Tuition Assistance

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Students must either be currently enrolled or have applied for grades K-12 to be considered for tuition assistance (enrollment/application fees are non-refundable).
  • We do not offer tuition assistance for our Preschool or Pre-K Little Rams programs.
  • The school’s goal is to provide help to as many families as possible who demonstrate financial need. In the event the number of qualified applicants exceeds our tuition assistance resources, GCA may not be able to meet 100% of the demonstrated need for each applicant.
  • Tuition assistance is awarded based on demonstrated financial need only; no student is given tuition assistance based on academic or athletic ability.  (Merit-based scholarships of any kind are not provided.)
  • The initial round of tuition assistance awards will come from the first pool of applicants whose applications are completed and verified by March 1, 2024.  Decisions for the first round of awards for tuition assistance will be made in April.   We encourage families to enroll and apply for consideration for tuition assistance as early as possible, but families who apply to GCA after the March 1 deadline are also given the opportunity to apply for tuition assistance. 
  • ALL returning families MUST apply by March 1, 2024.
  • Parents must re-apply each year for tuition assistance to demonstrate a continued need.

HOW DOES THE APPLICATION & AWARDS PROCESS WORK?

  • Parents must apply for tuition assistance on-line through Clarity. The application typically takes 30 minutes to complete and is mobile-friendly. You can save your progress and return at any time. 
  • The application cost is $60. 
  • You do not have to have your 2023 taxes completed to apply. Your tax documents from 2022 will be automatically imported from the IRS when you complete the verification step, so you will no longer need to upload those documents manually.
  • After the application review, GCA is notified of the amount of qualified need to be considered toward the student’s tuition account.
  • The qualifying amount is reviewed, and an assistance amount is determined based upon a combination of factors.
  • The final award offer will be sent via email for your review.

GRADES K-12 

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT 

 

If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available through the “Help” button in the bottom left of the screen, as well as email and phone support at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752. You can also contact our admissions team at 865-342-3842

"It affirms our decision when our child hugs me before she leaves for school and thanks me for sending her to Grace Christian Academy...it has been worth every penny."

GCA Parents, JEFFREY AND LEAANNE