Academy Prep Center of Tampa

Funding fit for Academy Prep Center of Tampa

Academy Prep Center of Tampa is listed by the Florida Department of Education as a participating school in the Florida Tax Credit / Family Empowerment Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO) program. A Hillsborough family can therefore use the state award here: $7,837 per student in grades 4-8 for the 2026-27 school year, paid quarterly to the school through EMA.

Independent schools set their own need-based aid; the state scholarship applies on the same terms as at any religious school.

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Questions to ask this school

1. Do you accept the Florida Private School Scholarship, and do you work with Step Up For Students, AAA, or both?
2. What is tuition for my child's grade after the scholarship is applied, and are there registration, book or uniform fees outside it?
3. What additional assistance do you offer — need-based aid, sibling, church-member or parishioner rates?
4. By which EMA quarterly deadline can you submit my child's enrollment?

Deadlines that apply right now

• Nov 15, 2026Final day for new families to apply for the 2026-27 Private School Scholarship (FTC/FES-EO) and Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA)
• Dec 15, 2026New 2026-27 students must accept or decline their award in EMA; Quarter 3 enrollment must be submitted and parent-approved
• Jan 1, 2027Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program begins — Florida opted in, with Step Up as administrator
• Feb 1, 20272027-28 application season opens for renewing and new families

Private schools near Academy Prep Center of Tampa

11 private schools are registered with the state in Downtown, Ybor City & Tampa Heights; 8 accept the Florida Private School Scholarship. See all of them →