Stand in the Gap for Our Students!

At Marist, it is our goal to provide a top-quality education for every student that seeks that experience here. To achieve this goal, Marist tuition remains one of the lowest in the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, we provided over $600,000 in tuition assistance to over 40% of our students this year with an average of $3,100 per student!

How do we accomplish this?

• First and foremost, we carefully manage our costs. Some of these schools average over $13,000 annual cost per student whereas Marist projects an average of only $11,425 per student.

• Secondly, we must rely on the generous support of our community. Our commitment to affordable tuition means that our tuition rate is lower than the cost per student as follows:

This is where community support makes a difference:

The cost gap per student is $2,875. That equates to $1.3 million for our 2010/2011 budget year! The G.A.P. program offers parents, family members and others in our community the opportunity to help cover the gap in tuition. This is so very important as it helps us:

• Remain accessible to families of all economic backgrounds.

• Sustain the diversity of our academics and activities.

• Maintain small class sizes.

• Pay a fair and adequate wage to attract and retain top-quality teachers.

** G.A.P. contributions can be any amount and are 100% tax-deductible! **

Please feel free to contact our Development Office at (541) 686-2234 or our Business Office at (541) 485-7879 if you have any questions.