Group Classes

  • Tuition and registration fees must be paid in full before the term begins.
  • Registration fees are not refundable for any reason.
  • Tuition fees are refunded in full if students cancel at least one week before the Term begins or if a class is canceled for any reason.
  • Students who drop out before the fourth class of the Term will receive a 25% carry-over credit for the following term.
  • Students who drop out after the fourth class of the Term will not receive any refund or carry-over credit.
  • You can carry your credits for group classes for 6 months. After that, you will lose your credit.
  • No make-up classes are included in the cost of the course unless agreed upon enrollment. You will have the chance to buy 2 make-up classes at a discounted rate. ($57 per lesson).
  • We may reschedule the start date of a course for a week if we haven’t reached the minimum number of students. You will always be informed of the change.
  • We accept a maximum of 13 students per online classes, 11 per in-person classes.
  • The minimum number of students required to start a regular 10-classes course is 5 people.
  • If in a regular 10-classes course there are only 4 students, the course length will be reduced to 9 classes instead of 10. If there are only 3 students, the length of each class will be shortened by 30 minutes, for a total of 10 classes.
  • The minimum number of students required to start a reduced classes course (whether it has 9, 8 or 6 classes total) is 3 people. If this minimum number is not reached, the course is cancelled and students can switch to semi-private or private classes, can receive a carry-over or request a refund.
  • Istituto Italiano Scuola reserves the right to reassign teachers if unforeseen circumstances occur after a course has started.

 

Private Lessons

  • We count Private Lessons by the hour.
  • We require a 24-hour cancellation or rescheduling policy to avoid charging you for the canceled or rescheduled class.
  • After 6 months from your payment for private lessons, any unused hours will expire, and you will not be allowed a refund.
  • Private lessons must be paid in full in advance.

 

The IIS Board of Directors reserves the right to increase fees annually. Even though we are a non-profit institution, it might be necessary to raise class fees to cover increases in overhead, rent, and teacher salaries.

Any such increase is guaranteed for one year.