FINANCIAL AID MISSION STATEMENT

 Scranton Prep believes in supporting the realization of its institutional mission through the development, implementation and maintenance of a comprehensive financial aid program.

Scranton Prep seeks to enroll students of strong academic potential and good character, with diverse talents, varied interests and backgrounds. Prep offers a comprehensive financial aid program in order to support the enrollment objectives of the school, meet the financial need of current families who cannot afford full tuition costs, and to enable students to participate in the entire school program.

The purpose of financial aid at Scranton Prep is to support the mission of the school by obtaining and retaining the most mission appropriate students and by enabling those mission appropriate students who cannot afford the full cost of tuition the opportunity to attend the school. Through financial aid Prep seeks to provide the resources that would permit the success of each student in an environment that fosters respect for self and others. It is also Prep’s goal to ensure that the school maintains a well-qualified student body that reflects the socio-economic diversity of the community in which it resides and, in concert with the Catholic Church and the Society of Jesus, to recognize and exercise a preferential option for the poor.

Through financial aid, Scranton Prep attempts to ensure that those mission appropriate students, who cannot pay the rate, receive a discount to meet their needs and to maximize the amount of tuition paid by the greatest number of parents for services they receive but not more than what they need. At the same time, Scranton Prep firmly believes that the primary responsibility for financing a student’s education rests with his or her parents and that it is not Prep’s responsibility to support a family’s lifestyle choices.