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2026-2027 VEX IQ Blaze Team Tuition

from $100.00

Please submit your order regardless of how you plan to pay. If you intend to pay by Zelle or check, simply select the corresponding payment option below and complete the order submission.

The VEX IQ Team Tuition Dues are:

  • Regular Season (Starting September 2026): $2700 non-refundable tuition

  • Summer Head Start (Starting July, 2026): $3100 non-refundable tuition

An additional $100 equipment deposit (refundable) will be added when you sign up for our competition team. This deposit can only be paid with a credit/debit card online.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

  • Zelle Transfer

    Pay to:  finance@blazeroboticsacademy.org

    Note: “IQ Team Fee + Student’s Full Name”

  • Physical Check

    Pay to: BLAZE EDU

    Note: “IQ Team Fee + Student’s Full Name”

  • Credit/Debit Card 

    Please select “Credit/Debit Card” for this product when you purchase, an extra 3% processing fee will be charged for credit cards.

Payment Method:
Season Option:

Please submit your order regardless of how you plan to pay. If you intend to pay by Zelle or check, simply select the corresponding payment option below and complete the order submission.

The VEX IQ Team Tuition Dues are:

  • Regular Season (Starting September 2026): $2700 non-refundable tuition

  • Summer Head Start (Starting July, 2026): $3100 non-refundable tuition

An additional $100 equipment deposit (refundable) will be added when you sign up for our competition team. This deposit can only be paid with a credit/debit card online.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

  • Zelle Transfer

    Pay to:  finance@blazeroboticsacademy.org

    Note: “IQ Team Fee + Student’s Full Name”

  • Physical Check

    Pay to: BLAZE EDU

    Note: “IQ Team Fee + Student’s Full Name”

  • Credit/Debit Card 

    Please select “Credit/Debit Card” for this product when you purchase, an extra 3% processing fee will be charged for credit cards.

Program Overview

With limited team application beginning now, we invite you to enroll in our new season of VEX IQ Competition.

Any student born after May 1st, 2014 can compete at elementary school level.

Any student born after May 1st, 2011 can compete at middle school level.

Regular Season 2026-2027: September 2026 to March 2027 (May if the team advances to the World Championship).

Early Season Summer Head Start: July 2026 to March 2027 (May if the team advances to the World Championship).

Prerequisites

Student can enroll if:

  • They were on a Blaze competition team previously, or

  • They’ve taken, are currently taking, or have registered to take the Competitive Robotics Fundamentals class (10-week version, 2-week Summer Intensive version, 5-week Summer afternoon version), or

  • They’ve taken, are currently taking, or have registered to take at least 2 of our RoboChamps series classes.

Competition Team Experience

Most Blaze Robotics teams consist of about five students working together throughout the season. Students begin by gaining a solid understanding of the current VEX competition game, exploring robot design strategy, and learning how to document their process in an engineering notebook.

As the season progresses, teams meet weekly to collaborate on:

  • Refining their overall design strategy

  • Conducting in-depth research

  • Brainstorming innovative ideas

  • Designing, building, and programming their robot

What’s Included in the Program:

Team tuition for the regular season is $2700 per student (September 2026-March 2027) + $100 Refundable Equipment Deposit per student, which includes:

  • 20 team coaching sessions (3h/session) pre-State Championship with an experienced Blaze Robotics Coach

  • Coaching for teams if advancing to State/World Championship

  • On-site coaching during certain competition events, e.g. League nights, State/World Championships (if the team advances to that level), etc.

  • All required hardware and software for 1 complete competition robot

  • Official VEX Competition Team registration (approx. $200 value)

  • Team registration for about 4-6 League Nights (approx. $200 value)

  • Up to 3 in-state full day tournaments (approx. $300 value)

  • 1 Blank Blaze Team Uniform

An additional $400 fee will apply if the student decides to participate in Early Season Summer Head Start teams.

Additional fees will apply if the student’s team advances to World Championship and they decide to participate.

Team tuition dues before the first day of practice.

What’s Not Included:

  • Personal tools or equipment that individual students may choose to use exclusively

  • Travel and accommodation costs for tournaments

  • Registration fees for additional tournaments beyond those included in the program (e.g. out-of-state events, Signature Events, State Championship, VEX World Championship, etc.)

Refund Policy

The tuition fee is non-refundable. The $100 equipment deposit is refundable provided no physical damage caused by the student to our equipment.

Blaze Robotics Academy reserves the right of final interpretation.