Tuition Assistance & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Opportunities Available

There are many different financial aid opportunities available to our students.

Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Application:

St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy and the Archdiocese of Detroit, offer support in the area

of tuition assistance for qualifying families. The first step to qualifying is completing and

submitting the Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance application.

After you have completed and submitted the application, the Archdiocese will let St.

Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy know whether or not you have qualified for tuition

assistance through the Archdiocese.

It is important to complete this application within the time frame recommended by the Academy

and the Archdiocese of Detroit. It will need to be completed and submitted yearly. We ask that

all Archdiocesan Applications are completed and mailed to Private School Aid Services no later

than February 19th of each year. The Archdiocese will notify us as to whether or not you qualify

before the beginning of the school year, in same year you completed the application.

SM/MCA Financial Aid:

Through the gifts from generous benefactors, who are strong believers in the mission of our

Catholic school, we are fortunate to announce a tuition assistance program for students

attending St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy in grades K-8. The tuition assistance is by

application, which is available in the school office. Applications for the 2024-25 school year

may be turned in to the school office in an envelope marked “The Pastor – Confidential.”

Chargot Fund:

Active St. Mary parishioners that are in need of financial assistance can also apply for the

Academy’s Chargot Memorial Fund. Please come in to the school office to receive the

application form.

RaiseRight Program:

RaiseRight is a fundraiser that costs you nothing and can be applied to your tuition. Many of our

families use RaiseRight daily and have had major savings on their tuition because of it.

RaiseRight is simply another word for gift cards or gift certificates used the same as cash for

everyday purchases of consumer goods and services.

The RaiseRight Program purchases these gift cards/certificates at a discount and sells them at

face value. The discounted percentage is profit for St. Mary/McCormick Catholic Academy.

There are more than 300 retailers to pick from both local and national. For example, if a family

spends $100.00 on gasoline per week, they would first purchase a $100.00 Speedway gift card

from the RaiseRight Program. The gift card is discounted at 4%, so the RaiseRight Program

paid $96.00. Our school splits the percentage difference with parents. You can apply your half

toward your student’s tuition.

For more details go to https://www.raiseright.com/ or call (810) 982-7906 ext. 105.