RMCA Scholarship Policy

Rocky Mountain Christian Academy admits students of any race, sex, age, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at this academy, and this academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other academy-administered programs.

Tuition Assistance Objectives

1. To assist needy families with financial aid: The most basic and common “need-based” aid enabling families to enroll their children at RMCA.
2. To meet the objective of academic excellence at RMCA: “Merit-based” aid to assist in recruiting students whose presence will benefit the school.
3. To assist the families of pastors: To allow the children of pastors to attend RMCA. This is a discount agreement and not classified as a scholarship.

Scholarship Requirements

1. Share-the-Burden Scholarships: RMCA scholarships are generally offered from 10% to 50% of the tuition costs per year. However, each case is handled individually, and the scholarship committee has latitude in determining award amounts. The amount of aid will be based on the assistance objectives. The intent of the program is to assist families who otherwise would not enroll their children in the school. It is also the intent of the program to allow a family through scholarship to continue enrollment each year unless their financial situation changes. Scholarships will be limited to the number provided by available scholarship funds.
2. Christian Representation: RMCA through the scholarship program will make every attempt to allow Christian families the opportunity to afford the tuition. The intent of RMCA is to offer excellent Christian education to Christian families.
3. Yearly Evaluations: Scholarships are granted for the current school year only and must be renewed or applied for annually.
4. Scholarship Process: All applicants must meet and maintain the requirements for eligibility and must complete all of the required steps of the evaluation process, unless otherwise outlined in this policy.

Scholarship Eligibility

1. Academic Standard: A Rocky Mountain Christian Academy student is expected to maintain a “C” average or above to continue to qualify for tuition assistance. At the end of each semester, the student’s academic progress will be reviewed. Students not maintaining satisfactory grades may become ineligible for continued assistance.
2. Acceptable Behavior: A student is expected to behave appropriately at RMCA. Disciplinary action taken against a student may result in a loss of tuition assistance.
3. Parental Standard: The parents or guardians of scholarship students are required to notify the school of any changes in their financial or marital status.
4. RMCA Standard: RMCA reserves the right to review and cancel the financial aid awards at any time because of changes in financial resources, residency, marital status, or failure to pay tuition amounts in a timely fashion, or because of the recipient’s failure to remain in good academic or behavioral standing.