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 School Fees TUITION CHARGES
Monthly General charges:
Tuition (effective May 2008) $1,190.00 (before the vocational scholarship is applied)
Tuition charges are on a flat-rate basis, excluding private lessons, music classes, and other miscellaneous fees.
ROOM DEPOSIT
All new students are required to pay a $100.00 room deposit. To ensure his/her coming, a deposit is required, which will be placed in a reserve account and applied to the student's account at the final month of his/her attendance.
Of the $100.00 deposit, $75.00 is refundable with the balance of $25.00 being non-refundable. However, one half of the $100.00 deposit will not be refunded after July 15 for any reason should the student withdraw. The room deposits are due within three weeks after acceptance. If the deposit is not received within this time, the student's place is no longer reserved, and someone else may be accepted in his/her place. ENTRANCE FEES
*General Entrance Fee $350.00
*School Book Deposit $200.00
**School Insurance $314.00
*Library Fee $30.00
TOTAL $894.00
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*The General Entrance Fee is for matriculation and the purchase and maintenance of school equipment. No refund of this fee will be made, regardless of how short a time the student remains in school.
** Subject to change.
SCHOOL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Each student is required to be covered by the accident insurance. The estimated cost of school accident insurance is $314.00. This insurance covers while the student is at school and school approved functions. This cost may change if there is a change in either the coverage or the insurance company. This amount is to be paid when the student arrives. Parents are urged to carry other medical insurance for each student.
MISCELLANEOUS FEES AND CHARGES
Full Summer Activities Fee $90.00
Half Summer Activities Fee $50.00
Senior Monthly Expense $50.00 (special expenses for the senior year, including graduation)
Junior Monthly Expense $20.00 (special expenses for the junior year, including graduation) ESL Monthly Charge for Summer Program $200.00 ESL Monthly Charge for School Year $50.00 Early leaves and late returns $100.00 per day
Additional Fees will be based upon cost at the time of purchase or the date of the event: LBA T-Shirts
LBA Polo Shirts ACT Testing Uniforms/Smocks for Vocational Program Band Music Lessons & Books Music Uniforms & Trips Bible Conference SPECIAL TOWN TRIPS:
*Dayton $10.00
*Chattanooga $30.00 *Collegedale $30.00
*Knoxville $60.00
*Nashville or Atlanta $90.00
*These prices are subject to change dependent upon fuel costs. FOREIGN STUDENT DEPOSIT
Due to F-1 status requirements for foreign students and problems with receiving mail regularly, we must require $4,800.00 advance deposit for the first semester. Before the second semester begins in January, we must receive $3,500.00. These are estimated semester fees.
A general breakdown of the $4,800.00 fee is as follows: ESL fees of $600.00. The ESL charge depends upon their English proficiency. Entrance fees of $894.00. Room Deposit of $100.00. Summer Activity Fee of $90.00. First Semester Room/Board/Tuition of $2,700.00. Miscellaneous fees of $455.00 for additional fees typically incurred during the semester. A general breakdown of the $3,500.00 fee is as follows: Second Semester Room/Board/Tuition of $3,000.00. Miscellaneous fees of $500.00 for additional fees typically incurred during the semester. BASIS OF OPERATION
Laurelbrook School operates a vocational instruction program, because "useful manual labor” is a part of the gospel plan. “Students who have gained book knowledge without gaining a knowledge of practical work cannot lay claim to a symmetrical education."
Ellen G. White, Counsels to Teachers, p. 307
We believe it is part of God's plan that each young person should learn the skills and knowledge of practical work and should be able to support themselves with some trade or manual art, if need be. Therefore, along with our scholastic and religious training, we also provide a Vocational Instruction Program in which each student is required to participate for the entire time they are enrolled at Laurelbrook. Each student is required to take part in all three phases of the program. The student is not working for the school on an employment basis, but has the opportunity to learn to develop good workmanship through the Vocational Instruction Program. Since much of the students’ time is spent in the Vocational Instruction Program, the school does give each student a “scholarship” credit which is applied to his student expenses while here at Laurelbrook. It is understood that this scholarship is incidental to the training of the student.
