MEDICAL CAREER TRAINING INSTITUTE , INC.

Enrollment Policies
 

ENROLLMENT AGREEMENT

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 Students enroll into MCTI by entering into an agreement with the school. This Agreement explains the terms of enrollment and the Refund Policy. This catalog and any addendum to it are part of the enrollment agreement. Any student who has taken a course at MCTI, and who received a copy of this catalog at the time of enrollment is legally bound to the official Refund Policy stated below, with or without a signed Enrollment Agreement.
 
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 Students who wish to withdraw from the program must either complete a Student Withdrawal/Completion Form or Send a Certified Letter notifying MCTI of withdrawal. Certified letters must be addressed to the Director of Administrative Services, and must at minimum include the Student's Name, Student ID#, Telephone Number, the School Term, and the Reason for withdrawal.
 
3.0
 Tuition is due upon signing and payable prior to Release. Students not completing his/her program in the duration determined on the Program Agreement may be terminated unless other arrangements are made with the Campus Director.
 
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 The Director of Administrative Services will involuntarily withdraw a student if the student is absent for three days. The official withdrawal date is 7 days from the last date of academic related activity.

REFUND POLICY
Refund Policy:

The refund policy is reasonable and proper for refunding unused portions of tuition, fees, housing or residential hall charges in the event a student withdraws from or fails to begin a course program of study. The refund policy is described in clear, concise language in the institutional catalog, student handbook, enrollment agreement, and website.

Criteria

The following criteria are used by professional staff members and evaluation committees as indicators of compliance for the standard.

1. The Institution ensures that all monies paid by a prospective student, including application fees, are refunded if:

   A.The student requests a refund within three (3) business days after signing a contract;

or

B. No contract is signed and prior to classes beginning the student requests a refund within (3) business days after making a payment.

2. The Institution ensures that deposits or down payments are credited as tuition payments unless clearly identified on receipt by the Institution as application or other fees.

3. The Institution that charges an application fee ensures that:

the amount ($100 maximum) is stated in the catalog:

it is charged only once:

unless the applicant has completed one program of study and is applying to enter an unrelated program,

The applicant previously withdrew from the institution.

If it is non- refundable, the fee is clearly identified as such in the catalog;

If a student withdraws from the institution for any reason, the student is not liable for any unpaid portion of the application fee.
 

4.  The Institution that charges for fees, books and supplies which are addition to tuition;

identifies in the catalog the specific purposes for the charges;

refunds any unused portion of the fees if a student withdraws before completing fifty (50) percent of the period of enrollment except for;

items that were special ordered for a particular student and cannot be used or sold to another student;

items that were returned in a condition that prevents them from being used by or sold to new students;

Non-refundable fees for goods and/or services provided by third party vendors.

5.  The institution ensures that one of the following criteria is used to calculate refunds:

the date on which the student has begun the official withdrawal process as prescribed by the institution:

the last date of attendance by the student or for the Institution not taking attendance, the date that is one day prior to the period of enrollment for the student who stops attending classes without notification to the Institution:

The last date of academically signification interaction for asynchronous programs of study.

6. The Instutution Insures that;

refunds are based on tuition paid for segments of the instruction program as described by the Institution in the enrollment agreement, i.e., quarter, semester or term ( as defined by the Institution), but in no case more than twelve (12) months:

if the Institution’s refund policy is more favorable to the student than NPEC ‘s it will refund the student the greater amount;

refunds are made in full to the student within thirty (30) days of the date of withdrawal;

the application requesting cancellation more than three (3) business days after signing the contract or the student completing no more than five (5) percent of instruction time is refunded no less than ninety-five (95) percent of tuition;

the student completing more than five (5) percent but no more than ten (10) percent of instructional time is refunded no less than ninety (90) percent of tuition;

percent of instructional time is refunded no less than seventy-five (75) percent of tuition;

the student completing more than twenty-five (25) percent but no more than fifty (50) percent of instructional time is refunded no less than fifty-(50) percent of tuition;

The student completing more than fifty (50) percent of instructional time is informed that the Institution is not required to issue a refund.

