Affording BCS

Your student will be invited to enroll upon acceptance of their BCS application. Returning students need to re-enroll each year. BCS charges an annual enrollment/re-enrollment 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.

Annual tuition is due JULY 1:

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

1. In full (with 2% discount if paid by July 1 by check or cash; no discount beginning July 2*); or
2. Ten months of equal installments, due on the 1^st of the month, beginning July 1.

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

1. In full (with 2% discount if paid by July 1 by check or cash; no discount beginning July 2*); or
2. Two installments, due July 1 and December 1.

*there is no discount for full payment made by wire, Flywire, or debit/credit card prior to July 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 July 2.

K-12 Policy Updates

Preschool Policy Updates

ISP Policy Updates

SAS and TEACH Policy Updates

BCS initiates tuition and fee billing in June for the upcoming school year, and continues to bill around the 20^th of each following month. Monthly installment payments are due on the 1^st of the month, beginning July 1 through April 1.

ACH (automated clearing house) payment method.   ACH withdrawal is made from the account you designate on the 5^th 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 our preferred method.

Bill pay service from your bank: late payment policy applies.

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

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

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

Late payment:  Late fees are assessed on monthly unpaid tuition and fee balances on the 5^th of each month ($15) and again on the 20^th ($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 needs to 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.

Please note in case of a withdrawal or graduation, official transcripts and/or school records will be released after all fees and tuition is paid and all school property returned.

When a student enrolls at BCS after the start of the school year, annual tuition is calculated from the beginning of the month the student enters class through the end of the school year, the month of June. The tuition calculation is based on monthly installments of the annual tuition. 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 in the finance office works with the family to get caught up to the usual July to April installment cycle. Using the previous example, those 9 months of tuition would be set up so that payments are completed by April. This means paying several months’ tuition immediately upon enrollment. The withdrawal policy applies to all after-school-start tuition plans.

The enrollment fee is due upon enrollment and is non-refundable. July and August tuition is due once billed and non-refundable. The process of re-enrollment and open enrollment reserves the student’s seat for the coming school year. The process of making tuition payments in July and August confirms 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 fees and tuition accrued through the end of the month in which your student withdraws based on the 10-month installment plan beginning July 1. There are no refunds other than payments made over and above the fees and tuition charged through the month of withdrawal.