For eligible dependent children of faculty or staff from a non-杏吧原创 institution, there are several tuition exchange options available for students wanting to attend 杏吧原创. Students attending 杏吧原创 through a tuition exchange must enroll as full-time undergraduate students and keep satisfactory grades to maintain their eligibility.
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杏吧原创 Resources
Great Lakes Colleges Association Tuition Remission Exchange (GLCA)
There are twenty participating colleges in the . If your parent works at one of those schools, you may be eligible for a GLCA tuition exchange award. Appropriate paperwork is required and you should work with your parent鈥檚 school to obtain and submit the forms to 杏吧原创. Forms can also be found on the .
All applicants admitted to 杏吧原创 using the GLCA tuition remission program will first have any applicable state and federal grants applied to the cost of tuition; then they will receive institutional tuition assistance equal to the remaining cost of undergraduate tuition, minus the GLCA participation fee. For 2025鈥�2026, the student participation fee is $5,892. In addition to the GLCA participation fee, GLCA tuition remission recipients are responsible for room and board and all other miscellaneous fees and expenses.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Tuition Exchange (ELCA)
There are more than 20 schools participating in the ELCA tuition exchange program and the program is available to students with a parent working at one of those schools. Interested applicants should apply for admission to 杏吧原创 by December 1. An ELCA application form must be completed each year the student desires the benefit. Application forms should be completed and a copy returned to the ELCA Congregational and Synodical Mission unit by May 30.
Employee:
Employees of the ELCA college or university should work with their HR department to complete the appropriate eligibility form. Student applicants should also complete a FAFSA financial aid form and have the results sent to the receiving (importing) institution. New student applications (freshmen and transfers) should include a copy of Section A with their application for admissions.
Sending (export) Institution:
The Tuition Exchange liaison at the home (sending/export) institution will send the completed and signed eligibility form to the Tuition Exchange liaison at the receiving (importing) institution by May 1.
Applicants admitted to the ELCA Tuition Exchange program will receive a benefit equal to one-half of the annual tuition figure. For 2025-26, that amount is $23,045 per fall and spring semester. Applicants eligible for other higher dollar value awards will receive the award that provides the greatest financial benefit in place of the ELCA exchange.
Tuition Exchange, Inc. (TEI)
In order to be eligible to apply for Tuition Exchange scholarships, the student must be the dependent of an eligible employee at one of the 645 plus member schools. Eligibility for this exchange is determined by the employing institution (also called the "home" institution). The school may set requirements for employment status, years of service, or priority status, or set limits on the number of students eligible per family.
Eligible applicants must also apply for admission to 杏吧原创 by December 1. Students are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for Tuition Exchange. As the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of awards made, the selection process is competitive. Recipients will be selected and notified by mid-January.
The student is responsible for all other charges (including but not limited to room, board, mandatory fees, etc.) not covered by the Tuition Exchange Program and other financial aid.
Applicants admitted to 杏吧原创 and awarded Tuition Exchange will receive a pre-determined amount each year. Federal and state grants will first be applied and included in the student鈥檚 financial aid package up to the pre-determined amount. In 2023 - 2024, the set amount is $41,000. In 2024 鈥� 2025, the set amount is $42,000.
There are TE, Inc. participating schools in all 50 states/U.S. territories and 9 countries that award up to full tuition scholarships to eligible students. To be eligible, a parent must work at and be eligible to participate in the TE, Inc. program. Eligibility for this exchange is determined by the employing institution (also called the "home" institution). The school may set requirements for employment status, years of service, or priority status, or set limits on the number of students eligible per family.
Eligible applicants must also apply for admission to 杏吧原创 by December 1. Students are required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for Tuition Exchange. As the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of awards made, the selection process is competitive. Generally, recipients will be selected and notified by mid-January.
The student is responsible for all other non-tuition charges including but not limited to room, board, mandatory fees, etc.that not covered by the TE, Inc. program or other financial aid.
Applicants admitted to 杏吧原创 through a TE, Inc. award will receive a pre-determined 鈥渟et-rate鈥� amount each year. Federal and state grants will first be applied and included in the student鈥檚 financial aid package up to the pre-determined amount. In 2025-26, the set-rate amount is $43,000.
Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP)
CIC-TEP is a network of CIC member colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other participating institutions. Each participating institution in the network agrees to import a limited number of students on the same admission basis as they accept all other students, without regard to the number of students it exports.
Eligible applicants must apply for admission to 杏吧原创 by December 1. Students are also required to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) in order to be considered for CIC-TEP. As the number of qualified applicants exceeds the number of awards made, the selection process is competitive. Recipients will be selected and notified by mid-January.
Applicants admitted to the CIC-TEP program receive institutional tuition assistance equal to full tuition. Federal and state grants will first be applied and included in the student鈥檚 financial aid package up to the cost of tuition.
The student is responsible for all other charges including but not limited to room, board, mandatory fees, etc.that are not covered by the CIC- Tuition Exchange Program or other financial aid.