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Whale university payment plans

2025 Classes - Recurring Payment Plans -

Class begins : January, 2025
Cancellation policy: Cancel before August 31, 2024 to receive a full refund minus a $75 administrative fee. No refunds for cancellations made after August 31, 2024
Monika W. Shields in the middle, a co-founder of the Orca Behavior Institute, participating in one of the Bigg's killer whale class boat trips.

Bigg's 201 Class

  • Selecting this option will result in four payments of $475.50 (1/4 the cost of the class + 2.9% transaction fee).
  • The first payment due now, and the same amount due in 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months from now.
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Map showing locations in Northwest Washington State with blue dots labeled with Bigg's Killer whale matrilines like T46Cs, T124As, and T65As and one gray dot labeled Unk x 4

Bigg's 301 Class

  • Selecting this option will result in three payments of $567 (half the cost of the class + 2.9% transaction fee).
  • The first payment due now, and the same amount due in 2 months and 4 months.          
Registration Opens Fall 2024
Black and white photo of two orcas swimming near a small boat with two men on board in a coastal area with forest in the background.

Whale Book Club (Full Class)

  • Selecting this option will result in two payments of $308.18 (half the cost of the class + 2.9% transaction fee).
  • You will receive a separate invoice to pay the remainder in early September.                         
Registration Opens Fall 2024
Black and white photo of two orcas swimming near a small boat with two men on board in a coastal area with forest in the background.

Whale Book Club (Virtual Class)

  • Selecting this option will result in two payments of $205.29 (half the cost of the class + 2.9% transaction fee).
  • You will receive a separate invoice to pay the remainder in early September.                         
Registration Opens Fall 2024