Financial Aid Q and A....Did you know????

Did you know that we are now accepting financial aid applications for the school year? Financial aid is available for those who qualify, but it is up to you to apply. You could be eligible for up to $1950 of financial aid if your family meets certain income guidelines. Call Amanda at North Campus (724-593-9200 ext. 102) or e-mail her at info@champion.org for details.

Fact: If you received any financial aid determined by a CCS Application or an FFNA application last year, this year’s tuition increase will not affect you, with the exception of some small inflationary increases assuming that your financial situation has not changed.

Fact: You must have a completed CCS Enrollment Application filed in order to apply for Financial Aid. That includes the registration fee of which ½ is due by March 31^st to receive the discount. The second ½ is due April 30^th.

Fact: After you register for next year and apply for financial aid, you will within a month receive a financial award letter from the Financial Aid office. If you find that the Financial Aid package offered does not meet your needs you may receive a full refund of any registration fees that you have paid to date within a two week period of when you received your Financial Aid Letter. This assures you have full decision making power without financial penalty to know what is going to happen for next year.

Fact: Did you know that over 50% of our parent population are eligible for free and reduced federal lunches?

Fact: Did you know that we give over $225,000 worth of financial aid away each year?

Fact: Did you know that we receive gifts towards scholarships from the EITC Program which is a tax credit program available through the state for corporations! Those funds will go to help fund the financial aid that is offered this year and help in a real way! You can find out more about that program at www.champion.org/development/eitc

Fact: Did you know that the Board approved offering more financial aid to people in the work program for this year? Some parents are finding that it is both helpful financially and in terms of building character, to ask their High School Students to be a part of the Work program at the Center to help fund their own tuition. It has been a valuable addition to help cover the rising costs of high quality education. We have found that it is often a very good life experience for students to help to pay for their education. This is something that most students will need to do to help pay their way through college, so why not begin now? It really does help build character and investment on the student’s part for their education.

Reminder: Remember to get your application in to the office along with one half of your registration fee. Then ask for a financial aid application so that your financial aid package can begin to be processed. It takes at least a month for you to receive your financial aid award letter after you apply.

Reminder: Have you been reading Mr. Skinner’s articles that focus on the issues involved for Parents in making a decision about Christian Education? You can find copies of these articles on the web at www.champion.org/ccs/parent/resources

Reminder: It is important to remember that even if you pay full tuition for your child, you are being subsidized for capital (building) costs, sports, and many other extra things that are provided for at CCS. That is why we need every family to help support our development efforts at the Center. You can find out more about how to support the Center at www.champion.org/development

Fact: Have you considered that what you do to help replicate the financial aid needs at the Center is a way of helping assure that CCS can remain a Christ-centered institution of educational excellence that provides a Christian education to everyone? Isn’t that a great way to think about giving back? !