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Student Protection Policy A copy of the Commission's Complaint Form is available at the school and can be obtained by the contacting Director or the Associate Director. Please direct all inquiries to: Accrediting
Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology The Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education can also be contacted. Write or call: Bureau
for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Student Tuition Recovery Fund The Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) was established by the Legislature to protect any California resident who attends a private postsecondary institution from losing money if you prepaid tuition and suffered a financial loss as a result of the school closing, failing to live up to it's enrollment agreement, or refusing to pay a court judgment. To be eligible for STRF, you must be a "California resident" and reside in California at the time the enrollment agreement is signed or when you receive lessons at a California mailing address from an approved institution offering correspondence instruction. Students who are temporarily residing in California for the sole purpose of pursuing an education, specifically those who hold student visas are not considered a "California resident." To qualify for STRF reimbursement you must file a STRF application within one year of receiving notice from the Bureau that the school is closed. If you do not receive notice from the Bureau, you have four years from the date of closure to file a STRF application. If a judgment is obtained you must file a STRF application within two years of the final judgment. It is important that you keep copies of the enrollment agreement, financial aid papers, receipts or any other information that documents the monies paid to the school. Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, 400 (R) Street, Suite 5000, Sacramento, CA 95814-6200, (916) 445-3427 MONIES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF TUITION AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL FEES ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE BY THE STRF. THIS INCLUDES MONIES FOR LIVING EXPENSES DEPOSITED AT THE SCHOOL FOR PERIODIC DISBURSEMENT, FEES COLLECTED BY THE SCHOOL FOR STATE EXAMS AND FEES CHARGED FOR FORMS PROCESSING ASSISTANCE. THE STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE STATE ASSESSMENT AMOUNT FOR THE STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND. THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE FOR 2002 IS $3 PER $1,000 OF TUITION PAID ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $1,000. THE FEE FOR 2003 IS $2.50 PER $1,000 OF TUITION PAID ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST $1,000. IF THE STUDENT IS A RECIPIENT OF THIRD-PARTY PAYER TUITION AND COURSE COSTS, THE STUDENT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROTECTION UNDER THE STRF. (CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 94944)
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