Financial Aid - Tuition Assistance

Current NDA Families
2011-2012 Tuition Assistance aid application to FACTs need to be completed by February 28, 2011 for NDA returning students. This application is mandatory to be considered to tuition assistance for 2011-2012 academic year.

Payment Plan Notes:

Ecashier will be availabable to set up an account June 1.

If your daughter is returning to Notre Dame Academy and you currently have a payment plan through FACTS, your payment plan will automatically roll over.

How is NDA affordable for my family? Notre Dame Academy feels that every young woman with the academic ability should have the opportunity to receive an exceptional educational experience. Through our tuition assistance program, students who demonstrate financial need will have an opportunity for a quality education.

In 2009-10, approximately 60% of Notre Dame Academy families received some type of tuition assistance. The average award was $3,010. Families who receive tuition assistance ranged in income from less than $20,000 to over $95,000 based on family circumstances (medical expenses, multiple students in college and private schools, job loss, etc.) Tuition assistance is provided through non-repayable Notre Dame Tuition Grants, Need-Based Scholarship Awards, and Work/Study.

How do I apply? All tuition assistance is calculated on demonstrated need and is strictly CONFIDENTIAL. To be considered, a family must go through the application process and it requires:

1. Submission of the NDA 2011-2012 Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Application
2. Filing the Aid Assessment with FACTS Management Co. by mail or online.

*A $25.00 fee is charged by FACTS Management Co. for processing the Grant & Aid application. The link to FACTS Management Co. is available on the Notre Dame Academy Admissions page. (January 15, 2011 is the preferred deadline date for the Class of 2015 for financial package information to be received in March 2011).

What is FACTS? FACTS Management Co. is an independent national family assessment firm used by most northwest Ohio private schools to assist in determining financial need. FACTS charges a $25.00 processing fee to complete the application online or by mail. The application takes approximately 15 minutes to complete online and requires submission of a copy of your tax returns.

How is tuition assistance determined?

Based on the recommendation of FACTS Management Co. and the Notre Dame Academy Tuition Assistance Committee, tuition assistance is determined and granted in the form of Notre Dame Tuition Grants, with work study hours, and/or Scholarship Awards.

WORK STUDY PROGRAM

Student Work Study gives a student the opportunity to help her family offset the cost of tuition. Generally, a student is asked to provide 24-48 hours of work per year depending on the size of their grant. They clean classrooms, do office work, answer phones, perform outdoor yard work, etc. To qualify for Work Study, families must follow the tuition assistance process; most grants are contigent on completing work study hours.

NDA TUITION GRANT

For 2009-10 Notre Dame Academy distributed $1.2 million in tuition assistance. The majority of tuition assistance is distributed through non-repayable grants called Notre Dame Tuition Grants with a requirement of work study hours. The grants represent the school's commitment to continue the tradition of an exceptional experience through the Sisters of Notre Dame and are based strictly on demonstrated financial need. Families must complete the Tuition Assistance & Scholarship Application plus complete the FACTS Grant & Aid assessment.

THE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP)

This grant is offered to students attending NDA who apply for financial aid. Funds for this program are provided by the Diocese of Toledo and are based on the total number of students enrolled at NDA.

SCRIP Program

Please click on SCRIP to create your online SCRIP account. Online orders may be placed once your account is established for processing. Families may earn tuition credits through the selling or purchasing of certificates for local retailers and restaurants through the NDA SCRIP Program. For more information, please contact the school's SCRIP Coordinator, Gregory and Carol Kurtz at scrip@nda.org.

SCRIP is an easy way to offset the expense of your daughter's tuition at no extra cost to you. All you have to do is participate in NDA's SCRIP Program to begin earning tuition $$$$$!!!!! Gift certificates from local & national stores are purchased by you in advance of your shopping. NDA is able to purchase the certificates at a discounted rate, and the profit is split between NDA & parents. SCRIP is a great way to give gift certificates for any occasion. It can also be used for just about any household or personal purchase including food, clothing, gasoline, dining out and entertainment.

HELPFUL HINTS:

There are specific denominations in which SCRIP can be purchased. There is no minimum amount of certificates that must be purchased.

There are no restrictions. Unless otherwise noted on the certificate, it can be used for the purchase of all store merchandise. Use the SCRIP like cash.

Some department stores will accept SCRIP as payment on your store accounts. Call ahead to see if a particular store accepts the SCRIP as payment.

Email scrip@nda.org for more info

TUITION CREDITS

As SCRIP is purchased, it will be tracked in a spreadsheet. Four times a year the accumulated SCRIP credit will be applied to your daughter's NDA tuition account.

Parents of 7th and 8th graders can begin earning tuition credit now.

If your family or friends order SCRIP, they need to indicate your daughter's name at the top of the order form so she will receive the credit.

If you have already paid the current year's tuition, the tuition credits earned will be applied to next year's tuition. CASH OR CREDIT REFUNDS for SCRIP will not be issued.

SCRIP FACTS

Some families have applied over $1,000.00 towards tuition

Your participation in the program costs you nothing!

IT'S EASY

Click to SCRIP to register.

Place your order online. Pay for your order by cash, check (deposit in SCRIP box located by the Dining Hall door), credit card or automated debit from a checking or savings account.

The order and payment deadline is Monday at 9 a.m.

Orders are guaranteed to be ready for pick-up on Friday at 8 a.m.