Payment Policies

Education is an investment in your child’s future. It is never an expense.

Throughout human history, those who have invested in their children’s education have always received the best return on investment (ROI). A lack of educational support is a very expensive opportunity cost, and irreparably damages your child’s future prospects. At FPLA we empower your child to confidently tackle any challenges in their life.

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” - George Washington Carver

Our programs are affordable for students of all grade levels. FPLA has programs for every budget.

FPLA’s signature 1-on-1 tutoring programs can help you or your child tune into and progress with any school’s curriculum. Our ACT, EOC, FSA, HSPT, PERT, SAT, and SSAT test prep programs help your child outperform their peers to and gain access to prestigious schools, colleges, and universities. Your child can start with a tutoring session for a low starting fee of $25 for the first session: quite an affordable investment!

Session Fees:

All fees are due before a service is rendered. Each in-person tutoring session is 30/45/60 minutes long. Regular payments equivalent to one month of tutoring sessions is due prior to the commencement of tutoring. However, under prior arrangement, we may accept a bi-weekly payment schedule. We reserve the right to refuse tutoring service for non-payment of dues.

FPLA-Online is a state-of-the-art LIVE online 1-on-1 tutoring platform. This proprietary service offers a way to learn from the comfort of your home with the same tutors who tutor at our Miami Lakes HQ. You will save time from commuting and all other hassles without missing the 'real' tutor.

As a service to our students and parents, we accept cash, checks, money orders, cashier’s checks, credit (American Express, Discover, Master Card, and Visa), and debit cards for the payment of our signature 1-on-1 tutoring services. We reserve the right to refuse credit and debit card payments over the phone, by mail, or fax.

Session Cancellation Policy:

Unless otherwise stated or agreed upon, a prescheduled tutoring session may be rescheduled, penalty free, 24 hours prior to the session time. For instance, if you have a session scheduled for 4 pm on Monday, you must inform us of your intention to reschedule by 4 pm the previous day (Sunday).

Three convenient ways to reschedule a session:

  • You can submit the change request via the FPLA-Portal.
  • Email us: smedia@fullpotentialtutor.com
  • Call or text 833-PRO-TUTR (833-776-8887). If you call our office outside of regular work hours, please leave a detailed message that includes the student’s name, session times, and days your child will be absent.

Tutoring sessions that are NOT cancelled within the specified time frame will be charged a no-show fee of $20.00.

Students who do not attend a pre-scheduled session without prior notice will be marked absent (No Show), and will forfeit the session fee. In such cases, no rescheduling will be permitted.Tutoring sessions that are NOT cancelled within the specified time frame will be charged a no-show fee of $20.00.

Check Acceptance/Returned Check Policy

Returned Check Policy:

  • In the unfortunate event of a check is returned to FPLA, no matter the reason, effective immediately the person responsible for payment will be ineligible to avail FPLA services. Once all funds are repaid, eligibility for participation may be restored.
  • If a check is returned to FPLA, no matter the reason, a $35.00 returned check fee will be charged per returned check. Effective immediately, the person responsible for payment will be ineligible to avail FPLA services. Once all funds are repaid, eligibility for participation may be resumed.
  • An account is considered delinquent when payment has not been received by the due date. All the balances must be settled with a money order, certified bank check or cash and must include a $35 returned check fee. Once a check is returned, we do not accept a check from the individuals again.
  • All delinquent accounts will incur 10% late fee and will be forwarded to a collection agency.

FPLA will accept checks from individuals under the following conditions:

  • We will accept the check when presented with a valid driver’s license with a photo ID. We may retain a copy of the driver’s license number for our records. In the event of non-availability of a valid license, alternate forms of valid identification may be accepted. A valid passport or any other state issued valid photo ID are considered alternate forms of identification.
  • As a courtesy we will notify you of delinquency including the returned check through a phone call, email or a letter. All the returned checks must be settled within 10 calendar days of notification. Irrespective of you receiving any notification from us, it is the account holder’s (payer) responsibility to settle any outstanding balances. If the delinquent payment has not been settled within the stated time frame on the notification (i.e. ten days), we will levy 10% late fee of the past-due amount and FPLA will begin its collection proceedings.

Bank card returns will be handled by the same policy/procedures.

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