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# How do I price a program from a rate card?

> Assign a named rate card to a monthly recurring program, and what that changes on the rest of the billing form.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * There is no on/off switch. Assignment is one **Rate Card** dropdown, default **No rate card (fixed price)** — picking a named card turns pricing on. It appears in the program builder's **Billing** step and in the program's **Configure** panel.
  * It is **hidden** unless all three hold: your plan includes rate cards, **Billing Schedule** is **Monthly recurring**, and **Registration Style** is **Enroll in entire program** or **Full & Drop-in**.
  * Assigning a card **hides the Monthly Price field** and the pass/membership price-tier editor — those overrides don't apply to rate-card tuition.
  * It also **forces waitlist collection off**: *"Rate-card programs don't support waitlists yet. Clear the waitlist settings before using rate-card pricing."*
  * Rate cards are available on plans that include **Rate Cards** — if you don't see them under **Settings → Financials**, ask your Uplifter contact.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Set the billing basics">
    Set **Registration Style** (General) to **Enroll in entire program** or **Full & Drop-in**, and **Billing Schedule** (Billing) to **Monthly recurring**. The **Rate Card** control appears once both hold.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the card and save">
    Choose a named card from the dropdown — the help text switches from *"Price this program from a rate card instead of a fixed monthly price"* to *"Guardian is billed monthly from this rate card based on total class hours per week, while enrolled."* Save the program as usual. To go back, set the dropdown to **No rate card (fixed price)**.
  </Step>
</Steps>

**Cards you can't pick.** A card with no tiers stays visible but unselectable, labelled *"— add tiers in Settings first."* The card currently assigned is never disabled, even if its tiers were cleared later. With no cards at all, the picker is replaced by a hint — *"To price this program from a rate card, create a rate card first"* — linking to the settings page.

**What the save enforces.** A rate-card program must bill monthly, use a full-enrollment style, carry no waitlist settings, and name a card that belongs to your club **and has tier rows**. Switching to non-monthly billing or a per-class style clears the assignment for you.

**Two things to expect.** Rate-card assignment is left out of bulk program updates, since a bulk flip could silently reprice live tuition. And a season rollover carries the assignment forward — but if the carried card no longer validates, the renewed program is held as a **draft** with registration closed.

**Related:** [How do I create a rate card and set up its tiers?](/club/rate-cards/create-a-rate-card-and-set-up-tiers) · [Why does my program show "Rate Card: \[name\]" instead of a price?](/club/rate-cards/why-a-program-shows-rate-card-instead-of-a-price) · [How do I edit several programs at once?](/club/programs-classes/bulk-edit-programs)