Ceramics class software for pottery groups and fees
Ceramics class software is a system for running pottery groups in a clay studio: who is enrolled, how many wheels are taken, which term they belong to and what they have paid. In Jamaster LMS you open wheel-throwing and hand-building groups with a capacity that matches your wheels and tables, and make each term long enough to cover making, bisque firing and glaze firing. After the term fee becomes an installment plan, you can see on one screen which payments have come in and which are still open.
The single-branch Mini plan is $49 a month, and the Pro plan for multi-branch institutions is $89 per branch per month (billed yearly), and you can try it with a 10-day free demo account.
Scheduling problems only a pottery studio has
As many students as wheels
A throwing class can only take as many students as you have wheels, and one extra sign-up means someone waits half the session. With a capacity set on the group, a count of 6/6 tells you to send the next student to another group.
Terms stretched by the kiln
Pieces have to dry, go through a bisque firing, get glazed and be fired again, so a term cannot end before that cycle does. Set term dates around your firing schedule and keep the final glazing sessions visible on the lesson calendar.
Missing glaze week
When a student skips the glazing session, their pieces sit waiting for the kiln and the end of term slips. QR attendance shows who is behind, and a third missed class in a row sets up a follow-up meeting plan.
Ceramics class features for your studio
Wheel and hand-building groups with capacity
Set each group's technique, teacher, room and lesson pattern; the capacity count keeps enrollment within your wheels and tables.
Installment plans for term fees
Take the fee up front or monthly; the installments screen marks each payment as completed, pending or overdue next to the balance still owed.
Levels and courses
Define beginner, intermediate and advanced levels and treat wheel and hand-building as separate courses; enrollment by course shows where demand is.
Taster workshop leads
Log people from a one-day taster workshop who might join a full term as prospects; note what was said, rate their interest and set a date to ring them back.
Payment reminders and reports
Three days before an installment date, a reminder task lands with your advisor; collections and overdue receivables reports filter by branch and date and export to CSV.
A ceramics term from clay to glaze firing
- 1
Set the term around firings
Enter start and end dates that leave room for the last glaze firing.
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Open groups with capacity
Choose the teacher, days and a capacity that matches your wheels or tables.
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Create the enrollment and plan
Link the contract to the student's record and turn the fee into a full or installment plan.
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Settle up after the last firing
Check remaining balances in the collections report and see who is continuing next term.
Frequently asked questions
What does ceramics class software do?
Ceramics class software keeps enrollment, wheel capacity, attendance and payments for pottery groups together. Jamaster LMS works in a web browser, so the studio computer is all you need.
How do I cap a pottery class at my number of wheels?
Enter the number of wheels or tables as the group's capacity when you create it. When the group is full the groups screen shows it, and you direct new students elsewhere.
Can students pay the term fee in installments?
Yes. A student can pay up front, spread the fee over installments or pay part now and part later; each installment's status and what is still owed stay on their record, and cards are charged through iyzico.
What does ceramics class software cost?
The single-branch Mini plan is $49 a month, and the Pro plan for multi-branch institutions is $89 per branch per month (billed yearly). SMS packages are bought separately. Before paying anything, you can run a free demo for 10 days.
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