TCGV Frequently Asked Questions
Applications are accepted up to one year from the start of a program.
In order to be enrolled by the start dates for each program, students must apply for their program in advance. The cutoff date is no later than 2 weeks prior to the program start date.
In order to ensure your spot in a program is held, the 3 week requirement is necessary. Class spots for certain programs can fill up quickly and are at times limited.
Yes, the following non-refundable fees required to apply to The Collective Global vision are as follows:
Application Fee: $75
Audition Fee: $125
Yes, the following non-refundable fees are required once you are accepted into a program:
- Educational, Tools, and Technology Fee: $1,400
- Program Deposit: $2,500
In order to secure a spot in a program, students are required to pay the Program Deposit and Educational Tools and Technology fee within 10 days of receiving their acceptance letter.
The 10 day window exists to ensure your spot in a program as class spots fill quickly. Admissions will work with all accepted students to help ensure the admissions process goes smoothly. Accepted students that do not pay the required fees within 30 days will have to reapply for admission into the program and their spot will be lost.
The Collective Global Vision accepts payments by credit card or ACH transfer. The Collective Global Vision does not accept any other forms of payment.
Yes, The Collective Global Vision offers interest free payment plans for all accepted students. Payment plan options are available after a student is accepted into a program.
The application fee, audition fee, education tools and technology fee, and the program deposit are all non-refundable. Program tuition paid after fees and the initial deposit is refundable based on The Collective Global Vision refund policy.
No, The Collective Global Vision does not offer Financial Aid. However, we recommend students and prospective applicants to visit our Scholarship’s and Grants page for more resources on aid.
The Collective Global Vision does not currently offer scholarships.
Students that have applied and paid the application and audition fees will be scheduled for an audition via video link with an evaluating instructor.
Before you audition for your program, you will be sent the program audition requirements for you to prepare for the scheduled audition with an examining instructor. The instructor will go through each of the outlined parts in the audition requirements. Audition requirements are different for each instrument.
The examining instructor and admissions department will make a suggestion to help you move forward and pass the audition in the future so you can be placed in a program. Future auditions will require a new audition fee to be paid.
The Collective Global Vision does not accept transfer credits from other institutions, but applicants are evaluated and may receive advanced placement within a given program based on their current levels of technique, musicianship, and performance skills. Students must complete at least 50% of the program in which they are enrolled to earn the related credential.
The Collective Global Vision allows students who have successfully completed courses at The Collective Global Vision to transfer those courses into other programs. Courses completed in the last five (5) years in which a student has earned a minimum grade of C may be transferred into a related program.
Students who have taken more than one (1) year away from their program will need to audition for ensemble assignments and take a placement examination for reading and musicianship prior to resuming their studies. If the student does not place at the level required to reenter the program, the Director of Education will work with the student on a remediation plan. Alternatively, the Director of Education may recommend that the student repeat coursework in order to be able to reenter and advance in a program successfully. (Fees may apply for remediation and/or repeated coursework.)
Students must fulfill all requirements of the current program for the new enrollment year, not the program in which they were previously enrolled.
The Collective Global Vision does not guarantee that courses or programs are transferable to other institutions, colleges, or universities. Acceptability of credit is always up to the receiving institution. However, The Collective Global Vision will provide a transcript and course information to support students wishing to apply for transfer credit to another institution.
Students opting to extend their program must do so prior to four weeks before the start of the next semester.
Students must maintain an average program grade of C or higher for all of their courses. Students receiving a grade lower than C will be put on probation status for the following quarter. A faculty member will be assigned to each student, as an anchor teacher, during the probation period. Any student placed on probation will receive a written warning
The Collective Global Vision does not offer Housing, but we can provide a list of Student Housing options in the New York City area.
