---
filename: sbcc-cost.png
title: SBCC — Tuition & Cost of Attendance
cluster: Cost
college: Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Cost (Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-cost.png` to regenerate)
- California standard: $46/unit enrollment fee
- Full-time annual T+F: ~$1,104 (24 units/yr) + ~$50/yr health fee
- SBCC Promise: 2 yrs free FEES + BOOKS + SUPPLIES (in-district HS grads)
- SBCC Promise broader than Cabrillo/Cuesta — includes books + supplies
- Aspen Prize 2013 → strong scholarship pipeline through SBCC Foundation
- No own housing; Tropicana Del Norte est $16K–$20K/yr all-in
- All-in COA if living away (Tropicana + T+F + books): ~$18K–22K/yr
- 2-yr SBCC Promise + Tropicana = ~$32K–40K total (housing dominates)
- 2-yr SBCC Promise + private IV shared room ~$1,400/mo: ~$33K total
- Promise → UCSB transfer (TAG 3.4 GPA + 60 units) = lowest-cost UCSB path

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C primary accent + California sun #E8B547 secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: Aspen Prize medal with dollar background, Vaquero shield, California-state outline, promise ribbon
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "SBCC — TUITION & COST OF ATTENDANCE". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE — SANTA BARBARA, CA" inside a circle filled with Vaquero deep ocean (#0A3D5C).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C
- Secondary accent: California sun #E8B547

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. California standard: $46/unit enrollment fee
   2. Full-time annual T+F: ~$1,104 (24 units/yr) + ~$50/yr health fee
   3. SBCC Promise: 2 yrs free FEES + BOOKS + SUPPLIES (in-district HS grads)
   4. SBCC Promise broader than Cabrillo/Cuesta — includes books + supplies
   5. Aspen Prize 2013 → strong scholarship pipeline through SBCC Foundation
   6. No own housing; Tropicana Del Norte est $16K–$20K/yr all-in
   7. All-in COA if living away (Tropicana + T+F + books): ~$18K–22K/yr
   8. 2-yr SBCC Promise + Tropicana = ~$32K–40K total (housing dominates)
   9. 2-yr SBCC Promise + private IV shared room ~$1,400/mo: ~$33K total
   10. Promise → UCSB transfer (TAG 3.4 GPA + 60 units) = lowest-cost UCSB path

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #0A3D5C, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): Aspen Prize medal with dollar background, Vaquero shield, California-state outline, promise ribbon

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for sbcc-cost.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-cost.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for sbcc-cost.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://www.sbcc.edu/financialaid/cost-of-attendance.php
- https://www.sbccfoundation.org/sbcc-promise/
- https://highered.aspeninstitute.edu/aspen-prize/santa-barbara-city-college/
- https://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/transfer-admission-guarantee-tag