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Billing & Payment FAQs
General Billing & Payment FAQsWe bill for tuition and other required expenses monthly, from June to May, for each academic year. For the 2026-2027 school year, you will be billed the cost of attendance for beginning in June 2026 and culminating in May 2027. Prices for the next year will begin in June 2028.
Monthly payments are due on the 10th of each month. If you wish to pay the cost of attendance for the year in one payment, you must do so by August 5.
How often am I billed?
When is my payment due?
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How much does it cost to attend?
Do you offer any discounts?
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The cost of attendance varies based on the number of children in attendance and the grade in which they are enrolled. Current families are provided the cost of attendance prior to our re-enrollment window each year. New families receive price lists in their interest packets when they complete their campus tour (required prior to submitting an application).
We offer a multi-student discount for families with 3 or more children in grades 1-12. We also offer a “paid-in-full” discount (5% off the cost of tuition only) for people who choose to pay the cost of attendance in full before the academic year begins (by August 10th each year).
What’s the best way to pay?
You may pay by cash or check by mailing payments to our post office box address (P. O. Box 278 | Manning, SC 29102) or by dropping your payment off at our front office.
You may pay by card or bank transfer online through your direct payment link on your electronic invoice. Our policy is that all families are mailed a hard copy statement via USPS each month, as well as an online invoice with a direct payment link.
Please note: We do NOT accept card payments via phone. If you wish to pay your bill in person using a card, you will still be required to use the payment link provided in your emailed invoice. Outstanding balances will also be paid via payment link. We do not manually process these transactions in the business office.
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Why do you charge me a fee to pay online?
What do I do if I am having issues paying online?
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Credit card companies charge businesses each time they process a card payment, so we get charged each time you use a card to pay your bill. Because we strive to keep our tuition costs as low as possible, we don’t include card processing in our overhead costs like many other companies do. Instead, we give you the option to pay the lowest price possible via cash or check.
Unlike companies that hide their card fees within their “regular” price hikes, we want to be transparent with you about where your money goes. Therefore, we haven’t hidden these costs from you. Instead, we have negotiated better rates with our service partners and shouldered some of the burden so that it doesn’t all fall on you! We are pleased to be offering the lowest rates we’ve ever offered for card processing to families this year AND to now give you the option of even lower surcharges with bank transfer payments. Our goal is to get to a place where you aren’t responsible for processing fees on any transactions—regardless of how you choose to pay!—so please know that we are continuing to do everything we can to lower costs for you.
If you experience issues when attempting to pay online or have questions about how to do so, please review the step-by-step instructions provided above or email us for assistance.
Issues with my bill: Troubleshooting Please review the common issues listed below for answers to potential issues you may have with your bill. These are known issues that customers are experiencing in June/July 2026. If you have an issue not listed here, please let us know.
We are currently undergoing multiple system changes affecting our payment processing systems. Until our new systems have fully synced, you may experience any of the issues listed here, particularly if you have opted for electronic billing/online payments. These issues should be resolved when our systems are finally fully synced, at which time we will review any outstanding accounts and notify you directly of discrepancies or questions that we have. When the systems have synced, both the paper statement you receive and the electronic invoice sent via email reflect the same charges.
We are doing our best to return all phone calls and reply directly to all emails received during this time; however, we are also addressing these questions here in case our responses are delayed, given that we are operating on our reduced summer-hours schedule.
If you have opted into electronic billing and still receive a paper invoice, please disregard it UNLESS you have NOT YET received an emailed invoice with an option to pay online. If you have not yet received an emailed invoice, please fill out our Change Billing Request form to notify us of this issue.
If your child was accepted in June or July, you may not have received a bill yet. Our aim is to ensure that you receive your first bill by July 15, 2026. If you still have not received a bill by July 15, please notify us.