Tuition Assistance (TA)

Awarded solely on the basis of financial need. Main criteria considered include income, family size, and number of students currently enrolled at Berean Christian. Aid amounts and percentages are determined at the discretion of the Berean Christian Finance Committee and, since funds are limited, can vary from year to year depending upon the number of qualifying applicants sharing the funds available. Before applying for TA, please be sure to click here to review detailed Tuition Assistance Application Instructions & Guidelines.

Christian Ministry Discount (CMD)

Granted upon application to families with a parent employed full-time for pay in selected Christian church and school ministries. Award levels may vary by household income level and ministry position. Some CMD awards do not require income verification, in which case the CMD application is simply certification from the ministry employer of applicant's employment status. However, awards for some ministry positions and/or for higher award levels require income verification; for these awards, both completion of a Tuition Assistance application AND employer certification letter is required. Please click here to review detailed CMD Application Instructions & Guidelines.

For both of these programs, any assistance granted DOES NOT carry forward from year to year, in neither percentage nor amount. Families with continuing need must reapply annually to determine financial aid and/or ministry discount eligibility.

Tuition Assistance and income-based CMD applications are not evaluated unless they include a copy of completed federal tax return from the prior calendar year (among other items). I.e., applicants for need-based aid for the 2024-2025 school year will need to supply a 2024 federal return and their 2024 W-2s.

All potential applicants to either type of award should thoroughly review Berean Christian's Tuition Assistance Application Instructions & Guidelines (below) for important information about qualifying criteria, application deadlines, and specific application instructions. CMD applicants must also review the CMD Application Instructions & Guidelines document found below.

Berean Christian uses an independent 3rd-party, FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment (FGAA), to collect all income-based aid applications and supporting documents, and to provide objective data analysis to Berean Christian’s Finance Committee. However, all final tuition aid decisions, including determination and notifications of award amounts (if any) continue to be made by the Berean Christian Finance Committee, not FGAA. The income-based aid application requires a fee paid directly to FGAA. Once the aid application cycle opens in January and you have reviewed the most current Instructions & Guidelines (see documents at bottom of this page), you may begin your application. Please be mindful to apply for assistance in the correct school year AND for the correct school, Berean Christian High School of Walnut Creek, CA with zip code of 94598.

Click here to start an application for an income-based award.

Valedictorian Scholarships

8th grade valedictorians from Bay Area middle schools who attend Berean Christian full-time as freshmen are eligible for a $500/year scholarship under the following terms:

• Family must arrange for the middle school office to send a letter to Berean Christian attesting to the student's valedictorian status no later than August 31st of freshman year.
• Scholarship is automatically renewed at $500/year for subsequent consecutive years of student's full-time enrollment at Berean Christian as long as student has maintained a 3.75 or above GPA at Berean Christian.
• This scholarship is effective with the 2018-2019 freshman class and is not applicable to valedictorians of prior years or to transfer students.

Forms & Resources

• 25-26 Tuition Assistance Application Instructions and Guidelines

• CMD Application and Instructions 2024-2025

• FACTS Grant and Aid

• FACTS Grant and Aid (Spanish)