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Tuition Reduction & Scholarships

Tuition Reduction Incentive Program (TRIP):

The Tuition Reduction Incentive Program is available to ALL school families regardless of income. Families earn tuition Credit when they purchase gift certificates/debit cards to be used at local and national vendors. The vendors that participate in this program are ones from whom many people normally buy various products and services. If you are already spending the money, it will benefit you financially.

Ankeny Christian Academy purchases the gift certificates/debit cards at a discount. Your family will receive the tuition credit when you purchase the certificates from the school (not when you spend the certificates). The gift certificates and percentage of tuition credit varies by retailer, anywhere from

2%-25%. On the order form beside each vendor name you will find a percentage. This is the total percentage that the vendor will give directly to the school. Then ACA keeps 30% of the savings to cover the cost of the program and your family will receive 70% of the savings as a tuition/lunch credit.

Below is an example of how the program works:

Purchase and receive Farewary debit cards $100 - Fareway credit percentage 3%
-- Total rebate $3.00 (70% goes to the family $2.10, 30% goes to the school $.90)

Annual family savings if $100 of Fareway TRIP used every week: $109.20

As the program grows we are hoping to be able to give a greater percentage to the families so tell your friends and relatives about the program too!

• TRIP Application (PDF)
• TRIP Order Form (PDF)

Tuition Assistance:

Tuition Aid Data Services (TADS) conducts financial need assessments for families that need assistance in paying tuition. You may use the link below.  In order to complete the form online you will need the following information: The School ID is 15001 for each dependent that plans to attend Ankeny Christian Academy for the current school year. Use the School ID 99999 to describe each dependent that will be attending any tuition charging school other than Ankeny Christian Academy during the current school year. The School Name on the application is ANKEN. The School City is also ANKEN. The cost to apply for a confidential TADS report is $29.00.

You are required to apply for TADS before you turn in the STO Grant Scholarship.

STO Grant Scholarship 2010-2011 Application (PDF)