Tuition Collection

 

AGA Academy follows the requirements for tuition collection set out by the Private Career Colleges Act.  To ensure that you

are safe when applying to any Institution as an International Student, you should first check for the following: 
 

• research the private career college you plan to attend

• see if the program aligns with your career goals

• will completing the program help build credentials toward your future career

• what are your rights and responsibilities as a student with the institution

• is the program eligible for student funding

All our tuition costs are accessible to all potential students and can be viewed here. 

For potential students in Canada, you may be eligible to apply for Student Aid Funding.  After you fill out the registration form and submit it to AGA Academy, a representative will reach out to you to provide assistance and walk you through the Student Aid application process. 

Student Aid Links:
https://studentaid.alberta.ca/eligibility/eligibility-requirements-for-full-time-students/
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/education-savings.html

 

Tuition Refunds & Withdrawal Policies

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REFUNDS

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All Private Career Colleges are required to issue a fee refund within 30 days in many cases outlined below. You should check if the private career college specifies the timeframe of their refunds in the refund policy attached to your contract. There is also a cooling-off period of two days after signing the contract.

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Any compulsory program fees and optional program fees approved by PCC are covered by the refund policy.  For students who would like a refund for textbooks and materials they have purchased from the Academy must return them:

• in the same state they were in when supplied to you

• within 10 days of withdrawing

All refunds are in Canadian Dollars.​

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The Academy cannot deduct money from a refund you are entitled to for a program if you owe money:

• to the private career college for other services

• for other non-vocational programs offered by the college

The refund policy applies when you withdraw from a program or are expelled, so long as you are expelled in accordance with the college's expulsion policy. 

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Cooling-off Period

You can cancel a contract for the provision of a vocational program within two days of signing it if you provide written notice to the private career college. It is important to keep a copy of your written notice. You are entitled to a full refund of fees paid for the program, including any application fee, from the college.
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Full Refund After Signing Contract
If a student, enrolled in a program withdraws from the course before the registration deadline, no fees will be assessed. If the course change results in a registration status change, no fees will be assessed.  Students are given registration deadlines upon submitting application forms.  The 'cooling off' period applies strictly to receive a full refund.

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Partial Refund Before Program Begins
You are entitled to a refund of fees paid for a program minus 25% of the program fees if you:

• withdraw from the program more than two days after signing a contract and before the program begins
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• do not meet the program's admission requirements when the program starts

 

Partial Refund After Program Begins

For course withdrawals after the Registration Deadline, the effective date of the withdrawal is the day the faculty receives the withdrawal form. Students who register and then cease to attend or never attend without formally withdrawing will not be eligible for any refund of fees nor will they be exempt from paying assessed fees that are unpaid. 

It is the student’s responsibility as a student to contact Alberta Student Aid to cancel the loan/funding by calling 1-855-606-2096.

If the student would like to follow through with the termination of their contract after the program registration deadline, the Institution is entitled to the payment of tuition fees as outlined in Section 17 of the Private Vocational Training Regulation, which is as follows:

- 25% of the total tuition fees as identified in Part C: Program Cost of this contract if 10% or less of the Program is provided.

- 60% of the total tuition fees as identified in Part C: Program Cost of this contract if more than 10% but less than 50% of the Program is provided.

- 100% if more than 50% of the Program is provided 

Upon withdrawing from the Program, it is mandatory that all resources received from the school should be returned immediately.  

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REFUND PAYMENT

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Should the student require a refund of tuition, they must email finance@aga-academy.ca 

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For International Students, you can cancel a contract with a private career college or withdraw from a program for any reason.  The same refund policy for domestic students applies to you.

 

International Students Unable to Get a Student Visa 
A rule applies to an international student unable to obtain a student visa to enter Canada. As long as you deliver a written notice of this fact to a private career college before half of the portion of a program has passed, you are entitled to a refund of fees paid for the program. 
 

Application fee of $115.00 non-refundable

Registration fee of $500.00 is fully refundable

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view the Private Career Colleges Act
 

All Tuition costs are calculated in Canadian Dollars (CAD).