About TRIP
TRIP offers an easy way to save money on a private school education by accumulating tuition credit.
The KCSA TRIP buys bulk quantities of discounted gift cards from local and national merchants, and sells the cards to participating families at face value. The discount is passed on in the form of tuition credit.
How TRIP Works
Participants may direct their tuition credit to their personal account, the account of another family, to the general tuition assistance fund or to another Christian School outside of the Kalamazoo area.
Anyone is welcome to participate in TRIP regardless of enrollment in the school. Credit can also be divided up to assist more than one family. If you are transferring to a Christian School in another city, you may have your credits forwarded to your new school. Tuition credit can be continually accrued and applied to the first tuition payment(s); however, any account that sees no activity for one year will have any accrued balance donated to the Tuition Assistance Fund.
Anyone who will have their order sent home with their child or will have another person picking up their orders, or is picking up orders at 12th St, must complete the TRIP Waiver (registration) each year. Anyone picking up their own orders at the Association Office does not need to do this. TRIP credits will be credited to each account four times per year, but you may not accrue TRIP credits if you have an outstanding tuition balance to in your FACTS account.
Note that because TRIP cards are actual gift cards, they are to be treated as cash. If cards are lost or stolen, it is not possible to replace them. Please be aware of the risk involved sending cards home with students or by sending them in the mail. Neither Kalamazoo Christian Schools nor the TRIP committee accepts responsibility for lost, stolen, or misplaced TRIP cards.
Weekly TRIP
TRIP orders are filled each Wednesday morning (holiday TRIP hours vary). You can access the order form online, in the KCS Association Office or in the 12th St. Main Office.
Orders will be processed and delivered by 2 p.m. each Wednesday to the pick-up location selected on your TRIP Waiver Form.
Order forms and payment should be emailed to trip@kcsa.org by 5 p.m. on Tuesday or dropped off at the offices of either campus before 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Instant TRIP
Instant TRIP is a limited supply of cards that are stored all year long at the KCS Association Office. You can complete an order form, pay by cash/check and take the cards with you in one visit.
TRIP Online: RaiseRight
TRIP Online ordering is available anytime. You can order physical cards or E-script through RaiseRight.
E-script can be printed or used virtually as stores allow.