Costs
The cost to attend post-secondary involves more than just tuition. Consider the following expenses:
- tuition and mandatory fees
- books and supplies
- living costs (rent/mortgage, utilities)
- transportation
- child care
- medical needs
- food, clothing, personal care
- computer costs (internet)
The responsibility for paying these costs is shared between learners, their family (parents or spouse/partner if applicable) and the government.
In addition to administering student funding and scholarships and bursaries, on average, Advanced Education and Technology contributes approximately 75% of the costs of delivering a post-secondary program of study through operating grants provided to post-secondary institutions.
To estimate your costs check out the average costs in Alberta, then try the CanLearn Student Financial Assistance Estimator to get an estimate of your potential federal and provincial student funding.