7.  The Institution has adopted a policy:

for addressing extenuating circumstances such as student injury, prolonged illness or death, or other circumstance which prohibit completing of the course or program of study;

That establishment a process for determining a settlement which is reasonable and fair to the student and the Institution.
The Institution that cancels or changes a program of study or course ( time or location in such a way that a student who has started the program or course is unable to continue:

A. Makes arrangements in a timely manner to accommodate the needs of each student

enrolled in the program.

OR

B. Refunds all money paid by the student for the program of study or course if alternative arrangements determined by NPEC to be equitable to both the Institution and the student are not possible.

Refund of Fees - After Training Commences

(1) If either party terminates a student contract for a program of instruction after the program of instruction has commenced, the licensee is entitled to the following amounts of tuition:

when 10% or less of the program of instruction has been provided, 25% of the student's tuition;

when more than 10% but 50% or less of the program of instruction has been provided, 60% of the student's tuition

when more than 50% of the program of instruction has been provided, 100% of the student's tuition

(2) If a licensee has received tuition in excess of the amount that the licensee is entitled to under subesction (1), the licensee musrt refund the excess.

Refunds to the Student Finance Board are done in accordance with the Georgia Resources & Employment agreement. Students who are required to withdraw from a program for reasons of unsatisfactory conduct automatically forfeit any right to a refund under this section.”

WITHDRAWAL FROM MCTI 

To withdraw from MCTI, an official Student Withdrawal/Completion Form must be completed and submitted to the Director of Administrative Services. Notification to an instructor does not constitute official notification of withdrawal from the school.

MCTI may determine upon review of a student’s records that his/her attendance and/or punctuality is inadequate, and may withdraw the student from school.

The student must pay tuition balances owed to the School after refund computations have been made.

ADMINISTRATIVE TERMINATION
In addition to any other provisions made for student termination in this Catalog, the school may dismiss students who do not comply with any of the following: (1) all rules and regulations as stated in this Catalog and the Program agreement; (2) the school's drug policies; (3) written requests from the School; or; (4) financial obligations including processing or providing paperwork; and (5) behavior that is deemed not suitable in the workplace. A student who is terminated may appeal the decision in writing to the Campus Director.

RE-ADMITTANCE
A student who withdraws in good standing by meeting satisfactory academic progress and financial obligations to the school may be reinstated provided that all required paperwork has been completed and the student is current with his/her financial obligations to the School. The Campus Director and the Finance Director will determine academic and tuition fee credit.

CONDITIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT
Students who have successfully appealed dismissal or termination as a result of unsatisfactory academic progress will be re-instated as a “Conditional Student”. Conditional Students are denied financial aid as a result of not making satisfactory academic progress. At the completion of the Conditional Enrollment period, a student must apply in writing to the Campus Director to return to a “Regular” student status. A meeting will be scheduled with the student to determine if the student has the academic ability and desire to successfully complete the program. A student may be reinstated as a regular student if, after meeting the conditions required of the student, he or she demonstrates readiness to continue the program. The reinstatement shall be based upon the student meeting the satisfactory progress parameters that were in effect when the student was given Conditional status. If reinstated, the student shall be placed on academic probation.

At the time of re-admittance, a new Program Agreement for the entire program will be written, and the student will receive credit for course work, which was successfully completed during the previous enrollment.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The School does not grant leaves of absences. Students who experience an interruption in their studies due to medical emergency or extenuating circumstances should officially withdraw from the program, and may be re-admitted according to the Re-Admittance policies described above.

CERTIFICATION REVIEW REQUIREMENTS
A Student is eligible to sit for NHA  when the student has successfully completed all of the following:
1. Completion of Review Course.
2. Successfully completed his/her clinical externship.

To be approved for taking the NHA exam, the student must be paid in full on all financial and administrative obligations to the School.

Upon successful completion of the program, students receive a Certificate of Completion for the program of study.