Blue Bear provides significant savings to students of all ages with financial need through our sliding-scale tuition program.  The amount of support you receive is based on your gross income from your tax return.  Consult the charts (including for Little Bears and summer camps) below to see if you qualify.  If you do, we’ll need to see a copy of page one of your prior-year tax return.  You may also qualify for sliding scale if you are currently unemployed.

Please note: sliding scale applicants cannot be listed as a dependent on another person’s tax return; lessons discounts apply to single-lesson and 4-pack prices only.

Sliding Scale Discount:

  Individual 2 in family 3 in family
Adjusted Gross Income      
Under $40,000 50% off classes
30% off lessons
   
Under $45,000 40% off classes
25% off lessons
50% off classes
30% off lessons
 
Under $50,000 30% off classes
20% off lessons
40% off classes
25% off lessons
50% off classes
30% off lessons
Under $55,000 20% off classes & lessons 30% off classes
20% off lessons
40% off classes
25% off lessons
Under $60,000 10% off classes & lessons  20% off classes & lessons 30% off classes
20% off lessons
Under $65,000   10% off classes & lessons  20% off classes & lessons
Under $70,000      10% off classes & lessons

Little Bears Sliding Scale:

  1 dependent 2 dependents 3 dependents 4+ dependents
Household AGI        
Under $55,000 85% off classes      
Under $60,000 65% off classes 85% off classes    
Under $65,000 50% off classes 65% off classes 85% off classes  
Under $70,000 35% off classes 50% off classes 65% off classes 85% off classes
Under $75,000 20% off classes 35% off classes 50% off classes 65% off classes
Under $80,000   20% off classes 35% off classes 50% off classes
Under $85,000     20% off classes 35% off classes
Under $90,000       20% off classes

Summer Camps Sliding Scale:

  1 dependent 2 dependents 3 dependents
Under $35,000 $75 for one camp    
Under $40,000 $200 for one camp $75 for one camp  
Under $45,000 $300 for one camp $200 for one camp $75 for one camp
Under $50,000 $350 for one camp $300 for one camp $200 for one camp
Under $55,000 $400 for one camp $350 for one camp $300 for one camp
Under $60,000   $400 for one camp $350 for one camp
Under $65,000     $400 for one camp

 

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