TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Your application will be reviewed and you will be contacted by one of our senior instructors to arrange an interview. At the conclusion of your interview you will be advised whether you have been accepted. Upon acceptance, the $50 non refundable registration fee will be due. An enrollment contract will be mailed to you to sign and return to ITMI within 10 business days after notification of acceptance, along with the $200 deposit. The remaining tuition – $1,550 for Level I will be due approximately 60 days in advance of the program start date. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover are accepted. The second half of the Tuition Fee – $1,750, is due at the start of the Level II portion of the course.

ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATION – LEVEL I

TOTAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION

1. TOTAL CHARGES FOR CURRENT PERIOD OF ATTENDANCE IS $1,805.
2. ESTIMATED CHARGES FOR ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS $1,805.
3. TOTAL CHARGES THE STUDENT IS OBLIGATED TO PAY UPON ENROLLMENT IS $1,755.00

REGISTRATION FEE TOUR GUIDE TRAINING	50
(non refundable)
*TUITION: TOUR GUIDE TRAINING	1750
STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND	5
(non refundable)
(See Student Tuition Recovery Fund below)
TOTAL	$1,805

ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATION – LEVEL II

1. TOTAL CHARGES FOR CURRENT PERIOD OF ATTENDANCE IS $1,755.
2. ESTIMATED CHARGES FOR ENTIRE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS $1,755.
3. TOTAL CHARGES THE STUDENT IS OBLIGATED TO PAY UPON ENROLLMENT IS $1,755.00

*TUITION: TOUR DIRECTOR / MANAGER	1,750
STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND	5
(non refundable)
(See Student Tuition Recovery Fund disclosure in the ITMI Brochure)
TOTAL	$1,755

*Tuition does not include personal housing or meals. A service fee of $10 will be assessed for any returned checks.

Financial Assistance: Options that may be available to you will be covered during your personal interview.
Tax Credits: Currently the Federal government offers tax credits “up to 20% of your first $5000 in expenses for tuition and other fees.” This will reduce your ITMI fees by as much as $710. These are referred to as “Lifetime Learning Credits.” For more information refer to www.irs.gov or talk to your tax advisor.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Tourism Cares, founded in 2005 is a global non-profit organization, which provides support to the next generation of travel and tourism professionals. Tourism Cares offers Professional Development Scholarships annually to qualified ITMI alumni. For more information, visit: www.tourismcares.org/student-resources/scholarship-programs

2012 Professional Development Scholarship recipients

ITMI and Tourism Cares are proud to announce the following 2012 Professional Development Scholarship recipients (ITMI alumni were awarded 8 of the 10 scholarships for the 3rd consecutive year):

*STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND DISCLOSURE

You must pay the state-imposed assesment for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all of the following applies to you:
1. You are a student in an educational program, who is a California Resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all or part of your tuition either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans and 2. Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third party.

You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assesment, if either of the following applies:
1. You are not a California Resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program, or 2. Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party. (b) In addition to the statement described under subdivision (a) of this section, a qualifying institution shall include the following statement on its current schedule of student charges:

The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by students in educational programs who are California Residents, or are enrolled in a residency program attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF assesment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:

1. The school closed before the course of the instruction was completed.

2. The school’s failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school.

3. The school’s failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program a required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs.

4. There was a material failure to comply with the Act or this Division within 30 days before the school closed or, if the material failure began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, the period determined by the Bureau.

5. An inability after diligent efforts to prosecute, prove, and collect on a judgment against the institution for a violation of the Act.

However no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.

Note: Authority cited: Section 94803, 94877 and 94923, Education Code. Reference: Section 94293, Education Code.