TUITION & SCHOLARSHIPS

Tuition Costs (For school year 2008 - 2009)

$3,330 Kindergarten Students

$4,990 Form Students (Grades 1 -6)

Costs are complete. No additional fees are assessed.

Tuition Discounts The following financial incentives are offered to encourage enrollment and financial planning:

Multi-child Discounts are given to families with more than one student attending Cornerstone.

Early Payment Discount A tuition discount will be offered for those accounts paid in full by June 30 of the upcoming year for which a student is enrolled. This discount is available in addition to all other discounts.

Payment Options

The following payment options are available to suit a variety of budgetary needs:

Registration Payment.  A payment is due during the Spring Conferences to hold your child's spot for the following academic year.  The amount due is equal to 1/12 of the full tuition. 

Annual Payment. Those who pay their account in full by June 30 (described above) will be able to take advantage of the Early Payment Discount.

Semester Payments. First semester payment has 1/12 due at registration, with the balance due before the beginning of each semester, July 15 and January 15, for which a student is enrolled.

Monthly Payments. Automatic withdrawal from their bank account for 11 months (July through May) amounting to 1/12 of the tuition balance after registration payment is made.

Application Fee

A $125 non-refundable fee per applicant is due upon submission of application. This fee covers administrative costs incurred in processing your child’s application and is not applied to tuition.

Scholarships

 Cornerstone Community School has established a scholarship fund with the intention that no child be kept from attending CCS because of financial constraints. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, the student’s prospective contribution to the mission of the school, the availability of scholarship funds and on the school’s desire to include within the student body children from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Allocation of scholarship monies is the responsibility of the Scholarship Committee appointed by the Board of Trustees. Scholarship applications may be obtained from the school office and are due by April 30.  After that date available scholarship funds are very limited All submitted applications are kept in the strictest confidence.

T.R.I. P. (Tuition Reduction Incentive Program)

How it works

The School Offers a tuition reduction program  through which families purchase gift certificates for merchandise ranging from popular grocery stores, to restaurants, to home improvement stores.  These certificates are discounted by the merchant at different percentages.  75% of the discount is applied to the family's tuition and subtracted from payments due the school twice a year.  For the family each dollar spent purchases a dollar worth of merchandise plus the discount applied to tuition. It is possible to save hundreds of dollars per year off tuition by participating regularly in the program. 

The program is not limited to school families.  Anyone interested in Cornerstone may participate and designate a particular student as the tuition reduction recipient or designate that the amount goes into the Education Fund of Cornerstone Community School.  For forms or more detail, please contact CCS at (330) 686-8900.