Fees

PRELIMINARY FEES    
  Application and Audition2  $125
  Late Application Fee2  $50
  Application for Additional NEC Degree Program2  $75
  Audition Accompanist Fee3  $25
  Special Student Application4  $225
DEPOSITS    
  Housing Deposit5  $300
  Tuition Deposit for New Students2 

$500

GENERAL FEES    
  Comprehensive Fee  $1,090
  DMA Continuance (per semester)6  $1,000
  Continuance (non DMA, per semester)7  $250
  Administrative Deactivation Fee8  $75
  Reactivation Fee8
$75
  Course Audit9  $500
  Building Access Fee (per Semester)10  $2,000
  Delayed Graduation Recital Fee11  $500
  Late Registration  $250
  Late Tuition Payment  $375
 

Priority Practice Rooms (per Year)

Piano, Harpsichord, Jazz Piano, CMA Piano

$200
 

PriorityPractice Rooms( per Year)

Percussion,Jazz Percussion

$200
  Transcript Request12  $10
  Copies of Student Records  $10
  DiplomaMailing Fee  $50
  Late Health Report Fee13  $150
HEALTH SERVICES     
 

NEC Health Insurance, Individual Graduate Student Plan14

[Family Plan Available for Insurance Portion]

$3,224
 

NEC Health Insurance, Individual Undergraduate Student Plan14

[Family Plan Available for Insurance Portion] 

$2,672
  NEC Health Center15  $750

  

Notes:

  1. The Standard Meal Plan is a requirement of living in the residence hall.
  2. Nonrefundable.
  3. Nonrefundable, assessed to all Voice, Jazz and Collaborative Piano applicants who take a live audition.
  4. Refundable if course/studio is unavailable.
  5. Refundable if NEC is unable to provide housing to you during the housing assignment process. May be applied to your tuition balance due instead of being refunded. Otherwise, this is nonrefundable.
  6. Refundable, assessed each semester to DMA students who are matriculated but not registered for any credit-bearing activity; includes library privileges. Not charged to students on leave of absence. This fee does not include practice room privileges. Failure to pay the DMA continuance fee may result in administrative withdrawal from NEC.
  7. Refundable, assessed each semester to non-DMA students who have completed their full-time residency requirements and are not registered for any tuition bearing credits and/or recitals. Failure to pay the continuance fee may result in administrative withdrawal from NEC.
  8. Nonrefundable, the Administrative Deactivation Fee is charged to students who leave active status without notifying the Conservatory. The Reactivation fee is charged to all students returning from inactive status or suspension.
  9. Refundable, see Auditing Classes.
  10. Nonrefundable, assessed after all credit-bearing requirements are completed; allows students to use practice room facilities, but not concert halls.
  11. Refundable, assessed to part-time students who have fulfilled the residency requirement but have not yet completed the degree recital, covers administrative costs. DMA students who play their final recital while in continuance will not be assessed this fee.
  12. Nonrefundable, see Academic Records.
  13. Nonrefundable, assessed to all students who submit their health reports after July 29.
  14. Nonrefundable, Massachusetts law requires U.S.-based insurance for all students. This fee includes NEC-sponsored Gallagher Student Health Insurance. NEC students who demonstrate comparable coverage that also meets the requirements of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act prior to July 29 may petition to waive the insurance portion.
  15. Nonrefundable.