s degree program in counseling is 97 quarter units, making tuition for the entire program $56,260 plus a $165 educational resource fee each quarter. Our Master’s degree program in art therapy / counseling is 98 quarter units (60 semester hours), making tuition for the entire program $56,840 plus a $165 educational resource fee each quarter. Tuition increases typically occur on an annual basis in the Fall quarter.

For an overview of how different program plans (2 year, 2.5 year, and 3.5 year plans) effect tuition and student loan availability, please visit Counseling Program Plan Options and/or Art Therapy/Counseling Program Plan Options.

Other costs are estimated for 2018-19 based on the local Santa Fe economy and take into account that almost 20% of our student body commute from Albuquerque, Taos or the surrounding area.

Tuition	$580.00 per unit; M.A. Counseling degree is 97 quarter units. M.A. Art Therapy / Counseling is 98 quarter units. Students can choose to enroll full-time (2.5 years), three-quarter time (3 years) or part-time (3.5 years). The annual tuition cost is based on the program plan and length of the program you choose (because tuition increases each year). Art Therapy/Counseling Program Plans \| Counseling Program Plans
Fees	$50.00 Application fee (New students only)
Room and Board	$12,234 per academic year* $3,058.50 per quarter (full time) $2,293.88 per quarter (3/4 time) $1,529.25 per quarter (1/2 time) This number is an average based on singles, couples and families renting rooms, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom apartments and houses. Actual costs will vary depending on your situation. See our Relocation Packet for information on local rentals.
Books and Supplies	$1,057 per academic year* $264.25 per quarter (full time) $198.19 per quarter (3/4 time) $132.13 per quarter (1/2 time)
Transportation	$2,500 per academic year* $625.00 per quarter (full time) $468.75 per quarter (3/4 time) $312.5 per quarter (1/2 time)
Misc. Expenses	$3003.91 per academic year* $1,001.30 per quarter (full time) $750.97 per quarter (3/4 time) $500.65 per quarter (1/2 time)
Personal Therapy	$1,240.80 per academic year* $310.20 per quarter (full time) $232.65 per quarter (3/4 time) $155.10 per quarter (1/2 time)
Child or Dependent Care	Actual Cost up to $3,000 maximum
Computer Expense	Actual cost up to $1,000
Handicap Expenses	Determined on a case-by-case basis. No maximum.
Educational Resource Fee	$165.00 per quarter
Major Expenses	Determined on a case-by-case basis. No maximum.
Loan Origination Fees	1.069% effective October 1, 2016

* Based on attending 4 quarters. Some students attend 3 quarters per academic year.

Full Time = 9 units or more/quarter Part Time = 4.5 units/quarter

"Southwestern College has been an amazing part of my journey. This education endeavor as an art therapist has been a series of miracles for me. I've seen such a shift in myself. It's been a beautiful experience."

Crystal Hoffman, Graduate

"I'm honored to be applying myself in a clinical environment and my experience at Southwestern enabled me to not only work as an art therapist but to facilitate mindfulness groups. A dream within a dream job I had not even fathomed."

Anna Mills, Graduate

"My experience at Southwestern has been truly transformational. From the lessons learned in Consciousness class to my light figure project and vision quest. The impact on me and on my soul has been absolutely profound."

Stephanie Albury. Graduate 2012

"I'm thankful for everyone at Southwestern College...The deeper sense of myself has been seen, heard, honored and found. I'm so grateful to be able to share it with other people."

Cynthia Alexis, Graduate

"I chose to go back to school for my 50th birthday. Little did I know I would be re-birthed... This is sacred work for me. May the work that we do be of service and benefit to all."

Eliza Buck, Graduate

"This is the place that empowered me to do things the way that I do them, the way I'm good at doing them. I've come to surmise that to be an art therapist; to me means being an artist at therapy so the therapy is the art. The creative engagement with another, with each other, that is the art. "

Renee Borsberry, from Art Therapy Capstone Presentation

"The New Earth Institute of Southwestern College offers an array of educational and transformational opportunities to the community. It has been a rich and rewarding experience, enabling the college to grow and expand our mission of transforming consciousness through education. True education engages and awakens all parts of one’s being, allowing for the integration of mind, body and spirit. It cultivates reverence for life and nurtures us in the journey of the soul.”

Katherine Ninos, Vice President

"It has been an extremely amazing journey; the past two years. There has been a lot of pain, a lot of joy and a lot of learning. I think the thing I've learned the most about this experience is trusting the process."

Denise Moore, Graduate

"I feel so much gratitude for being part of this caring, supporting, reflective, soulful community."

Linnea Knoespel, Graduate

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Cost of Attendance

Students can choose to enroll full-time (2.5 years), three-quarter time (3 years) or part-time (3.5 years). The annual tuition cost is based on the program plan and length of the program you choose (because tuition increases each year).

This number is an average based on singles, couples and families renting rooms, 1-bedroom, 2-bedroom apartments and houses. Actual costs will vary depending on your situation. See our Relocation Packet for information on local rentals.