2024 AAB Student Registration Form

Greetings!

Thank you for your interest in the American Academy of Bookbinding! You will choose the course/s you are applying for below. Please read the application carefully, as some questions have changed from prior years.

If the class is listed as *FULL*, you will be added to the waiting list.

PLEASE NOTE: This form is not a guarantee of registration. Your registration is secured by a deposit payment. You can expect an email with instructions for deposit payments and waitlist notifications within 1-2 weeks of your application.

Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, with additional consideration made for diploma students.

Thank you for your registration! Contact aab@ahhaa.org with questions.

Optional: Testing out of Intro courses for those with prior experience

Intro 1 and 2 are requirements for new students with no experience, and many courses we offer require at least these classes as a prerequisite. Make sure to check the course list to see which classes have prerequisites before you register.

Some students come to AAB with significant bookbinding experience, so we offer the opportunity to waive class requirements.

If you feel you have significant experience and would like to test out of Intro 1, you must upload photos of 3-5 bindings that demonstrate proficiency in the following:

• Multi-section sewing
• Case binding
• Paper or cloth covered board

In order to waive the requirement for Intro 2, you must also include a hard-cover binding with a leather spine, either laced-in or case bound.

Coptic bindings, accordions, single signature pamphlets, flag books, or other folded structures do not meet the requirements for testing out of Intro 1 and 2.

Images of Prior Work for Testing Out of Courses

Please upload 3-5 photos of bindings that demonstrate proficiency in the following:

• Multi-section sewing
• Case binding
• Paper or cloth covered boards

In order to waive the requirement for Intro 2, you must also include a hard-cover binding with a leather spine, either laced-in or case bound.

Optional: Images of Prior Work

New students aren't required to have any experience for our Intro 1 courses, but we would love to get to know you! If you have images of book or other visual work you're particularly proud of, please share them below. These images won't be used to determine your course placement, they're just an opportunity to share what you've done in the past.

If you are brand new to binding, feel free to leave these blank: again, they won't factor into your course placement.

Housing Infomation

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. Availability of housing varies, and we are unable to offer school-sponsored housing to all students in each course.

Housing is selected on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to 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 in the event you are the only student in the course to sign up for shared space, the room will be charged at the private room price.

Given the housing shortage, we are unable to guarantee that your shared home will be single-gender (with the exception of 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.

If you are staying in student housing, you will be required to make a 50% deposit, of which $200 is non-refundable.

Payment Policy

Registration is not complete until a deposit or payment plan has been made, and failure to pay a deposit promptly may result in the student losing their place in the course. Deposits are due within 7 days of receiving an acceptance email.

Tuition Deposit: You’ll need to make a 50% deposit for tuition to confirm your class registration.

Housing Deposit: If you are staying in student housing, you will be required to make a 50% deposit, of which $200 is non-refundable.

Final payments are due 45 days before the course.

Online payment is preferred, but please contact us at aab@ahhaa.org or call 970-239-1404 if you would like to pay by check or money order. Failure to provide a deposit may result in your space being filled by another applicant, unless other arrangements are made in advance.

Payment Plans: We recognize that our students work hard to afford their educations and that unforeseen circumstances occur. If you are unable to pay all deposits at once, you may contact the office at aab@ahhaa.org to set up a payment plan. You can pay for your courses in installments for no additional fee. Please contact us before the deposit is due to set up a payment plan, otherwise you may risk losing your spot in the course.

If you indicated that you are applying for a scholarship, you will not be required to pay a deposit until after you receive your scholarship notification.

Materials Fees: Each course tuition includes a materials fee to accurately reflect varying costs of supplies. This fee varies from course to course and is subject to change annually. Please note that this fee covers base materials for courses, but some supplies (like leather, or supplies for extra projects) will still need to be purchased by the student.

Transfer and Cancellation Policy

If you have to cancel a class, please notify us as soon as possible. Tuition payment is refunded in full for cancel- lations before 45 days, minus a $150 administration fee per course. If you’d like to transfer your tuition payment to another course in the same program year, you’ll be charged a $100 fee per course. Housing deposits will be refunded for cancellations before 45 days, minus the $200 nonrefundable portion per course.

No refunds will be issued for student cancellations within 45 days of the course. Refunds will not be issued to no-show students. Tuition and housing will not be pro-rated for students who arrive late or leave early, under any circumstances, including illness.

If AAB is forced to cancel a class for any reason, students will receive full refunds or the opportunity to transfer their funds to an alternate course without paying the transfer fee.

Transfer Process: If a student wishes to transfer their enrollment to another course, they must do so at least 45 days before the start of their original course. Transfers are only allowed to courses in the same calendar year; if a student who has registered for a course wishes to attend the following year, they will receive a refund less the cancellation fee and will have to reapply the following year.

Our Student Handbook contains lots of useful information, including our transfer and cancellation policies, school schedule, payment instructions, and more. 

Please click here to download the Student Handbook for your reference.

Thank you for submitting your application for the American Academy of Bookbinding.