Tuition is due on the 1st of each month and is late after the 5th of the month. Big Star Studios is on a monthly billing system. Class tuition is billed on a 10-month payment scale (September – June) based on an average number of classes per month. Tuition is the same each month regardless of how many lessons there are in any given month. There will be a few months you get 5 lessons and some you may only have 2 or 3 lessons.

MONTHLY STUDIO CLASS PRICING

$150 for .5 hours (solos)
$105 for .5 hours (duos/trios/small groups)
$105 for 1.0 hour (group classes)
$145 for 1.5-hour (group classes)

Monthly Unlimited Group Class Pricing 6.5+ (does not apply to Summer)

1 Child Unlimited: $675
2+ Child Unlimited: $810

A late fee of $25 will be charged to all accounts on the 10th of the month if they are not paid in full. If you are more than two months past due on your account, your student will no longer be able to attend classes at Big Star Performing Arts Studio. If payment is returned for NSF or for any other reason, such as an expired card, your account will be assessed a $25 re-processing fee unless other means of payment are worked out by the 15th of the month.

Monthly autopay will charge your credit card on the 1st of each month. We do not accept cash or checks for monthly tuition.

We are very understanding and are happy to work out any special payment arrangements if needed. Please contact us if you would like to talk to discuss.

POLICIES

We run approximately 12-week sessions with a performance at the end of each session (December/March/June). This gives students the opportunity to withdraw from a class if they have other commitments during a given season. We offer a fall, winter, spring, and summer session. If you need to take a session off, please provide notice to the office by the 15th of the month prior to the session ending. The following are the notice dates for withdraw from the next session:

• Fall Session: November 15th
• Winter Session: February 15th
• Spring session: May 15th

Dropping a Class:  Students are registered and her/his/their place is held in class for the entire school year, from registration through the June performance.  Unless the student is removed from class by notifying our office of the student’s departure, the parent or guardian will be responsible for tuition payments through June.  A simple notification will stop the billing process.

Refund Policy: Tuition, costumes, competition and travel fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.  No credits or refunds for missed classes.

Registration Fee:  A non-refundable registration fee is required for enrollment along with a standard registration online form.  The annual fee is $45. This fee covers bookkeeping, scheduling, website updates for individual families, and time spent on emails and phone calls registering. If you are registering for the first time this fee will be charged when you register. Existing families will be charged this fee yearly on February 5^th.

Costume Fee:  Every routine your child is in will require a costume. Once our instructors have picked the costumes for the pieces your child is in, you will be sent the links to purchase these pieces. If you can shop around and save money, that is fine and is left up to your discretion if the pieces the instructor has requested are purchased and brought in on the costume due date. In some cases, you will be able to look around on different sites for costume pieces but there will often be times you will have to purchase exactly what is provided in the costume link that is sent. This is often the case with a Solo, Duo and Trio costume where all the performers are in the exact same thing. There are also some cases where parents may have to reimburse Big Star for costumes that need to be ordered from sites that require studio licensing to order.

Costumes will be passed out during the two weeks prior to our performance. Our costume coordinator will contact each family to let them know their costume needs at least one month prior to our performance. This information will be sent via email and will often have links that make it very simple for you to order costumes.The last class prior to the final performance is a dress rehearsal.

Materials Fee for Audition Classes, Fall and Spring Musicals & Summer Stock Musicals: Occasionally you will see a materials fee for some of our programs. This fee covers the cost of downloading many pieces of music and the materials used during these specific classes. It may include but is not limited to scripts, sheet music, downloads of music and/or monologues and printing costs associated. This fee does not apply to all classes, and you will be notified in advance if it is applied.

Inclement Weather and Cancellations: Although we do try to follow the Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools for the most part, Big Star Studios will not necessarily close every time SVSD closes.  Many times, roads are clear and safe by 2:30 pm.

If in doubt:
Call or email the studio, check the website, check our Instagram or Facebook page, or email us!

Information: Parents are responsible for reading the information that is emailed and sent out as well as website information.  Every effort is made to make sure all these things are current and we are keeping you informed. Please check regularly for updates on our website and keep current on emails. We try not to send you unnecessary emails so when you see something from us it will likely have pertinent information you need to read.