Institutional Mission and Objectives
The mission of CA Trade Academy is to support all students in achieving their full educational potential in an environment of academic excellence. The institution will provide access to quality educational programs, focusing on student success within a climate of integrity and respect. Our goal is to have each student acquire the essential attributes and skills necessary to obtain employment as professionals in the field of information technology including specialized healthcare settings, empowering individuals with professional skills to achieve higher levels in career excellence in their chosen specialty. We will earn this reputation by consistently exceeding the expectations of our students, our staff, and our community.
The objective of CA Trade Academy is to develop professional qualities in each of our students, to teach those subject areas which are most needed and emphasize those most needed for success and to provide instruction that will enable each student to progress as rapidly as capability permits.

Catalog Update Policy
The policy of this institution is to update the official school catalog annually, in May of each year.
Annual updates may be made by the use of supplements or inserts accompanying the catalog. If changes in educational programs, educational services, procedures, or policies required to be included in the catalog by statute or regulation are implemented before the issuance of the annually updated catalog, those changes shall be reflected at the time they are made in supplements or inserts accompanying the catalog.

Policy – Distribution of This Catalog and Program Brochures
This institution makes its current catalog and current program brochures available to the public at no charge. Individuals who wish to obtain a copy can make arrangements by simply calling the school’s office or going to the school’s website.

Instructional Location
CA Trade Academy
2409 So. Vineyard Ave. #F, Ontario, CA 91761
Office: (909)704-7427
Instruction is also offered online via real-time synchronous distance education.

BPPE Approval
This institution is a private institution approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. (BPPE) Approval to operate means the institution is compliant with minimum standards contained in the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (as amended) and Division 7.5 of title 5 of the California code of Regulations.

Financial Stability – Bankruptcy History
This institution has not had a pending petition in bankruptcy, is not operating as a debtor in possession and has not filed a bankruptcy petition within the preceding five years nor has had a petition in bankruptcy filed against it within the preceding five years that resulted in reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code

Review Documents
As a prospective student, you are encouraged to review this catalog prior to signing an enrollment agreement. You are also encouraged to review the School Performance Fact Sheet, which must be provided to you prior to signing an enrollment agreement.

Description of the Facilities & Equipment
The school is located on the first floor of an office building in a business park in the city of Upland. The school facility is approximately 1,400 square feet with sufficient parking available in the rear of the building. The administrative area is divided into a reception area, and two administrative offices. Restrooms are available in the courtyard. Instruction is provided in the primary classroom and online. At the present time the computer classroom is equipped with modern and currently in use systems including laptops, and standard peripherals.

Complaints
A student, or any member of the public, may file a complaint about this institution with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education by calling toll free (888) 370-7589 or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the bureau’s Internet web site www.bppe.ca.gov.

Equipment Used for Instruction
CA Trade Academy has sufficient facilities and necessary equipment to support the achievement of the educational objectives of all of the courses and educational programs in which students are enrolled.
Each and every student is provided with PC computers running the latest version of Windows operating System comparable in model type and features to equipment generally used by Software Development companies at the time the instruction is offered. The equipment is professionally maintained and upgraded by the School employees.

CA Trade Academy makes sure that the equipment used for instruction or provided to a student is not obsolete and is sufficient for instructional purposes to reasonably assure that a student acquires the necessary level of education, training, skill, and experience to obtain employment in the field of training and to perform the tasks associated with the occupation or job title to which the educational program was represented to lead. Student attending our programs online in real time must provide their own computer and software equivalent to the configuration required. Access to such configuration will be provided to the student prior to their enrollment in any program.

Library Resources
No formal library is needed to meet the instructional needs of the students. General library materials would not be compatible with the objectives of this program as the acquisition of specialized knowledge is the essential element for completion of the programs offered. Learning resources provided include access to books, periodicals, videos, and access to specially selected internet sources of information which support the learning objectives of the programs offered. Student may access learning resources by asking any staff member during normal business hours or sending an email to MonaLawson@msn.com. Staff members are also available to provide research assistance.

