Payment & Refund Policy

Payment Options

The student is required to pay registration fees down prior to starting school. Payments are due on the 1st of the month and considered late by the 5th of the month. A late fee of $50 will be charged if a student has not paid by the 5th of the month, with the exception of school holidays longer than one day that might fall on a payment due date. In this scenario, payment will be due by the end of the week that the school returns from the holiday. Payment terms are contracted and signed off by both the student and the school staff on the Enrollment Agreement and must be followed exactly as contracted. No partial payments will be accepted at any time. Should a student become more than two (2) months late on tuition payments at any point during their program, the student will automatically be dropped from the program with the option to re-enroll under the “re-entry” student status terms in the “Admissions Requirements” section above once tuition payments are made current.

Prior to graduation, any remaining balance will be due. If all funds owed are not paid to the school prior to graduation, the school reserves the right to withhold the student’s transcripts and/or Certificate of Completion. We accept cash, credit card, money order, cashier’s check, or personal check.

Refund Policy 

This policy applies to all terminations for any reason, by either party, including student decision, course or program cancellation, or school closure. Official cancellation or withdrawal shall occur on the earlier of the dates that:

A. An applicant not accepted by the School is entitled to a refund of all monies paid.  

B. A student may cancel this agreement at no penalty by notifying the School in writing within three (3) business days after midnight on the day on which the agreement was signed, regardless of whether or not the student has actually started training. All monies paid will be refunded to the Student.  

C. If a Student cancels after the three (3) business days, but prior to entering classes, the student is entitled to a refund of all monies paid, with the exception of the registration fee of $100.  

D. A student notifies the institution of his/her withdrawal.  

E. A student on an approved leave of absence notifies the school that he or she will not be returning. The date of withdrawal determination shall be the earlier of the scheduled date of return from the leave of absence or the date the student notifies the institution that the student will not be returning.  

F. A student is expelled by the school.  

G. In types B, C, D, and E, the cancellation date will be determined by the postmark, or the date it is delivered in person or by means other than the U.S. Mail.  

H. Terminations by the school for unofficial withdrawals are determined by the school through monitoring clock hour attendance at least every thirty (30) days. Fourteen (14) consecutive days of absences will result in termination.  

I. In all cases of withdrawal, expulsion, and/or termination of student status, refunds will be calculated based on the student’s last date of attendance at the school.  

J. The school will refund all monies due the Student per this agreement within 45 days of a determination that a student has withdrawn, whether officially or unofficially.  

K. When situations of mitigating circumstances occur, the School may adopt a policy that exceeds the minimum requirements of this refund policy.  

L. All extra costs, such as books, supplies, or other materials that are not included in the tuition price, are non-refundable except where defined in bullet “B” above (this means that if you cancel before the 3 business days, the items would be refundable).  

M. In the event of a cancellation after attendance has begun, but prior to fifty (50%) of the term being completed based on actual program clock hours, the school shall abide by the following refund schedule.

N. If a Student wishes to terminate training and withdraw from the school, the Student must notify the School Administrator in writing.

O. If a program is cancelled subsequent to a student’s enrollment, and before instruction has begun, the school shall provide a full refund of all monies paid or provide completion of the course.

P. If the school cancels a course and/or program and ceases to offer instruction after students have enrolled and instruction has begun, the school shall at its option:

a) Provide a pro rata refund for all students transferring to another school based on the hours accepted by the receiving school; or

b) Provide completion of the course and/or program; or

ac) Provide a full refund of all monies paid.

Q. If the School is permanently closed and no longer offering instruction, after a student has enrolled and instruction has begun, the student shall be entitled to a pro-rata refund of tuition fees paid.

R. NON-REFUNDABLE FEES: In types O, P, and Q the registration fee is non-refundable once the grace period has passed; kits and books are non-refundable once the grace period has passed and once items are issued and opened.