Tuition and Aid

Tuition and Aid

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The Tuition and Fee Schedule lists current tuition and fee rates. To review our Financial Policy, click here. Additional financial information can be found on the Scholarships page and in the Student Handbook.

TUITION INSTALLMENT PROGRAM
For students in need of additional flexibility in paying their tuition and fees, MCL provides a tuition installment program (“TIP”). Under an approved TIP, students are billed the annual amount due in monthly installments. Students wishing to use the TIP program must request approval of a plan from the Manager of Student Finance and the Business Manager during the Fall semester registration period. Only students with approved plans will be permitted to use a TIP. Fees may apply. Contact finance@montereylaw.edu for more information.

SEMESTER PAYMENTS PROGRAM

In addition to TIP, which is a monthly plan, students can request to make three payments throughout the academic year, due before each semester begins. Students wishing to use the Semester Payments program must request approval of a plan from the Manager of Student Finance and the Business Manager during the Fall semester registration period. Only students with approved plans will be permitted to use Semester Payments. Fees may apply. Contact finance@montereylaw.edu for more information.

STUDENT LOANS

Sallie Mae® Law Student Loans are available to students based on their personal credit or that of a co-signer. Sallie Mae® also provides a Bar Study Loan for Law Students, which can be found here: Sallie Mae® Bar Study Loan.

Monterey College of Law does not currently participate in Federal Student Aid (commonly referred to as Title IV) educational financing programs. This means that MCL students do not qualify for new federal educational loans or deferment of existing federal loans at this time.

EMPLOYER REIMBURSEMENT AND OTHER THIRD PARTY TUITION PAYMENTS

When students obtain funding from a third party (not including Sallie Mae® Law Student Loans and certain government education funding programs), MCL accepts payment directly from the third party and students pay a non-refundable deferred payment service fee per semester to Monterey College of Law. When payment from a third party is received, MCL will adjust the outstanding invoice and the student can see the amount reimbursed and any remaining amount due in the Financial tab of the student’s portal. The student remains responsible for any portion of tuition and fees not paid by the third-party source.

Tuition Grants for Students Recommended by Members of a Local Bar Association
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 are some resources and examples. This is not a complete list nor an endorsement of these agencies, their views, or the scholarships offered, which may change without notice.