ADMISSIONS
Affordability
Financial aid is available to Tri-City Christian Academy (TCA) students in the form of scholarships from Student Tuition Organizations (STO) or an Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA). To apply for a scholarship, please contact any of the organizations on the list below. All students who are entering Tri-City Christian Academy (TCA) should apply for either STO’s or an ESA. These scholarship opportunities are available to families once they have applied at TCA. Please feel free to reach out to our Finacial Aid Specialist, Mrs. Ameana Sproul, with any questions you have regarding STO’s and ESA.
Ameana’s office hours are generally as follows:
Tuesday- 7:30 am-12:30 pm
Wednesday- 11:30 am-4:30 pm
Thursday- 7:30 am- 12:30 pm
Friday- 11:30 am-4:30 pm
Empowerment Scholarship Account
TCA is excited to offer a quality Christian education at an affordable cost through programs like the Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA). Arizona is a leader in allowing parents to choose what school is best for their child and ESA is a means of funding private education.
With the ESA program, the money that would pay for that student’s education in a neighborhood school follows that student to whichever school the parents choose for their child, including education at home.
To learn more about ESA or to apply click here.
Student Tuition Organization Option
| Tuition Tax Organization | Contact Information | Individual Scholarship Distribution Schedule | Switcher/PLUS Scholarship Distribution Schedule | Corporate Scholarship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ACSTO | www.acsto.org 480-820-0403 | Jun – app due May 31st Oct – app due Sep 30th Mar – app due Feb 28th | Jul – app due May 31st Nov – app due Sep 30th Apr – app due Feb 28th | |
| AAA Scholarship (Academic Achievement Accessible Scholarship Foundation) application open Mar 15, 18 | www.aaascholarships.org 480-999-0904 888-707-2465 | **New this year** AAA can be used while receiving funds from other STOs. **New this year** | 4 disbursements per school year on a 3-year scholarship promise. | Letters mailed in February of renewing families. Applications open March for new families. |
ALF (Arizona Leadership | www.arizonaleader.org 602-320-2844 | Check application opening the end of May. | Applications due by June 30th. | Money sent in August. |
APESF | www.apesf.org 480-699-8911 | Distributed monthly with the exception of January and May. | Distributed monthly with the exception of January and May. | Distributed monthly with the exception of January and May. |
ASCT | www.asct.org 623-414-3429 | Applications open in January and are due by May 1st for the following school year | Applications open in January and are due by May 1st for the following school year | Notified by August of an award. Money is sent in 3 equal payments in September, January, and April. |
ASK | www.askscholarships.org 866-622-4275 | September & January | September & January | September & January |
ATC (Arizona Tuition Connection) | www.arizonaconnection.com 480-409-4106 | Monthly All applications expire May 1st of each year. | Monthly | Corporate Scholarships available, but no set schedule |
AZ4Education | az4education.org 480-478-0624 | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
| AZTXCR (Arizona Tax Credit) application open Mar 16, annually | www.aztxcr.org 480-939-2151 | Distribution twice a month. | Distribution twice a month. | |
IBE | www.ibescholarships.org 520-512-5438 | Distributed monthly July – May. | Distributed monthly July – May. | Assessed in March and second round in April for the following school year. |
SCAZ
| www.schoolchoicearizona.org 480-722-7502 | Application due by May 15th. | Money sent in August. | |
TOPS for Kids | www.topsforkids.com 480-414-TOPS (8677) | Aug – application due Jul 15th |