2025 Tuition Rates

Tuition for 1-week course: $1,050

Tuition for 2-week course: $2,000

 

 2025 Housing Rates (subject to change)

Private Room: $800/week (7 nights)

Shared Room: $550/week (7 nights)

Private Condo: Varies, from $1300-1800 per week (guests are allowed at an additional cost, no pets)

Our limited housing consists of private rooms in a shared home or condo, one shared room, and one to three private condos, depending on the time of year. Housing availability varies, and we cannot offer school-sponsored housing to all students in each course. 

Housing is available two days before the course starts at 4 pm, and check-out is at 9 am the day after the course ends.

Housing is selected on a first-come, first-served basis, prioritizing students coming for multiple consecutive courses.

There is one shared room available. We do our best to fill both beds in the shared room, but if you are the only student in the course who signs up for shared space, the room will be charged at the private room price.

Given the housing shortage, we cannot guarantee that your shared home will be single-gender (except for shared rooms, which will be single-gender). If you are uncomfortable staying with folks of the opposite sex or have other housing-related concerns, please e-mail us directly at aab@ahhaa.org.

 

Application Procedure and Selective Admissions Policy

Courses are limited to 8-12 students, and each student must apply to the Academy for acceptance into a course. New students to AAB who would like to take a course with prerequisites will be asked to submit a short description of their experience and photos of their work. 

This year, the application is a two-step process: First, students register for a course waitlist on our courses page; second, they fill out a quick housing preference & prerequisite form.

We require the application process to ensure that you register for a course appropriate to your experience. AAB Diploma students will receive priority in registration. However, there is always room for new and returning students for most courses! Students are accepted into the academy through rolling admission, but courses fill up fast – the sooner you apply, the better your chance of securing a spot.

Acceptance

2025 applicants will be notified of their acceptance the week of February 3. Upon acceptance to the Academy, students will receive a confirmation email with a copy of the AAB Student Handbook and instructions on how to pay their 50% tuition and housing deposit.

 

Student Handbook here
Student Handbook

 

Register here
Course Registration

 

Requirements for Student Registration

ALL STUDENTS:

• Name
• Address
• Email
• Phone
• Can you receive text messages? (Y/N)
• Do you want to receive email communications from the American Academy of Bookbinding, including course announcements, exhibition opportunities, equipment for sale, and other news? (Y/N)
• Course selection (see website for current offerings and prerequisites)
• Housing
  • Are you applying for AAB student housing? (Can select private room, shared room, private condo, or own accommodations. See website for current prices).
  • Are you willing to stay in a shared room if no private rooms are available? (Y/N)
  • Would you like to be connected to other students seeking housing, to try to arrange shared accommodations? (Y/N)
  • Gender (used to determine housing placement)

 

NEW STUDENTS ONLY:

• Do you have prior experience and wish to test out of Introduction to Bookbinding Level 1 or 2? (see Student Handbook for information on how to test out of courses)
  • Students wishing to test out of introductory courses will have the opportunity to attach photos of 3-5 bindings with a title, date completed, and a short description.
• Please share a little about your bookbinding experience and what brought you to AAB (300 words max)
• All new students have the opportunity to submit 3-5 photos of bindings or other artwork they’ve done. This is not required and is not a prerequisite for introductory classes, but it helps us get to know you better!