General Information

A distance education program is designed to help adult learners without disrupting their work schedules, family or community responsibilities, or other educational commitments. By enrolling in a distance education program, you can start to explore a new world of knowledge from the comforts of your own home.

With an online program, you are a class of one with trained advisors available via e-mail, the Virtual Classroom or a toll-free number. With the aid of your textbooks (published by the travel industry), online study guides, CD-ROM programs or videos and the Internet, you work at your own pace, taking the time you need to absorb the material presented. Your advisors will review your work, make comments or suggestions for further study, and e-mail the results to you.

Mission

Career Quest provides a solid foundation of technical and practical skills that leads to the main objective of the school:

• To challenge students to achieve mastery of skills and develop abilities as they relate to the Travel Industry

• To provide students with communication skills, both oral and written.

• To provide students with the opportunity to improve their reasoning and problem-solving skills.

• To enrich career development through course content and instructional chat rooms.

Travel Industry Credentials

Career Quest Training Center and the staff, are members of the following travel organizations:
ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents)
CLIA (Cruise Line International Association)
OSSN (Outside Sales Support Network)
ICTA (The Travel Institute)
NACTA (National Association of Career Travel Agents)

Admissions Policies

Applicants are accepted to the school on the basis of good character, and a desire to succeed in the travel industry. Career Quest does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, or physical disability.

Financial Information

Current tuition for each program can be found on this website under Training or on our Registration Form. Tuition is subject to change at any time but enrolled students are guaranteed that the tuition in effect at the time they enroll will remain in effect for the duration of their program. Interest-free payment plans are available for all programs. When you select a payment plan, you are agreeing to recurring payments on the credit card used to enroll for the number of monthsyou selected. A list of these plans can be found under each program on the registration form.

Enrollment Procedure

Each applicant must complete the online registration form and submit it to the Admissions Office with the appropriate tuition fees. Students enrolling online will receive notice of their acceptance via e-mail. Students mailing in their registration will receive notice via e-mail once their registration has been processed. Any student not accepted will receive a full refund of any monies paid.

Distribution Schedule

Course materials will be shipped 3-5 business days after the student's registration is processed.

Programs of Study

For a list of the programs offered by Career Quest, please refer to the "Training" section of our website where you will find a description of each program and a list of the courses you will be taking.

Time Limit

Each program has a 12-month maximum amount of time from the time of enrollment to complete the program of study. If a student is progressing but requires more time to complete their studies, the student must contact the Director for an extension. Students making no progress over a six-month period may be academically dismissed from the program receiving no refund of tuition paid.

Failures
If a student receives a "failure" grade (69% or below) on two or more units of the program, the student can be dismissed from the program.

Cancellation and Refund Policies
You will receive a refund of all monies paid if you are not accepted as a student. You may cancel within three (3) working days of receiving and reviewing the materials by notifying Career Quest by e-mail or telephone. If the materials are returned in "unused" condition, the student will receive a refund of their monies paid minus the $25.00 shipping and handling fee. If the materials have been used or written in, the student will be charged the actual cost of the materials plus the $25.00 shipping and handling fee. Any monies then remaining would be refunded.