In accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, below is a summary of consumer information that must be made available to all students at Fitness Mentors. Each topic below gives a brief description of the information that must be disclosed. If you need assistance obtaining information listed or you would like a paper copy, contact the Fitness Mentors Student Services.

Accreditation and Approval

Fitness Mentors is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. DEAC regularly reviews our curriculum, administrative policies, faculty and instructional services to ensure that we meet their exacting standards of quality.

DEAC Address: 1101 17th Street NW, Suite 808, Washington, D.C. 20036 and can be reached at (202) 234-5100 . Visit their website at https://www.deac.org/ .

The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a recognized accrediting agency. The DEAC is also recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). www.chea.org

Fitness Mentors has maintained accreditation since it was initially granted in January of 2021.

DEAC Student Achievement Disclosure for the Public Form

CHEA is a nonprofit organization serving as a national advocate for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation.

Information about CHEA can be found on their site:  www.chea.org

The US Department of Education maintains a list of accredited institutions of higher learning and accrediting bodies that can be searched here:

https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx

A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the DEAC by calling (202) 234-5100 or mailing to Distance Education 1101 17th Street NW, Suite 808, Washington, D.C. 20036

Fitness Mentors is a private institution that is approved to operate by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) of the State of California.

A student or any member of the public may file a complaint about this institution with the BPPE by calling (888) 370-7589 or by completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the bureau’s Internet website: www.bppe.ca.gov.

Phone: (424) 675-0476

Address: 4430 Mar Escarpa, San Clemente, CA 92673

Hours of Operation: 9am – 4pm PST M-F

Students and financial aid staff may also reference the U.S. Department of Education websites for information regarding the regulations, requirements, and application for Federal Student Aid. There is no user fee for using Financial Aid sites.

U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov

Information for Students: www.studentaid.ed.gov

Applying for Federal Student Aid: www.fafsa.ed.gov

FERPA permits the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) from students’ educational records, without consent of the student, if the disclosure meets certain conditions found in FERPA regulations (99.31, 99.35, 99.37, and 99.39). Disclosures of PII from the education records without obtaining prior written consent of the student may be made to:

• School officials whom the school has determined to have legitimate educational interests. This includes contractors, consultants, volunteers, or other parties to whom the school has outsourced institutional services or functions.
• To officials of another school where the students seeks or intends to enroll, or where the student is already enrolled, if the disclosure is for the purposes related to the student’s enrollment or transfer.
• In connection with Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems, State Authorities may collect, compile, permanent retain, and share without consent PII from educational records, and they may track participation in education and other programs by linking such PII to other personal student information that they obtain from other Federal or State data sources, including workforce development, underemployment insurance, child welfare, juvenile justice, military service, and migrant student records systems.
• In connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student has received, if the information is necessary to determine eligibility for the aid, amount of the aid, conditions of the aid, or enforce the terms and conditions of the aid.
• To accrediting organizations to carry out their accrediting functions.
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena.
• To appropriate officials in connection with a health or safety emergency.
• Information designated by the school as directory information.
• To organizations conducting studies for or on behalf of the school, in order to: (a) develop, validate, or administer predictive tests; (b) administer student aid programs; or (c) improve instruction.
• To authorized representatives of the U.S. Comptroller General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Secretary of Education, or State and local educational authorities, such as the Idaho State Board of Education. Disclosures under this provision may have been made in connection with an audit or evaluation of Federal- or State-supported education programs, or for the enforcement of or compliance with Federal legal requirements related to those programs. These entities may make further disclosures of PII to outside entities that are designated by them as their authorized representatives to conduct any research, audit, evaluation, enforcement, or compliance activity on their behalf. Research may occur even if this institution objects to or did not request the research. Federal and State Authorities must obtain certain use-restriction and data security promises from the entities that they authorize to receive PII, but do no need to maintain direct control over such entities.
• The final results of the disciplinary proceedings with respect to an alleged crime or offense, regardless of the findings, to the victim.
• To the parents of a student regarding violation of any Federal, State, or local law or any rule or policy of the school, governing the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if the school determines the student committed a disciplinary violation and the student is under the age of 21.
• The disclosure concerns sex offenders and other individuals required to register under section 17010 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

An institution that offers an educational program through distance education or correspondence courses, excluding internships and practicums, must make available to enrolled and prospective students the following disclosures (subject to discretion of the Secretary in form and content):

Public Disclosures

• Whether the institution is authorized by each State in which enrolled students reside;
• Whether the institution is authorized through a State authorization reciprocity agreement;
• An explanation of the consequences, including ineligibility for Title IV funds, for a student who changes his or her State of residence to a State where the institution does not meet State requirements or, in the case of a Gainful Employment program, where the program does not meet licensure of certification requirements in the State;
• For all distance programs, a description of the process for submitting consumer complaints in each State in which the program’s enrolled students reside, including contact information for receipt of consumer complaints at the appropriate State authorities;
• Any adverse actions a State entity or an accrediting agency has initiated, and the years in which such actions were initiated, related to postsecondary programs offered solely through distance education or correspondence courses at the institution for the five calendar years prior to the year in which the disclosure is made;
• Refund policies with which the institution is required to comply by any State in which enrolled students reside for the return of unearned tuition and fees;
• The applicable educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification for the occupation for which the program prepares students to enter in:
  • each State in which the program’s enrolled students reside, any other State for which the institution has made a determination regarding such prerequisites
  • If the institution makes a determination with respect to certification or licensure prerequisites in a State, whether the program does or does not satisfy the applicable educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification inthat State; and
  • For any State as to which the institution has not made a determination with respect to the licensure or certification prerequisites, a statement to that effect.

Individualized Disclosures

• Prior to each prospective student’s enrollment, any determination by the institution that the program does not meet licensure or certification prerequisites in the State of the student’s residence;
• To each enrolled and prospective student:
  • Any adverse action initiated by a State or an accrediting agency related to postsecondary education programs offered by the institution solely through distance education or correspondence study within 30 days of the institution’s becoming aware of such action;
  • Any determination by the institution that the program ceases to meet licensure or certification prerequisites of a State within 14 calendar days of that determination.
• For a prospective student who received a disclosure who subsequently enrolls in the program, the institution must receive acknowledgment from that student that the student received the disclosure and be able to demonstrate that it received the student’s acknowledgment.

In accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, below is a summary of consumer information that must be made available to all students at Fitness Mentors. Each topic below gives a brief description of the information that must be disclosed. If you need assistance obtaining information listed or you would like a paper copy, contact the Fitness Mentors Student Services.

In accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, below is a summary of consumer information that must be made available to all students at Fitness Mentors. Each topic below gives a brief description of the information that must be disclosed. If you need assistance obtaining information listed or you would like a paper copy, contact the Fitness Mentors Student Services.

In accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, below is a summary of consumer information that must be made available to all students at Fitness Mentors. Each topic below gives a brief description of the information that must be disclosed. If you need assistance obtaining information listed or you would like a paper copy, contact the Fitness Mentors Student Services.

In accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, below is a summary of consumer information that must be made available to all students at Fitness Mentors. Each topic below gives a brief description of the information that must be disclosed. If you need assistance obtaining information listed or you would like a paper copy, contact the Fitness Mentors Student Services.