Admissions & Tuition

Lone Star Expeditions accepts adolescents ages 13 to 17 who are exhibiting behavioral, emotional, or learning issues such as family conflict, low self-esteem, sense of entitlement, manipulation, isolation, depression, substance use, oppositional defiance, attention deficit, learning differences, school failure, and negative peer relationships. Lone Star Expeditions offers a flexible length of stay. The average length of stays is 45 days.

Admissions (Toll Free): 866.573.2002

If you would like to discuss your child's placement with an Admissions Counselor, please call or fill out a contact form. We also offer a secure online application for enrollment.

What are the next steps to enrolling a student? Our Parent Checklist will guide you through the admissions and enrollment process (pdf document)

Online Application for Admission

We are pleased to offer a secure, online application for admission to Lone Star Expeditions. An Admissions Counselor will review your application and contact you to discuss appropriate placement. If you would like to request a copy of our HIPAA privacy agreement, click here.

If you are filling out an application for the first time or for a new student, click below.		If you have already started an application and wish to return to it, click below.

IMPORTANT: Once you have completed and submitted the online application, you will need to download the signature documents linked below and mail or fax them to Lone Star Expeditions prior to enrollment date.

Enrollment Forms (Signature Documents)

Students are provided with all required gear and clothing. Payment in full is required upon enrollment. If you have health insurance and would like to pursue reimbursement, we can provide necessary documentation for filing insurance a few weeks following a student's departure. Lone Star Expeditions is unable to directly bill insurance companies and therefore requires parents to assume this responsibility independent of tuition payment. Student Loans may also help cover the cost of enrollment.

Payment options include Visa or MasterCard, cashiers check or direct wire transfer. Additional financing options are listed below. When an application is submitted, clinical and medical approved, and payment received, an enrollment date is confirmed. Should your child not attend as scheduled, tuition will be refunded. Please note that until we have received your complete application and any required documents, we cannot enroll a student.

Tuition and Financial Assistance

Lone Star Expeditions is a private-pay program. Insurance and state-funded programs do not cover Lone Star tuition. However, many parents qualify for cost-effective loans. Cost-effective loans make it possible to send your child to Lone Star while paying a low monthly payment over time. The average cost per month for a cost-effective loan that covers tuition at Lone Star is approximately $200. Please click here for more loan information or to contact our loan specialists.

We are pleased to offer parents assistance with the loan process. Shauna Clark provides personal, hassle-free assistance throughout the loan process. She is often able to secure funding for all your expenses. Reasonable interest rates (amortization over 15 years) will allow families to finance their child's stay with affordable monthly payments. In some instances payments can be deffered for up to 6 months. Loans have no prepayment penalty or cancellation fees. Shauna has personal experience with struggling teens and understands the additional burden the financial piece can bring.

Please click here to request more financial assistance information

Potential Exclusionary Criteria

The Lone Star program does not work with students who have major mental health thought disorders, serious histories of running away, habitual patterns of violence outside the home, or who are currently demonstrating a willingness to hurt themselves, ant students requiring injections and who has a history of using injections.