Students

Quick Facts

Classroom and Community

  • Students from 39 different colleges attended Au Sable in 2010 (students from over 60 colleges have attended in total)

  • Largest curriculum of Environmental Science and Environmental Studies courses amongst Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (22 courses offered each year)
  • 100% of Au Sable faculty for 2011 have a PhD or other terminal degree (97% overall)
  • Average class size is 8
  • Over 3,000 alumni

Paying for Au Sable

Tuition: $587.50 per credit hour (median for CCCU schools: $733.17)

  • Application Fee: US $25 (non-refundable, not applied to tuition)
  • Tuition Deposit: US $250 (per academic session, applied to tuition)
  • Tuition: US $2350 per 4 credit course1
  • Room & Board: US $270 per week per student for all North American sites2

1See ‘Sustaining Partner Grant’ list to see if you qualify for a reduced tuition rate
2No room and board for India; $1510 for in-country costs in Costa Rica

Scholarships:

  • 100% of students who applied for financial aid in 2010 received a scholarship, fellowship, or grant
  • 27 students received over $1000 in financial aid in 2010
  • Average financial aid award for students was over $900

Campuses

Great Lakes Campus:

  • Close to 900 lakes and ponds, including property next to Louie’s Pond and Big Twin Lake
  • Surrounded by three of the Great Lakes (largest freshwater bodies in the world)
  • One hour from the world’s largest freshwater sand dunes (Sleeping Bear Dunes)
  • Surrounded by ground-fed streams, including the Jordan, Manistee, Au Sable, and Rapid rivers
  • 45 minutes from Traverse City and Grand Traverse Bay
  • More than 80 bogs and fens, including Bear Lake Bog


Pacific Rim Campus:

  • One of the few places on Earth that boasts forest to sea, desert to rain forest, sea level to high mountains
  • Close proximity to ocean waters and tidal pools means diverse wildlife: orca whales, harbor seals, bald eagles, flocks of shore birds, and myriad marine invertebrates and sea plants
  • Surrounded by the Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges
  • Nearby national parks include Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Mount Rainier National Park
  • Mid-point connecting Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC