Costs for Attending
Tuition
For students joining us for a full week of tuition, workshops, and concerts in June 2024, the costs will be:
Full-time tuition | $595 |
Full-time tuition (Maine residents) | $545 |
Afternoon workshops, jam sessions and concert tickets will be available to purchase individually at a later date.
Meals
Full meal plan * Dinner on June 23 * Breakfast, lunch and dinner June 24 – 28 * (No breakfast June 29) | $325 |
Meals will be provided in the Take-A-Break Dining Hall, close to all on-campus accommodation and teaching rooms. The College sources organic locally-farmed foods, and all meat and seafood is humanely raised and sustainably sourced. Vegetarian and vegan options abound, and cookies and treats are baked fresh each morning. COA uses 100% compostable disposables wherever possible, and we encourage you to bring your own reusable beverage containers, etc.
Housing
Single room on campus | $795 |
Shared room on campus | $425 |
We utilize several different buildings on the COA campus. Some are newer and some older, and all have their own charm. Each room has a twin bed (or more if shared,) dresser or closet, and a desk. There are shared common rooms and fully equipped kitchens on the ground floor for your use, and you’ll also share a bathroom with others (even if you have a single room.)
There are a multitude of hotels less than a 10 minute walk from COA’s campus, including Bar Harbor Motel, Edenbrook Motel and Acadia Inn – and a wealth of other local options to explore! Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has a comprehensive list of accommodations that you can find here.
The Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance is governed by Friends of the Acadia Trad Festival, a Maine nonprofit corporation, and supported by Fractured Atlas, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit devoted to empowering arts organizations. Website art by Anabelle Keimach and Annelise Papinsick.