As You Consider Re-Enrollment, MCA Has Considered It's Commitment to Ministry

Midwestern Christian Academy has been blessed over the past few years.  God has been faithful to this ministry, which has been serving families at this same location since 1956.  Each year, as we begin to open the school to enrollment for the next school year, we ask God to give us direction and a sense of vision for this ministry.  

Prayerful consideration in the decision making process at MCA is something we consider essential to our ministry.  In so doing, we have seen God provide his guidance and we have seen him raise up people who have helped support the ministry in many ways.  He has answered prayer for us by providing for our needs in ways that we would not have been able to do in our own strength.  

We have made improvements in every area of the school's operation, including the academic program, its spiritual life, and the facilities.  We achieved accreditation in 2020 that shows MCA to be a school of excellence.  And we have been blessed by people, led by the Lord, to provide resources which have enabled us to upgrade our facilities, including renovating of the Pre-K and Vernon Lee Educational Building, and to completely renovate the gymnasium.  

One of the biggest blessings in a Christian school is a teaching staff that is called and committed to ministry.  They understand the discipleship function of Christ's church, and how to integrate that into their classroom culture and life.  The unique aspect of a Christian school is the faculty and staff commitment to Christ as their Lord and Savior, and their involvement in a local church.  Your child has a Bible lesson every day, and gathers with classmates each week for worship.  

It's always a struggle, every year, to come up with a workable budget that provides for the quality education we desire to provide, and to make it affordable to parents.  We carefully calculate our expenses, and we charge what we think it's going to cost for the school year.  There is a little bit of contingency planning, not a lot, and the tuition figure we come to represents the actual cost of a year's worth of education at MCA.  We are able to subsidize the total cost from the generosity of supporters, including Midwest Bible Church, the debt-free status of our facilities, and the sacrifices our teachers and staff make with their salaries.  

We have compared our tuition to that of other accredited, religious-based private schools in our area of the city, and we offer one of the lowest rates of tuition and fees among Chicago's private, Christian schools.  We hope you plan to be included in MCA's school family next fall.