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	Quick Facts</h1>
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	Classroom and Community</h2>
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		Students from 36 different colleges attended Au Sable in 2016 (students from over 60 colleges have attended in total)&#8232;</li>
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		Largest curriculum of Environmental Science and Environmental Studies courses amongst CCCU Christian colleges and universities (25 courses offered each year)</li>
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		Average class size is 8</li>
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		Over 4,000 alumni worldwide</li>
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<h2>
	Paying for Au Sable</h2>
<p>
	Tuition: $660 per credit hour Application Fee: US $25 (non-refundable, not applied to tuition)</p>
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		Tuition Deposit: US $400 (per academic session, applied to tuition)</li>
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		Tuition: US $2640 per 4 credit course<sup>1</sup></li>
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		Site Fees: Vary by site, see <u><a href="{filedir_11}courses/costs_and_financial_aid/">Costs and Financial Aid</a></u></li>
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	<sup>1</sup>Sustaining Partner school students receive a $500 tuition reduction ($600 for Canadian Sustaining Partner schools); See &lsquo;<a href="/courses/costs_and_financial_aid/">Sustaining Partner Grant</a>&rsquo; list to see if you qualify for a reduced tuition rate<br />
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	Campuses</h2>
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	<strong>Great Lakes Campus:</strong></p>
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		Close to 900 lakes and ponds, including property next to Louie&rsquo;s Pond and Big Twin Lake</li>
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		Surrounded by three of the Great Lakes (largest freshwater bodies in the world)</li>
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		One hour from the world&rsquo;s largest freshwater sand dunes (Sleeping Bear Dunes)</li>
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		Surrounded by ground-fed streams, including the Jordan, Manistee, Au Sable, and Rapid rivers</li>
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		45 minutes from Traverse City and Grand Traverse Bay</li>
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		More than 80 bogs and fens, including Bear Lake Bog</li>
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	<strong>Pacific Rim Campus:</strong></p>
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		On-site at the <u><a href="http://www.pacificriminstitute.org/website/">Pacific Rim Institute</a></u></li>
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		One of the few places on Earth that boasts forest to sea, desert to rainforest, sea level to high mountains</li>
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		Close proximity to ocean waters and tidal pools means diverse wildlife: orca whales, harbor seals, bald eagles, flocks of shorebirds, and myriad marine invertebrates and sea plants</li>
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		Surrounded by the Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges</li>
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		Nearby national parks include Olympic National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Mount Rainier National Park</li>
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		Mid-point connecting Seattle, WA and Vancouver, BC</li>
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