Questions
Any questions a student may have regarding this catalog that have not been satisfactorily answered by the institution may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education at 1747 N. Market Blvd. Ste 225 Sacramento, CA 95834 P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818 Web site Address: www.bppe.ca.gov Telephone and Fax #’s: (888) 370-7589 or by fax (916) 263-1897 (916) 574-8900 or by fax (916) 263-1897
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NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDITS AND CREDENTIALS EARNED AT OUR INSTITUTION
The transferability of credits you earn at CA Trade Academy is at the complete discretion of an institution to which you may seek to transfer. Acceptance of the certificate you earn in the educational program is also at the complete discretion of the institution to which you may seek to transfer. If the certificate that you earn at this institution are not accepted at the institution to which you seek to transfer, you may be required to repeat some or all of your coursework at that institution. For this reason you should make certain that your attendance at this institution will meet your educational goals. This may include contacting an institution to which you may seek to transfer after attending CA Trade Academy to determine if your certificate will transfer.

Admissions Policies & Recognition of Credits​
Student must have preferably graduated from high school or earned a GED equivalent.
Students who do not possess a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent are assessed during the admissions process on their ability to benefit from the program professionally, and their likelihood of completing the program successfully. Specific questions are asked to lead a self-assessment of the student’s learning style and their professional and personal ambitions. Students are admitted to the program if this self-assessment meets the above criteria, and they meet all other ​requirements.
​Student must pay all applicable fees, as per the current published fee schedule at the time of the signing or entering into an enrollment contract or make other arrangements acceptable to the school.
This institution does not award credit for satisfactory completion of CLEP or other comparable examinations. This institution does not award credit for experiential learning.
No Ability to Benefit Students will be admitted.
This institution has not entered into an articulation or transfer agreement with any other institution.

Visa Related Services
This institution does not admit students from other countries, so no visa related services are offered.
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Language of Instruction
Instruction is provided in English and Spanish.

English as a Second Language Instruction
Although the institution does not provide the BPPE approved ESL program, our institution allows students to participate in our ESL program “with no fee for services”. Each student that participates in a BPPE approved program may opt to benefit from our non-fee ESL instructions.
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Ideally, the ESL instructions will enhance the student’s learning experience.

Accreditation Status
This institution is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. These programs do not lead to licensure in California or other states. A student enrolled in an unaccredited institution is not eligible for federal financial aid.

STRF Disclosure
“The State of California established the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic loss suffered by a student in an educational program at a qualifying institution, who is or was a California resident while enrolled, or was enrolled in a residency program, if the student enrolled in the institution, prepaid tuition, and suffered an economic loss. Unless relieved of the obligation to do so, you must pay the state-imposed assessment for the STRF, or it must be paid on your behalf, if you are a student in an educational program, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all or part of your tuition.
You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment, if you are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program.”
“It is important that you keep copies of your enrollment agreement, financial aid documents, receipts, or any other information that documents the amount paid to the school. Questions regarding the STRF may be directed to the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, 1747 N. Market Blvd., Suite 225, Sacramento, CA 95834, (916) 431-6959 or (888) 370-7589.
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To be eligible for STRF, you must be a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid or deemed to have paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following:

1. The institution, a location of the institution, or an educational program offered by the institution was closed or discontinued, and you did not choose to participate in a teach-out plan approved by the Bureau or did not complete a chosen teach-out plan approved by the Bureau.
2. You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution within the 120 day period before the closure of the institution or location of the institution, or were enrolled in an educational program within the 120 day period before the program was discontinued.
3. You were enrolled at an institution or a location of the institution more than 120 days before the closure of the institution or location of the institution, in an educational program offered by the institution as to which the Bureau determined there was a significant decline in the quality or value of the program more than 120 days before closure.
4. The institution has been ordered to pay a refund by the Bureau but has failed to do so.
5. The institution has failed to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federal student loan program as required by law, or has failed to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the institution in excess of tuition and other costs.
6. You have been awarded restitution, a refund, or other monetary award by an arbitrator or court, based on a violation of this chapter by an institution or representative of an institution, but have been unable to collect the award from the institution.
7. You sought legal counsel that resulted in the cancellation of one or more of your student loans and have an invoice for services rendered and evidence of the cancellation of the student loan or loans.

To qualify for STRF reimbursement, the application must be received within four (4) years from the date of the action or event that made the student eligible for recovery from STRF.

A student whose loan is revived by a loan holder or debt collector after a period of non-collection may, at any time, file a written application for recovery from STRF for the debt that would have otherwise been eligible for recovery. If it has been more than four (4) years since the action or event that made the student eligible, the student must have filed a written application for recovery within the original four (4) year period, unless the period has been extended by another act of law.
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However, no claim can be paid to any student without a social security number or a taxpayer identification number.