1. Tierra Educational Center (TEC) offers high quality, well designed and progressive courses at different Spanish levels each with a standard duration of 10 classes. Group class size is between 4 and 9 students.
2. Regular (once/week) Spanish courses meet for 1 hour and 50 minutes, with a 5 minute break in the middle. Intensive (twice/week) Spanish courses are 90 minutes in length, with no break.
3. Depending on availability, some Regular (once a week) courses may be joined at the mid-point for the second half (5 classes) at the beginning of the mid-term session.
4. A course registration payment is for personal use, is non-refundable and non-transferable between students and only valid for the specific term noted on your registration form and/or payment.
5. The registration fee for a group class cannot be pro-rated by class. The actual cost of an individual class is much higher than the pro-rated class value based on the course fee.
Age Restrictions: Enrollment in our small-group Spanish classes is open only to adults age 18 and over. For students under the age of 18, please inquire about our private tutoring services. By participating in the Online class, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age. TEC assumes no responsibility or liability for any misrepresentation of your age.
Missed Class Policy: Due to logistical/administrative limitations and our commitment to preserving a comfortable group dynamic, we are not able to arrange for anyone to make up a class by attending a different group class where the student is not enrolled. As a courtesy, we keep track of attendance and we will send you an email with a description of the material covered in the class and any homework given if we find you missed a class. Please also inquire about our discounted private one-hour make-up lessons for current students if you would prefer a more thorough missed material review.
Cancellation/Withdrawal Policy: If you must cancel your registration, contact us as soon as possible. Due to the organizational and administrative costs of planning small-group courses, we can only offer a refund of tuition minus a $150 administrative fee up to 48 hours before the start time of the course. Course fees will be non-refundable if you cancel your registration less than 48 hours’ before the first class session or at any point thereafter.
In the unlikely event that TEC must cancel a course due to low enrollment, or other unforeseen circumstances we will notify students as soon as possible. Students may either receive a full refund of any fees paid, transfer their registration to another course during that same term (based on availability), or use the fees paid as credit towards a course the following term. TEC is not responsible for losses incurred to students due to travel, class materials or other arrangements.
Please contact us at admin@tierracenter.com or call 503-213-3677 with any questions, concerns, or feedback about your Spanish class at Tierra.
Thank you for choosing Tierra Educational Center to pursue your Spanish learning goals!
