Cancellation & Refund Policy

REFUND BEFORE ENTERING CLASSES: (Note: all refunds will be issued within 25 days)

1. A full refund of all money paid if the applicant is not accepted by the school.

2. A full refund of all money paid if the applicant withdraws not later than midnight on the fifth business day (excluding Sundays and holidays) after signing the contract or making an initial payment, provided that the applicant has not commenced training.

3. After five business days (excluding Sundays and holidays), the school may retain an established registration fee equal to ten percent of the total tuition cost, or one hundred dollars, whichever is less. "Registration fee" refers to any fee, however named, covering those expenses incurred by an institution in processing student applications and establishing a student records system.

OFFICIAL TERMINATION DATE:

The official date of termination of a student shall be the last date of recorded attendance when withdrawal occurs in any of the following manners:

1. When the school receives notice of the student's intention to discontinue the training.

2. When the student is terminated for a violation of a published school policy which provides for termination.

3. When a student, without notice to the institution, fails to attend classes for 30 calendar days.

REFUND AFTER ENTERING CLASSES: (Note: all refunds will be issued within 25 days)

If training is terminated after entering classes, the student is financially obligated to the school according to the following formulas or maximum charges: (instructional time refers to academic contact hours)

1. If you terminate during first week or 10 percent of contracted instructional time, whichever is less, school may retain 10 percent of tuition, cost plus registration and book fees.

2. If you terminate after the first week or 10 percent of contracted instructional time, whichever is less, but prior to completion of 25 percent of contracted instructional time, the school may retain 25 percent of the tuition costs plus registration and book fees.

3. If you terminate, after completion of 25 percent and up to and including 50 percent of contracted instructional time, the school may retain 50 percent of tuition cost plus registration and book fees.

4. If you terminate after completion of more than 50 percent of contracted instructional time, the school may retain the full tuition cost plus registration and book fees.

DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS:

1. If a school continues to operate under its license but discontinues instruction in any program after training of students has begun, the students enrolled in the discontinued program are entitled to a pro rata refund of all tuition and fees paid, unless comparable training is arranged by the school to be provided at another public or private vocational school and such arrangements are agreed to in writing by the student except as provided by WAC 490-100-220(4).

2. Notice in advance of the discontinuance must be provided to the agency and to students in writing, including at the least data required under WAC 490-100-220(2).

3. The term "discontinued" generally applies to the elimination by the school of a particular course offering prior to its completion. However, the term includes circumstances where program(s) commenced at a specific location under terms of an enrollment agreement are relocated to substituted physical site.

4. A student affected by relocation may voluntarily accept transportation and other arrangements offered by the school in order to continue his/her training or may file a refund claim.

5. Requests for refunds pursuant to this provision must be made in writing by the enrolled student within ninety calendar days following discontinuation of the program. Money due the applicant/student shall be refunded within thirty calendar days after receipt of the request.

TERMINATION BY THE SCHOOL:

A student who fails to maintain satisfactory progress, violates safety regulations, interferes with other students' work, is boisterous, vulgar or obscene, under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or does not make timely tuition payments is subject to immediate termination.

CANCELLATION OF CLASSES:

The school reserves the right to cancel a starting class if the number of students enrolling is deemed insufficient. Such cancellation will be considered a rejection by the school and the student is entitled to a full refund of all money paid.

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