San Francisco Studio School of Drawing, Painting, Photography & Mixed Media

Sponsored Tuition

SFSS is structured to provide greater continuity in the study of art than is found within the extraordinarily expensive university system. For the student concentrating on the study of art over the degree itself, study at SFSS is notably more cost effective and provides an opportunity for the student to focus more on his/her art and less on tuition. A large percentage of the student's tuition is paid through contributions made to the school. As a result the cost of tuition to the SFSS student is approximately one quarter the cost of an MFA program.

Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media

The SFSS Studio Program

$4200/15 week semester
($3950 + $250 facilities fee)
2 days/week

Upon acceptance a $500 non-refundable tuition deposit will be due for all incoming students to confirm their enrollment. This will be deducted from the tuition balance for the semester.

Tuition is payable in 1, 2 or 3 installments due the 1st, 7th and 12th weeks of the semester.


Visual Studies Workshop

$375/4-week semester
1 day/week

Tuition is due upon registering.


Independent Study

$1500/15-week semester
Online and In-Studio

Tuition is payable in 1 or 2 installments due the 1st and 7th weeks of the semester.


Students are fully responsible for the costs involved in attending the school semester by semester.

The SFSS Studio Program Schedule

The SFSS Studio Program is comprised of a balance of approximately 3-hour time periods. The core sessions offered at SFSS in any given semester are equivalent to more than 6 classes at any other graduate level institution. They include a combination of the following:

6 Hours Drawing: two 3-hour drawing sessions
6 Hours Painting: one day studio and/or location painting
3 Hours Studio Practice: 3-hours special topics
1 Hour Lunchtime Critical Studies Seminar
3 Hours Photography Seminar (optional, with faculty approval)

Additional sessions may include: Visual Studies Workshop (1st semester students), Visiting Faculty Sessions, Field Trips


Tuition Analysis: SFSS in relation to MFA programs

The SF Studio School course of study is comparable to MFA programs. However it is structured to eliminate course fragmentation and provide greater continuity than is found within the university system.

SFSS costs approximately 75% less than degree granting programs at the master's level.


Tuition Analysis: SFSS in relation to adult education and extension programs

SFSS is not comparable to extension programs. University extension post-baccalaureate certificate programs are generally designed as a combination of personal enrichment and adult education. They are made up of a series of largely independent courses assembled as a program.


Photography

The SFSS Photography Seminar

$725/15-week semester
1 evening/week

Upon acceptance a $125 non-refundable tuition deposit will be due for all incoming students to confirm their enrollment. This will be deducted from the tuition balance for the semester.


Tuition is payable in 1 or 2 installments due the 1st and 7th weeks of the semester.


Online Photography Study

$725/15-week semester

Upon acceptance a $125 non-refundable tuition deposit will be due for all incoming students to confirm their enrollment. This will be deducted from the tuition balance for the semester.


Tuition is payable in 1 or 2 installments due the 1st and 7th weeks of the semester.


Students are fully responsible for the costs involved in attending the school semester by semester.