Let’s break this down
from a financial standpoint.
You’ve probably already noticed, but one of our biggest differentiators is tuition price. How, you might be wondering, are we priced so damned competitively? Easy – unlike some other ad schools, we’re not in it for the money. We’re doing this because we love what we do, enjoy sharing our knowledge with eager students, and because we simply want to help – novel concept, huh?
That’s it. That’s the tuition. The total cost of our Copywriting, Art Direction, and Strategy programs is right there for everyone to see. There are no additional or hidden fees because we’re cool like that.
Here's how we like to
secure the bag.
You’ve got options when it comes to paying tuition. Simply choose the one that works best for you, we’re good with whatever.
Full Payment – $25,000
One (1) lump sum payment of $25,000 payable via check ($2,000 discount).
Quarterly Payment – $5,400
Five (5) payments of $5,400 payable via check or credit card.
Monthly Payment – $1,600
Eighteen (18) payments of $1,600 payable via check or credit card.
We’ve also been known to work with the occasional student to craft more creative, long-term payment plans (we are creative people, ya know). Hit us up and we can discuss.
Bank account on empty?
Get your tuition covered.
We’re stoked to announce that we’re now working with private loan lenders to make it easier than ever to attend DAD. Because we chose to not be nationally accredited (read more on that below), that means you can’t take out a FAFSA loan with us. However, taking out a private loan can sometimes be better.
These lenders can disperse personal loans to cover tuition, housing, and other school-related expenses, covering all of our tuition cost and often more if you qualify. They all have different qualifying criteria based on credit score and debt-to-income ratio, so reach out to the lenders below to see if you qualify. We recommend getting a co-signer to ensure you’ll be approved.
Here's what's up
with accreditation.
If you want to read up on why accreditation sucks or your parents want more info, check this out to start and Google around to see similar articles. Basically, a lot of people in higher education are now questioning the benefits of accreditation.
TLDR: Accreditation is not a good measure for whether a school is legit or not, especially for a school like us that falls outside of the traditional university structure, and can sometimes obscure specific programs that are not beneficial to students if the university receives a blanket accreditation. Accreditation also suppresses innovation in higher education and can sometimes be a gatekeeping mechanism preventing students from receiving financial aid.
To us, being accredited means paying an exorbitant amount of money to a random third party org that has no expertise or insight into advertising or portfolio school curriculum – and they’ll decide if we’re legit? Sounds like a scam to us.
Instead of being nationally accredited, we are approved and consistently regulated by the Colorado Department of Education’s Division of Private Occupational Schools. Visit their website to find out more information.
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