Tuition
Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is posted in the chart below. Tuition for each term is based upon lesson length and Instructor Level. Single-payment semester tuition is due by the 2nd lesson. Installments payments divide the total tuition into 3 payments, due the first day of the first three months of the term and include a 5% fee. Note that lessons will be suspended when a payment is a month late.
- Sept 1, Oct 1, Nov 1 for the Fall semester
- February 1, March 1, April 1 for the Spring semester
14-Week Spring & Fall Semester
| Instructor Levels | 30-min lessons | 45-min lessons | 60-min lessons |
| I. University student qualified to teach Beginner students | $189 or 3 payments of $66 | $285 or 3 payments of $100 | NA |
| II. Experienced adult qualified to teach Beginner, Intermediate, and Adult students. | $308 of 3 payments of $108 | $462 or 3 payments of $162 | $616 or 3 payments of $216 |
| III. Adult with advanced music degrees, qualified to teach all students. | $370 or 3 payments of $130 | $555 or 3 payments of $194 | $740 or 3 payments of $259 |
Summer Lessons
| Instructor Levels | 6 lessons | 9 lessons |
| I. University student qualified to teach Beginner students | $80 | $120 |
| II. Experienced adult qualified to teach Beginner, Intermediate, and Adult students. | $130 | $200 |
| III. Adult with advanced music degrees, qualified to teach all students. | $160 | $240 |
Annual Registration Fee
A nonrefundable registration fee of $30 for each family, per school year (non-refundable) is due with your registration form. Summer lessons do not require a registration fee.
Payments
Tuition and fee payments may be submitted in one of several ways:
- PAYPAL: To pay your tuition bill, please contact the Director to have a PayPal invoice sent to you. (2.5% electronic handling cost added.) To pay the annual Registration Fee, see the button in the right-hand column.
- DROP-OFF: Please bring checks or cash in an envelope to the Music Office (during regular business hours) or to the door box of M211 in the Reynolds Center on the Harding University campus.
- MAIL: Send payments to SCSM – Director, HU Box 10767, Searcy AR 72149
Discounts
Families with more than one SCSM student will receive a 10% Discount for the second and following children of the family.
Tuition Assistance
A limited amount of need-based tuition assistance is available to SCSM families. Please complete and submit this Tuition Assistance application.
Policies
Late Payments
Lessons will be suspended when payment is over a month late, unless arrangements are made with the Director.
Music & Materials
Each student’s instructor will recommend music and materials to be purchased. Photocopies, except for temporary situations, are not allowed.
Missed Lessons
SCSM instructors are not obligated to reschedule lessons cancelled by the parents/student, although instructors will attempt to do so if given 24-hours notice prior to the lesson and in cases of illness or emergency. Please note that lessons missed or cancelled by the student/parent will not be refunded.
Holidays & Inclement Weather
Because many SCSM teachers are Harding University students, the SCSM Calendar is based upon the Harding University academic calendar. In case of inclement weather, please contact the SCSM Director or your teacher.
FALL BREAK: Most SCSM teachers are out of town the entire week of Thanksgiving due to Harding University’s Fall Break. That week is not included in the tuition for our 14-week semester. Please make arrangements in advance to handle the situation.
SPRING BREAK: Because most SCSM teachers are out of town for Harding’s Spring Break, that week is not included in the tuition for our 14-week semester. SCSM teachers will be in town and teaching lessons during the public schools’ Spring Break. Please make arrangements in advance to handle the situation.
