Financial Aid

MACS Financial Aid Resources

Tuition Assistance Additional Information

Funds for the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) needs based Tuition Assistance program are provided by the Parishes in the Charlotte Vicariate.

Funds are reserved for tuition costs and include Capital fees. They do not include instructional, transportation, activity, or graduation fees.
Grants do not cover the entire tuition cost. Families with registered full-time students in grades TK-12th grade are eligible to apply for tuition assistance.
The percentage of tuition assistance granted to families varies each year depending on the amount of documented need and the amount of funds available. Not all families who apply for tuition assistance qualify.

Other Financial Aid Opportunities

North Carolina offers two scholarship programs that help families afford our schools. Funds for these programs are limited, so new applicants are entered into a lottery where they have an equal chance of being selected. Families may apply to more than one program, as long as they meet the eligibility requirements of each.

Initially a need-based program, the North Carolina legislature voted to expand the program significantly so that all North Carolina families are eligible to apply for the 2024-2025 school year. What does this mean for our families?

· There are no changes for families who already have the scholarship. They will be able to renew it in the same way they have in previous years.

· There is no longer an income requirement to qualify for the scholarship. However, the number of scholarship levels will be expanded, so that a family’s income will determine the amount of the scholarship a student receives. The income and corresponding scholarship levels are anticipated to be published in January 2024.

· Students in the 3rd grade and higher will no longer be required to have attended a North Carolina public school within the past year. This means that families whose students have been enrolled in a private school may now apply.

· Applications for the 2024-2025 school year open on February 1, 2024.

Applications Closed for 2023-2024

Applications Open for 2024-2025 on

February 1st, 2024

The Opportunity Scholarship Program

Suitable for: parents who qualify based on income

Education Savings Account (ESA+)

Suitable for: parents of students with disabilities*

These two programs are available to meet the needs of students with disabilities: The Disabilities Grant and the Education Savings Account Program (ESA). Funds can be used to pay school tuition, as well as expenses such as speech therapy, tutoring services, and educational technology for families who home school their students.

*Student must have a North Carolina Individualized Education Program (IEP) dated within the last three years.

To learn more about these opportunities, please visit www.ncseaa.edu/k12 or click the corresponding buttons.
NCSEAA is not affiliated or administered by MACS.

MACS Financial Aid FAQs

Tuition assistance is available for MACS families who are registered in one of the Mecklenburg Area
Catholic Schools and have shown a demonstrated need.

Tuition assistance may cover a portion of tuition and capital fees.

Applications for 2023-24 are online here.

Returning families will log in and new families will create a new account.

Answer all of the application questions and submit the $30 fee to FACTS (non-refundable).

Upload the requested documents. All requested tax documents must be uploaded in order for your application to be reviewed.

For 2023-24 applicants:

Applications will begin to be reviewed in March 2023
- Email determinations will be sent within 2 weeks of FACTS marking TA application complete.