Student scholarships are based on the students evaluation in three areas:
(a) Students' citizenship (given by deans, teachers, supervisors, and school administration);
(b) Academic classes (current GPA); and
(c) Vocational instruction grade.
If a student is here for the full summer session, they are awarded an average summer scholarship of $1,100.00. If they attend half of the summer session, they are awarded an average summer scholarship of $550.00. If students attend for other time periods, they are awarded a pro-rated summer scholarship. The summer scholarship is divided by 9 and awarded each month from September through May.
The room and board for the full summer session is $1,512.00 and for half the summer session it is $756.00. Any other time periods are pro-rated. Because the Vocational Instruction Program is an integral part of the students’ education, they participate in it for approximately one-half of their day. This includes instructional time and lab time. Each student is awarded a base educational scholarship just for attending Laurelbrook's vocational instruction program. The average base educational scholarship is approximately $450.00 per month.
An additional scholarship is availabe based on their evaluation grade as follows: Grade Scholarship
A+ $195.00
A $170.00
B+ $150.00
B $110.00
C+ $50.00
C $30.00
C- $0.00
D $0.00
After all scholarships are applied, the average monthly bill will be between $500 and $700 per month. This figure is based upon the students combined grade for vocational instruction, GPA and citizenship. Effective September 2008, at the beginning of each month we will bill each student $600 per month minus the student's summer scholarship credit. Payment will be due before the first of the next month. We will adjust the student's bill at the end of the month for their vocational scholarship. MULTI-STUDENT DISCOUNT If you have more than one child enrolled at Laurelbrook, the school will give each student a $50.00 per month discount.
PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS
The school is dependent upon the prompt payment of student accounts for its operating cash since it has no subsidy and must pay its bills each month.
1. Student statements are mailed at the beginning of each month. We give a three percent discount if the bill is paid in full within 12 days.
2. The Delinquent Account Policy is as follows:
a. Accounts become delinquent if not paid within 30 days and the student will then be placed on Financial Probation and will be suspended from activities incurring additional charges to his/her account. They will forfeit all leaves until such time as the account is brought current.
b. When an account is 60 days in arrears, the student is subject to being suspended from all academic classes until such time as the account is brought current.
c. When an account is 90 days in arrears, the student is subject to Financial Dismissal. Reinstatement to the program requires that the account must be paid in full and the student must apply for readmission.
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*Exceptions to this policy will only be considered when acceptable arrangements have been made with the Business Office and approved by the school administration. Failure to implement any portion of this policy does not preclude its implementation at a later time.
3. No Release of Transcript will be issued for an account that is not paid in full.
4. A senior student's account must be paid in full before he/she is allowed to participate in the graduation exercises, except by special action of the Executive Committee.
5. Credit for the Vocational Instruction Program is not payable in cash; neither is it possible to transfer this credit to another school; nor may it be applied to the account of another student. Any credit left on the account of a withdrawing student is automatically transferred to the Worthy Student Fund.
TITHING
The school teaches and encourages the return of tithe and offerings as an integral part of the religious instruction.
WORTHY STUDENT FUND
The school maintains a Worthy Student Fund to help students who have financial problems. To be eligible for grants from this fund, a student must be willing to accept responsibility, be a positive influence for good, maintain a satisfactory scholarship record, have a real financial need, and been in attendance for at least one year. Request for Worthy Student funds should be made in writing to the Dean's and Principal's Committee. Grants from this fund will be made to the needy student upon the recommendation of this committee and will be applied monthly to his/her account. Contributions to this fund are tax deductible.
FINES
Fines for misbehavior or restitution are to be paid in cash. If the fines are not paid within a reasonable amount of time, they are doubled and charged to the student account. It is the responsibility of the student to see that these fines are paid.
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