Coursework flexibility, personal support, affordable education, military-friendly policies and specialty degree programs all contribute to our extraordinary growth at American Sentinel University.
We understand that the affordability and financial support for online college tuition and fees at American Sentinel University is the tipping point for many students deciding to pursue distance learning with us.
Affordable Tuition
Quite simply, American Sentinel University offers one of the lowest tuition rates online. Financial support in a variety of ways make online cost per credit hour with us more affordable than any of our top tier competitors. Check out Compare Our Tuition chart for a bachelor's degree cost per semester credit hour to understand how much more affordable tuition and fees are at American Sentinel. *Prices were taken from school Web sites as of January 2008 and show average per credit hour cost for an undergraduate semester credit hour. Schools that use quarter per credit hours were converted to semester per credit hours.
Title IV
Status as a Title IV eligible, non-participating institution for American Sentinel University means our students benefit in significant ways: You may be eligible for an in-school student loan payment deferment, and/or you may be eligible for educational tax credits.
Transfer Credit
American Sentinel University grants transfer credit toward online degree requirements through credit hours transferred from other universities, specific professional certifications, and from demonstrated life and work experiences. Our transfer credit policies are more generous than many other schools - a benefit that can fast-track credit accumulation toward your online degree.
Why American Sentinel
Why did I choose American Sentinel? Price-performance. When I wanted to finish my degree, I looked at lots of distance learning colleges. American Sentinel (then ACCIS) came in first for the best curriculum and competitive pricing. Dave Weis Portland, Oregon BSIS, Regional Director IT Service Delivery, Providence Healthcare System.
Associate Programs
| Tuition and Fees | Associate programs |
| Tuition: Multi Course/Credit Hours Plan (minimum 15 credit hour commitment over 12 months) | |
| Tuition per credit hour | $320 |
| Total number of credit hours | 60 |
| Total tuition | $4,800 - $19,200 depending on the number of transfer credits |
| Tuition: Single course enrollment | |
| Cost per 3 credit hour course* | $1,290 |
| Fees | |
| Application fee | $0 |
| Course extension fee | $65 |
| Late course registration fee | $50 |
| Course drop fee | $350 |
| Graduation fee (payable 2 weeks prior to graduation) |
$100 |
| American Sentinel University Transcript fee (for each transcript requested) | $10 per request |
| Resource fee | $95 New Student/ $55 Continuing Student per year |
| Other Costs | |
| Books | New books cost approx. $125 per course Student may purchase used books |
Bachelor's Programs
| Tuition and Fees | Bachelor's programs | RN to BS Nursing |
| Tuition: Multi Course/Credit Hours Plan (minimum 15 credit hour commitment over 12 months) | ||
| Tuition per credit hour | $320 | $340 |
| Total number of credit hours | 120 | 30 |
| Total tuition | $9,600 - $38,400 depending on the number of transfer credits |
$10,200 |
| Tuition: Single course enrollment | ||
| Cost per 3 credit hour course* | $1,290 | $1,350 |
| Fees | ||
| Application fee | $0 | $0 |
| Course extension fee | $65 | $65 |
| Late course registration fee | $50 | $50 |
| Course drop fee | $350 | $350 |
| Graduation fee (payable 2 weeks prior to graduation) |
$100 | $100 |
| American Sentinel University Transcript fee (for each transcript requested) | $10 per request | $10 per request |
| Resource fee | $95 New Student/ $55 Continuing Student per year | $95 New Student/ $55 Continuing Student per year |
| Other Costs | ||
| Books | New books cost approx. $125 per course. Student may purchase used books | |
Master's Programs
| Tuition and Fees | Master's Technology programs | MBA, MBA Healthcare & MSBI |
MSN |
| Tuition: Multi Course/Credit Hours Plan (minimum 12 credit hour commitment over 12 months) | |||
| Tuition per credit hour* | $385 | $420 | $410 |
| Total number of credit hours | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Total tuition | $6,930 - $13,860 if no pre-requisite courses and depending on the number of transfer credits | $7,560 - $15,120 depending on the number of transfer credits | $7,380-$14,760 depending on the number of transfer credits |
| Tuition: Single course enrollment | |||
| Cost per 3 credit hour course | $1,500 | $1,800 | $1,650 |
| Fees | |||
| Application fee | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Course extension fee | $65 | $65 | $65 |
| Late course registration fee | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| Course drop fee | $400 | $400 | $400 |
| Graduation fee (payable 2 weeks prior to graduation) |
$100 | $100 | $100 |
| American Sentinel University Transcript fee (for each transcript requested) | $10 per request | $10 per request | $10 per request |
| Resource fee | $95 New Student/ $55 Continuing Student per year | $95 New Student/ $55 Continuing Student per year | $95 New Student/ $55 Continuing Student per year |
| Other Costs | |||
| Books | New books cost approx. $125 per course. Student may purchase used books | ||
* All credit hours are equivalent to semester units
Why American Sentinel?
