No.

Admission to BCHS is independent from a family's request for Financial Aid

A financial aid application may be completed at any time after December 15; however, financial aid will not be awarded until the student has been accepted to attend BCHS or has completed re-enrollment.

There are many families who desire a BCHS education, but may not have the means to pay for the entire tuition amount.

Funds available for Financial Aid are provided by generous donors and fundraising efforts.

No.

A Financial Aid award reduces your total amount of tuition due. It does not have to be paid back.

While we do not require volunteer service hours, the expectation of BCHS is that those receiving financial assistance will volunteer time at the school. You will be required to submit the normal BCHS enrollment contract and financial agreement. Your student must maintain a 2.0 GPA each semester to continue receiving Financial Aid, be a contributing member to the overall student body, and complete volunteer service hours.

Yes. We would recommend a secondary school education loan such as Your Tuition Solution.

No.

BCHS does not award scholarships. All financial aid is awarded on the basis of demonstrated economic need.

Awards are determined on a family's ability, not willingness to pay. There is no certain income amount that determines your eligibility. We take into consideration income, expenses, assets, liabilities and the number of people in the household.

Yes, you are required to apply every year. Each family is distinctive in their financial situation, and financial circumstances rarely remain static. BCHS will consider each family's unique situation every year and make an annual decision on Financial Aid.

While BCHS will consider your Financial Aid from a previous year, we will evaluate each year independently based on your current financial situation.

College 529 plans let you save money that grows tax-free until you use it for approved college expenses. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act allows you to use 529 savings plans to pay up to $10,000 per student per year for private, public or religious elementary, middle, and high school tuition. (This information should not be relied on for tax, financial planning or accounting purposes but is provided for informational purposes only. You should consult your own financial advisors before engaging in any transaction.)

Financial Aid funds are applied towards tuition only. Families are still responsible for all other fees and expenses including books, meals, optional student trips, extra curricular fees (i.e. athletics fees or music lessons) and should plan accordingly.

Our Financial Aid process is public; however, each family situation is unique. BCHS requests that each family keep the amount of their award confidential and not discuss specifics with other families.

Clarity is an independent, third party company that helps BCHS assess and evaluate a family's financial need and ability to pay the BCHS tuition.

Clarity does not make any decisions on behalf of BCHS. The final decision rests entirely with Bakersfield Christian.

Yes.

All parents related to the student need to submit their information to Clarity.

Yes.

Only those individuals on the Financial Aid Committee will have access to your personal financial information. BCHS takes the privacy and security of your personal information very seriously. Clarity is certified for both GDPR and SOC2 and uses enterprise-level security standards including end-to-end encryption of all personally identifiable information.