How Much Does the Great Books Academy Cost?
Answer: It ranges from free (through state funding), up to a typical range, including all books and materials of $300- $795, depending on a few factors and choices.
If you live in one of the rapidly growing number of states which reimburse parents or charter schools for homeschool programs the parents choose, then it can be free. So for example, in AK, CA, HI, MA, OK, WA and BC, Canada, (click here for list of states and charters) many charter schools carry (or will carry if requested) our program. The state will pay for our books, enrollment fees and online discussion classes (for grades 3-12).
If you do not live in a state that allows parents to enroll in a charter school and then select their own homeschool materials and courses, then the price of the Great Books Academy curriculum depends on what courses/books and services you wish to include. It is a difficult to put a set price on our program as we have no required courses or books. Parents are free to pick and choose from any of our 12 courses and related materials.
We recommend starting the Great Books Academy with at least five of our courses, and adding on one or two more to do occasionally once those are going well, and so on. Those five would ordinarily be math, science, history, language arts (English) and the Good Books literature for grades nursery-8th (or the Great Books Program for grades 9-12).
Below are tuition amounts and rough approximations of what the average cost of books is per grade level for six courses, to provide some general idea of the average cost. These costs do not include the optional, online classes (Socratic discussions for grades 3-8; Great Books Program online for grades 9-12).
Enrollment is optional. You need not enroll to purchase our books and materials. Various services are free to enrolled students, including all lesson plans, transcript maintenance, quarterly grading and our online resources.
Cost of the Great Books Academy Homeschool Homeschool Program |
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| Enrollment Grade | Enrollment Fee | Book Cost Estimate |
| Nursery | $45 | $100-200+ |
| Preschool | $45 | $200-300+ |
| Kindergarten | $45 | $200-300+ |
| 1st Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 2nd Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 3rd Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 4th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 5th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 6th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 7th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 8th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 9th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 10th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 11th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
| 12th Grade | $195 | $300-600+ |
Great Books Program - Online Discussions Classes for High School |
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| Online Class Year | High School Credit (Payment in Full) | High School Credit (10 Monthly Payments) | College Credit (Payment in Full) | College Credit (10 Monthly Payments) |
| Ancient Greeks | $995 per year | $99.50 per month for 10 months | $2995 per year | $295.50 per month for 10 months |
| Ancient Romans | $995 per year | $99.50 per month for 10 months | $2995 per year | $295.50 per month for 10 months |
| Middle Ages | $995 per year | $99.50 per month for 10 months | $2995 per year | $295.50 per month for 10 months |
| Modern Era | $995 per year | $99.50 per month for 10 months | $2995 per year | $295.50 per month for 10 months |
Cost of the Great Books Academy Socratic Classes |
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| Grade Level | Live-Audio Class is Every Other Week | Tuition Per Year |
| 3rd Grade | 30 Minute Class | $295 |
| 4th Grade | 30 Minute Class | $295 |
| 5th Grade | 45 Minute Class | $395 |
| 6th Grade | 45 Minute Class | $395 |
| 7th Grade | 60 Minute Class | $495 |
| 8th Grade | 60 Minute Class | $495 |
