Tuition

FULL TUITION – $3,495
Virtual Only
Payment Plans + 5%

EARLY BIRD – $2,995
Save $500 by paying in full by 2/15/25

IN-PERSON - $3,995
(Los Angeles Cohort Enrollment TBD)
Payment Plans + 5%

PAYMENT PLANS

• All 2025 Spring Semilla plans must be paid by September 1st

• 5% Non-refundable upfront fee

• Deposit may not be included in payment plan

• All students not paying their tuition in full will also be asked to provide a co-signer/guarantor and to sign a Tuition Promissory Note.

CLICK TO PAY FULL TUITION

FULL TUITION – $4,495
In Person
Payment Plans + 5%

EARLY BIRD – $4,195
In Person
Save $300 by paying in full
Deposit not eligible for discount

FULL TUITION – $3,995
Virtual Only
Payment Plans + 5%

EARLY BIRD – $3,750
Virtual Only
Save $300 by paying in full

*All students not paying their tuition in full will also be asked to provide a co-signer/guarantor and to sign a Tuition Promissory Note.

AUDIT DEPOSIT

INTERESTED IN AUDITING YEAR 1?
Submit your deposit and gain access to the 2025 season of Semillas immediately – at no additional tuition fee. AUDIT DEPOSIT OPEN MARCH 1ST

PROGRAMME DEPOSIT - $1000

Upon acceptance, you'll receive detailed instructions on how to secure your place by making arrangements to pay your tuition. Separate Deposit is not eligible for “early bird” discount pricing - must enroll with “Paid in Full”

You will have 14 Calendar days to:

A. Pay your Tuition in Full (which includes your deposit of $1000.00 - $250 non-refundable fee).

OR

B. If utilizing a payment plan

1. Pay your deposit - $1000.00

2. You and your co-signer complete & sign your tuition paperwork

3. Pay your 1st tuition payment

*You will work with our Finance Administrator to complete these steps

»The final due date for full tuition is April 11th, 2025.
Students unable to make this payment deadline risk de-registration and forfeit of security deposit. 

We will not hold your space if we do not receive your deposit. 

Tuition (or payment arrangements) must be initiated within 14 days of acceptance to secure spot. 

AUDIT DEPOSIT – SPROUTS
» Only available to Semillas graduates or with approved transfer application.

Visit the Application page and scroll down to “Transfers” for more details.

*Once class dashboard has been accessed, refund is no longer eligible.

We understand that schedules are subject to change and in the event of cancellation, we ask that you consider our firm policy. Please communicate any cancellations to: (registration@ancestralarts.co) as soon as possible. 

• Cancellations received more than one month (30 days) before course commencement will be refunded 90% of their course fee. 

• Cancellations received less than one month (30 days) will receive a 50% refund (less the non-refundable deposit). 

• Except in the case of emergency or “hardship” withdrawal, no refunds will be given for course withdrawal less than 14 days before the start of course. 

• After the start of certification, no refund will be issued. 

• Refunds will be made within 30 days from the date of termination.

• Year 2 + 3 Deposits are no longer refundable if and when any AUDIT has begun. 

• Payment plan fees (%5) are non-refundable.

• All payments are non-transferable. 

Ancestral Arts is committed to working with each student to develop a plan to make paying your tuition affordable. For those that are unable to pay their tuition in full at the beginning of the school year, we offer a zero interest loan that can be paid back over the course of the school year.

IN-HOUSE PAYMENT PLAN - additional fees, time length varies
If you need to pay in installments but don’t have the best credit, in-house payment plans are an accessible option.

• Early Bird Pricing does not apply

• Deposit may not be included and must be paid up front (Covers materials + Partnership fees)

• Limited in-house payment plan seats available (3, 6, + 9 month available.)

• They must be paid in full prior to 90 days from course end

• 5% upfront processing will be added to the first payment*
  *This fee accounts for the additional administrative cost to the organization in processing accounts
  
  PAYPAL CREDIT

If you’re got fair credit, use this healing arts program as a way to grow your score more while also growing your herbalism skills 6 months, no interest. Simply select the “PayPal Credit” option at checkout. This selection is not an agreement between the school and yourself, but separate and individual.

EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

If you know it would be a stretch to pay for one of our programs in full, we are open to alternate arrangements. When you apply, please tell us what your ideal payment plan would be – using the ‘additional comments’ field on the corresponding online registration form. We will do our best to accomodate you. We will require post-dated cheques before or on the 1st day of class, whichever plan we agree on as well as a signed promissory note with guarantor.

Student Loan Example

A student starting payments in July can pay back their loan over a max of 11 months, ensuring it is fully paid by May 31st.

• July 1st

  • $750 Deposit paid ($250 Application Fee + $750 Deposit)

• July 15th

  • 1st Tuition payment is made

• August 15th - 2nd Tuition payment is made

• September 15th - 3rd Tuition payment is made

• October 15th - 4th Tuition payment is made

• November 15th - 5th Tuition payment is made

• December 15th - 6th Tuition payment is made

• January 15th - 7th Tuition payment is made

• February 15th - 8th Tuition payment is made

• March 15th - 9th Tuition payment is made

• April 15th - 10th Tuition payment is made

• May 15th - 11th Tuition payment is made

Tuition fees can be paid by check, ACH transfer, or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express). If paying by check, please email us at registration@ancestralarts.co for the correct mailing address.

While study materials are provided through the tuition fees, each class year has additional reference and study books that students will need to purchase.

Personal herbal supplies, travel costs, and meals are not included in your tuition. There may be additional fees for optional herb and/or food supplies for formulations that students may personally use or take home from classes.

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Scholarships

• Application does not guarantee admission or financial aid award. 

• To secure a seat with application regardless of scholarship application, deposit must be made. 

• Only partial scholarships are available for our Certification with minimum deposit required for admission. 

• No amount lesser than a $2,000 tuition is possible. Scholarship seats are few.

• Due to the number of applications, we cannot administer outcomes to all applicants. 

ELIGIBILIITY

These need-based scholarships are awarded in line with our mission to promote justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the field of herbalism. 

Our scholarship participants are primarily folks who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Plus)—from which many Western herbal practices and medicines are derived and who have all too often lacked representation in contemporary herbal settings, which predominantly center white, cis/hetero voices. Participants also include folks with disabilities and immigrants, refugees, and veterans. 

We also award scholarships to anyone demonstrating financial need whose work centers on herbal healing and herb gardening in communities organizing for collective liberation. (Past scholarship participants in this category include organizers, non-profit workers, and volunteers involved in free herbal clinics, urban community gardens, and school, prison, refugee, and immigrant herb gardens.) This second group of scholarship participants may have multiple societal advantages (including the identities of white, male, hetero, able-bodied, and cis-gendered [identify with the assigned gender at birth]) but nonetheless demonstrate financial need and existing work in communities facing systemic inequities and bias. 

Additionally, we ask that folks only apply if they have a financial need due to our scholarship program’s highly competitive nature, thus increasing access to herbal education for those who wouldn’t otherwise be able to study with us. If you enjoy major societal privileges (white, male, heterosexual, college-educated, able-bodied, and cis-gendered [identify with your assigned-gender at birth]), and don’t identify as a veteran, disabled, BIPOC or LGBTQ+, or work or volunteer in communities organizing for collective liberation, it’s not likely you’ll be selected considering the highly competitive nature of our scholarship program. 

As a small organization that is not a non-profit and with low bandwidth for grant proposals, we appreciate your understanding as we can only offer a limited number of scholarships each cycle.

If you are experiencing need for financial support, please consider where you fall on the “Green Bottle” sliding scale before application. Ancestral Arts encourages aid applicants to self-identify their need with this helpful tool. Aid is prioritized to those in the Middle and Right Tiers. 

Apply for a Scholarship Here.

GRANTS

Occasionally we become aware of grants available from outside organizations and do our best to pass that information along to applicants. There are likely many other opportunities that we are not aware of that you might be able to uncover through some searching on your own.

We are glad to provide the necessary papers for any scholarships / grants a prospective student may have access to. Please reach out to registration@ancestralarts.co to request any necessary documentation.

Federal Financial Aid

We are not currently an accredited school, which is required for federal financial aid nor can we accept military benefits.

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