Dear Students.
2025 will mark our 65th anniversary as a not-for-profit institution serving the North Shore region. We’ve seen a lot in those years and nothing as tumultuous as the past few with the COVID pandemic and then the community-shaking event of 2022. Our hope is that we’ve been that ‘welcoming space’ for you, an oasis from the pressures of the ‘outside world’ throughout it all.
As you may know, last year we increased prices for most classes by a few dollars – no more than $5 or $10 in most cases. We consistently monitor your other choices for similar classes and make every effort to remain competitive while assuring you quality and consistency in our educational programming. The good news is that although some individual prices may change throughout the year, we have no intention of a general price increase in the near future.
The not so good news is that starting with the Spring 2025 class session, we will no longer be able to offer pro-rating for classes. This has been a benefit that we’ve offered students who are members of TAC if they knew ahead of the start of the session that wouldn’t be able to attend all of the scheduled classes. Since our commitment is for the entire period – teacher’s fees, classroom use, etc. – this policy has become too costly for us to continue as well as being difficult to track.
We understand that this option has been important to many of you, and this may pose a disappointment for some, but this is a decision we feel we must make for the sake of the financial security of our educational programming.
I always value your feedback on our programming and my door, literally, is always open.
Sincerely,
James M Lynch
Executive Director
The Art Center Highland Park
847-432-1888, ext. 104
847-780-8004 (Direct)