Tuition & Tuition Assistance
Tuition in our Addiction Counseling Program is competitively priced at $125 per unit.
- Completing our 315-hour Addiction Counseling Certificate Program costs approximately $4,000
- Cost of books are additional (estimate: $800)
The Addiction Counseling Certificate Program at LMU is supported, in part, by a generous by endowment provided by Tom and Katherine Pike. Please contact our Records and Registration Specialist, Pat Ranftl, by email, at pranftl@lmu.edu and request a tuition assistance application package. You may also request one by telephone at 310.338.1971.
New students: Tuition assistance (from the Pike Fund) is available for qualifying candidates up to a maximum of 25% of tuition per class for the first four (4) classes taken in the Addiction Counseling Certificate Program. All awards will be relative to student need and availability of funds. Continuing awards are contingent upon receiving a grade of “B” or better in each class.
Returning students will become eligible to apply for increased financial assistance toward future coursework when they have satisfactorily completed (with a grade of “B” or better) four (4) courses in any of the Addiction Counseling Curriculum. Award levels from any previous cycle are not guaranteed, and eligibility guidelines for tuition assistance are re-evaluated each semester, relative to student need and availability of funds. A new application form must be submitted each year.
All students: Completed tuition assistance applications for the Fall 2009 semester must be received by August 31, 2009.
Incomplete tuition assistance applications will not be considered. A completed tuition assistance package must include:
- Completed Tuition Assistance Form (front and back)
- A Personal Statement
- Registration Form for the course/s you wish to enroll
- A 50% deposit toward the course/s you wish to enroll (check or credit card)