Costs & Dates

Costs & Dates

2025 Dates Application Fee Program Fee Room & Board Total

Summer Piano - 1 week option 

July 6 - 11, 2025

$50 $834 $534

$1,418 - residential

$884 - commuter

Summer Piano - 2 week option
June 29 - July 11, 2025
$50 $1,646 $1066

$2,762 - residential

$1,696 - commuter

Summer Piano - 3 week option
June 22 - July 11, 2025

$50 $2,409 $1,603

$4,062 - residential

$2,459 - commuter

Housing

  • High school residential students reside in the Artist Village Residence Hall
  • Residential students over 18 and one year removed from high school may stay in the Center Stage Apartments apartment complex located directly adjacent to campus.
  • Students under 14 years old by the start of their program or not yet a rising high school freshman are not eligible for campus housing.
  • Students living less than 25 miles from UNCSA must attend as commuter students.

Scholarships

Both merit and need-based scholarships are available. Applicants who may require a scholarship to attend are encouraged to submit their audition materials no later than March 1.

External Scholarships

Community organizations such as Rotary, booster clubs, churches, foundations and businesses often support students attending summer programs. Additionally, the Anthony Quinn Foundation has a competitive scholarship program for high school students in the arts.

Deadlines & Payment Schedule

Online Application opens November 2025 $50 non-refundable application fee. $200 deposit (payable after audition and acceptance)
Priority Scholarship Consideration Deadline March 1 Students applying for scholarship support are encouraged to submit thier audition before this date
Application Deadline April 15 Students must have completed an online application and submitted all audition materials.
Half Payment deadline April 15 Payment totaling 1/2 of the total due
Payment in full deadline May 31 Payment in full due

Please note that fees are subject to change. Please call 336-817-5027 if you wish to set up a monthly payment plan. Payment plans must adhere to the payment deadlines above. Summer Programs are not eligible to accept funds from 529s.

Cancellations

  • $200 non-refundable deposit due at registration:check or credit card. Students who have not paid the deposit will be marked as waitlisted until the deposit is paid.
  • Student withdrawal by May 1: refund of one-half of total paid, less non-refundable deposit
  • Student withdrawal after May 1: no refunds

In the event a program is cancelled by UNCSA, payments will be refunded in full.