These are the tuition fees for 2025-2026*…
Learning on Purpose
- Two-week leadership development course
- Special rate for 2025! (regularly $1900)
Theme Learning Circles
- Week-long theme intensive courses (in-person or online) or six-week online courses.
Praxis
Year
- Yearly program of intentional goal-setting, mentoring, action, and reflection.
- Required each year for active Diaconal Ministries students.
Field
- Eight-month practical ministry placement with support from a Learning Facilitator, a local committee, and CCS Program Staff
Global Perspectives
- Preparation for and integration after an intentional global learning experience
- (Tuition does not include cost of trip)
Integrating Year Circles
- Three circles in the final year of the Diaconal Ministries program (two in-person, one online)
Special Discounts and Packages
- Refresher Discount: Have you completed a particular CCS learning circle but would like to take it again for your own refreshment? You can audit a learning circle you’ve completed already for half the regular tuition price. Great for alumni! Contact the registrar for more information.
- Diaconal DLM Package: Are you a United Church Designated Lay Minister who has discerned a call to Diaconal Ministry? For the tuition cost of a Praxis year (see above) you can do a Praxis year at CCS plus a theme learning circle. This will give you access to a Diaconal mentor and resources to explore Diaconal identity, practice in action and reflection, and an opportunity to learn in community with Diaconal colleagues about specific aspects of spiritual care, education and worship, or social justice – at a savings of more than $800. Contact the registrar for more information.
Other Costs
| Application Fees (non-refundable) Administrative cost for processing applications for admission to a CCS program. | Continuing Studies program – $55 Diaconal Ministries or Certificate program – $95 |
| Re-admission Fee Administrative cost for students applying to return to the Diaconal Ministries program after 3 years or more of inactive status. | $95 |
| Transcript Request Administrative cost to process transcripts for former students | $15 |
| Prior Learning Assessment and Review Administrative cost to evaluate portfolio and assign equivalent credit | equal to tuition fees for one learning circle |
| Extra Marking fee Administrative cost for students requiring marking of late assignments or consultation with Program Staff beyond the scope of the student’s current year | $75 |
| Accommodation costs Students are responsible for their own accommodation and food arrangements during courses and circles | ~ $1000 to $1800 per Learning Circle (estimate) |
| Travel costs Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements. | ~ $400 – $600 (estimate) |
| External Courses Students are responsible for their own external course fees. | Variable |
- *Tuition costs do not include travel, food, or accommodations (including GPE).
- Fees can be paid by credit card or e-transfer. Contact office@ccsonline.ca for more details.
- Bursaries may be available, based on need.
- Tuition for Learning on Purpose is due before the first day of the course. Tuition for Theme Learning Circles and other components is due Sept 15 for Term 1 and Feb 15 for Term 2.
- Tuition rates are set by the CCS Finance Committee and are usually updated in January. Feel free to contact the CCS office to see if the listed numbers are accurate for the upcoming year.
