The New School College of Performing Arts

Academic year 2009-10: Tuition: $32,860 Fees: $740 Room and Board: $15,260 Other fees may apply.

The New School Office of Student Financial Services (SFS) provides a comprehensive program of financial assistance and financing options. We are committed to making all reasonable effort to removing need as a barrier to matriculation and to applying need analysis and awarding policies equitably across the university. Our primary role is to identify possible sources of assistance and financing options for students and their families so that admitted students can enroll and continuing students can successfully complete their course of study. Institutional Funds The New School has established significant funding for institutional scholarships, fellowships, grants and stipends. Graduate students and undergraduate students enrolling in Jazz or Mannes are not required to file an application to be considered for institutional funds as these awards are based on merit. Lang College students, Parsons undergraduate students, and The New School for General Studies undergraduate students should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or the on-line International Scholarship Application to be considered for institutional funding. Supplemental Sources of Assistance To supplement the institutional aid program, The New School participates in the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Academic Competitiveness Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Family Education Loan (including Stafford and PLUS) and Federal Work-Study programs. By filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), eligibility for these programs is determined automatically by a financial aid officer. To be considered for federal financial assistance you must be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen. International students are not eligible for federal assistance but may be eligible to borrow through private credit-based education loan programs. Applying for Federal Aid Programs Federal Aid Eligible students should complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at www.fafsa.ed.gov ( http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ ). Our school code is 002780. You can either sign your application using a Personal Identification Number (a PIN can be obtained at www.pin.ed.gov ( http://www.pin.ed.gov/ )) if you have one, or by printing out a confirmation page and mailing it to the processing center. It will take approximately 3-4 weeks for processing so please complete the application as soon as possible. It is essential that you review the processed Student Aid Report once you receive it and confirm that all the entered information is correct.

Mannes College of Music, a division of New School University, is a degree-granting classical music conservatory with majors in all orchestral instruments, voice and opera, piano, vocal accompanying, guitar, conducting, composition, and theory. Scholarships are available. Distinguished by a world-class faculty and an internationally acclaimed curriculum, Mannes's small classes allow for personalized attention. Mannes's location is particularly well-suited for both students and musicians. Manhattan's Upper West Side is one of the most vibrant areas of the city's major musical and other cultural activities. Within blocks of the College are Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (home to the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and other world-renowned orchestras and opera and ballet companies) and the Museum of Natural History as well as recreational centers such as Central Park and Riverside Park. Easily accessible by public transportation of every kind, the College is also near restaurants of many cuisines and price ranges.

In 1984, Mannes College moved to its new quarters on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The Federal-style building was erected in 1928 and was renovated to serve the needs of a modern conservatory population. In addition to classrooms, practice rooms, and offices, the building houses two student lounges and a library. Two concert halls are available; the larger seats 200 and the smaller is suitable for student recitals and seats 50. Mannes also provides students with a practice center with approximately 15 practice rooms located near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Mannes Community Services provides opportunities to gain public exposure through solo recitals, chamber concerts, and small ensemble performances throughout the New York metropolitan area--experience that creates future playing opportunities and career skills.