Tuition, Expenses, and Financial Aid

Tuition for PA students at Red Rocks is currently $280.40 per credit hour for Colorado residents and $386.40 per credit hour for non-residents. Student fees average $1600 for residents and nonresidents. Please note: These figures are subject to change without notice.

At present, 78 hours of semester credit are required to complete the Program. Therefore, tuition and fees for in-state students will total approximately $30,000 for the Program and $6,600 for the Masters.

Applicants for admission must recognize that additional housing and living expenses will be incurred throughout the Program as well as expenses for medical textbooks, medical equipment and supplies. To some extent, the total amount expended may be within the discretion of the student, depending upon the nature and quality of the medical equipment purchased, the numbers of textbooks purchased and other factors. At a minimum, students will spend about $200 per semester during the didactic year on textbooks alone. A one-time expenditure of $500 to $1000 will be required for a stethoscope, blood pressure measurement device, oto-ophthalmoscope and similar equipment.

In addition to these costs, students should calculate the expenses associated with transportation to clinical rotations, some of which may be assigned outside the metropolitan Denver area. Students will require reliable transportation throughout the curriculum.

Financial aid in the form of state and private grants can be limited, depending upon the student's circumstances. Guaranteed student loans are available through the Financial Aid Office, as at any academic institution. The Red Rocks Foundation, an endowment organization located at the College, has been especially generous with physician assistant students, based upon individual need.

At present, the cost of the entire master's degree curriculum is estimated at $6,600. Students who enroll in the master's program option may apply to St. Francis University or Regis for graduate financial aid no sooner than the second year of the Physician Assistant Program.

The time constraints and demands of physician assistant education are such that the faculty strongly recommends against employment during the didactic year. Employment during the clinical year is virtually impossible. Therefore, candidates for admission should carefully consider their financial circumstances before making application, to assure that they have a plan to obtain the financial resources necessary to complete the curriculum.

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