Affording BCS

Your student will be invited to enroll upon acceptance of their BCS application. Returning students also reenroll each year. BCS charges an annual family enrollment/reenrollment fee. The fee is identified in the tuition price sheet. This fee is non-refundable; it is not a deposit on, or prepayment of, tuition.

The BCS School Board sets the annual tuition rates for each of its campuses, preschool through high school. Annual tuition is due June 1.

Student with US citizenship (holds US passport) or green card:

1) In full (with 2% discount if paid by June 1 by check or cash; no discount beginning June 2*); or

2) 10 months of equal installments, due on the 1st of the month, beginning June 1.

Student with F1 (Form I-20), or other visitor, education, or work visa:

1) In full (with 2% discount if paid by June 1 by check or cash; no discount beginning June 2*); or

2) 2 installments, due June 1 and December 1.

*there is no discount for full payment made by wire, Flywire, or debit/credit card prior to June 1 for the upcoming school year, but wire or card fees will be waived. A 3% convenience fee is charged on any tuition or fee payment by debit/credit card beginning June 2.

Refer to the Tuition and Fees sheets for more information.

BCS initiates tuition and fee billing in early- to mid-May for the upcoming school year and continues to bill charges on the 20th of each following month. Monthly installment payments are due on the 1st of the month, beginning June 1 through March 1.

ACH (automated clearing house) payment. ACH withdrawal is made from the account you designate on the 5th of each month; no late fee. Once authorized, student billing will continue to draw payment from month to month and year to year until the authorization is cancelled in writing. ACH is the preferred method of payment; there is no fee and you will avoid late fees.

Bank bill payments paid through your bank’s online payment services are accepted in lieu of personal checks; late payment policy applies.

Check, cash, cashier’s check or money order. Families are welcome to drop off cash payments at the finance office; late payment policy applies.

Credit or debit card. Other than re-enrollment and full payment of tuition on or before June 1, debit or credit card payments will be charged an additional 3% convenience fee; late payment policy applies.

BCS does not offer an option for scheduled mid-month ACH draw. Because monthly installments are due on the 1st of the month, or by authorized ACH on the 5th, families with unusual income circumstances that do not allow for traditional 1st of the month payment are encouraged to make advance installments by beginning the 10-month installment cycle in May, so as to pay prior to the due date. Doing so will help match each family’s unique financial circumstances to our billing cycle.

Families making application for enrollment in the summer after the start of the tuition installment cycle should anticipate paying the full tuition installments for each month of the tuition cycle that has passed. Tuition payment would be immediately due and must be made prior to the student’s start of classes. For example, if a family enrolls mid-August, full tuition installments for June, July and August would be due, in addition to the enrollment fee.

Families making application for enrollment after the start of the school year, should anticipate paying the June, July, and August installments and then the installments beginning with the month the student enrolls. For example, a student entering class in October would participate in school 9 of the usual 10 months and therefore is only charged 9 installments of the annual tuition. However, if a new family chooses to make monthly installments, the student billing office works with the family to get caught up to the June to March installment cycle. Using the previous example, those 9 months of tuition would be set up so that payments are completed by March. This means paying several months’ tuition installments immediately upon enrollment. The withdrawal policy applies to all summer and mid-year-start tuition plans.

Late payment: Late fees are assessed on monthly unpaid tuition and fee balances on the 5th of each month ($15) and again on the 20th ($50). Total late fees charged per month: $65.00.

NSF payment: Payments returned for insufficient funds are charged back to the tuition and fee account. A $25 NSF fee is also charged to your account. Late fees may also be assessed.

Monthly balance must be paid by month end. Your tuition contract signed upon enrollment or re-enrollment stipulates that the monthly installment must be paid in full by the end of the month in which it is billed. If your balance is not cleared by month end, your student may be asked not to attend classes or participate in co-curricular activities until your balance is brought current.

Report Cards and Official Transcripts. We are happy to release report cards once balances on tuition and fees at the grading period month end (trimester in elementary; semester in upper school) are paid. We are also happy to release official transcripts once the balance is paid on the account.

Upon withdrawal or graduation, official transcripts and/or school records will be released after all fees and tuition is paid and all school property returned.

The enrollment fee is due upon enrollment and is non-refundable. June, July, and August tuition installments are considered due once billed and non-refundable. The process of re-enrollment and open enrollment serves to reserve the student’s seat for the coming school year. The process of making tuition payments in June, July, and August serves to confirm the family’s intention to attend Bellevue Christian School. BCS relies on both these processes to make budget decisions for its fiscal year and to make commitments for the upcoming school year.

Should you find it necessary to withdraw your student from BCS, you will be responsible for all fees and tuition accrued through the end of the month in which your student withdraws based on the 10-month installment plan beginning June 1. There are no refunds other than payments made over and above the fees and tuition charged through the month of withdrawal. Please refer to the price sheets for more detail.

In the event of school closure beyond the school’s control, the School’s duties and obligations will be postponed until such time as the School, in its sole discretion, may safely reopen and/or comply with its duties and obligations. A full description is provided in the online enrollment process.