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Institution Name: The Los Ane:eles Film School Institution Telenhone: 323-860-0789
Institution Code: 1938751 Administrator Name: Mark DeBacco
Street Address: 6363 Sunset Blvd. Date oflnspection: August 10, 2016
Hollvwood, CA 90028
Nature and Facts of the Violation(s ), Including a Reference to the Statute or Regulation Violated, and Manner in
Which the Institution Must Correct the Violation to Achieve Compliance:
CEC §94909 - Minimum Requirements (a) Prior to enrollment, an institution shall provide a prospective
for School Catalog. student, either in writing or electronically, with a school catalog
containing, at a minimum, all of the following:
(c) "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 telephone number*) or by
completing a complaint form, which can be obtained on the
bureau's Internet Web site (Internet Web site address*)."
CEC §94909 - Minimum Requirements (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), prior to enrollment, an
for School Catalog. institution shall provide a prospective student, either in writing or
electronically, with a school catalog containing, at a minimum, all of
the following:
CEC §94909 - Minimum Requirements (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), prior to enrollment, an
for School Catalog. institution shall provide a prospective student, either in writing or
electronically, with a school catalog containing, at a minimum, all of
the following:
CEC §94911- Minimum Requirements An enrollment agreement shall include, at a minimum, all of the I statement.
for Enrollment Agreements. following:
~de the statement
(b) A schedule of total charges, including a list of any charges that In a list of the
are nonrefundable and the student's obligations to the Student tantiate the salary
Tuition Recovery Fund, clearly identified as nonrefundable charges.
The institution enrollment agreement did not include the 1cial aid programs,
required schedule of total charges information. eported by the
nstitution and the
To remedy this violation, the institution shall submit a copy of its ll student loans.
revised enrollment agreement to include a schedule of total
charges, including a list of any nonrefUndable charges. loan information
CEC §94911 - Minimum Requirements An enrollment agreement shall include, at a minimum, all of the
for Enrollment Agreements. following: ~de the most recent
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(e)(3) The text shall also include a description of the procedures of enrolled
that a student is required to follow to cancel the enrollment rormat
agreement or withdraw from the institution and obtain a refund.
CEC §94897 - Prohibited Business (1) Use the terms "approval," "approved," "approval to operate," or
Practices and 5, CCR §74117-Website "approved to operate" without stating clearly and conspicuously
Requirements. that approval to operate means compliance with state standards as
set forth in this chapter. If the bureau has granted an institution
approval to operate, the institution may indicate that the institution
is "licensed" or "licensed to operate," but may not state or imply
either of the following:
Website Requirements
In addition to the requirement in Section 94913(b) of the Code, an
institution that maintains a website shall provide on the homepage
of that website clear and conspicuous Jinks to all the items required
in Section 94913(a) of the Code.
CEC §94913 - Institutional Web Site (a) An institution that maintains an Internet Web site shall provide
Requirements and 5, CCR§74117- on that Internet Web site all of the followine::
Website Requirements
In addition to the requirement in Section 94913(b) of the Code, an
institution that maintains a website shall provide on the homepage
of that website clear and conspicuous links to all the items required
in Section 94913(a) of the Code.
CEC §94913 - Institutional Web Site (a) An institution that maintains an Internet Web site shall provide
Requirements and 5, CCR§74117- on that Internet Web site all of the following:
Website Requirements.
(2) A School Performance Fact Sheet for each educational program
offered by the institution.
Website Requirements
In addition to the requirement in Section 94913(b) of the Code, an
institution that maintains a website shall provide on the homepage
of that website clear and conspicuous links to all the items required
in Section 94913(a) of the Code.
CEC §94913 - Institutional Web Site (a) An institution that maintains an Internet Web site shall provide
Requirements and 5, CCR §74117 - on that Internet Web site all of the following:
Website Requirements.
(3) Student brochures offered by the institution.
Website Requirements
In a.ddition to the requirement in Section 94913(b) of the Code, an
institution that maintains a website shall provide on the homepage
of that website clear and conspicuous links to all the items required
in Section 94913(a) of the Code.
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brochures offered.
CEC §94913 - Institutional Web Site (a) An institution that maintains an Internet Web site shall provide
Requirements and 5, CCR§74117- on that Internet Web site all of the following:
Website Requirements.
(5) The institution's most recent annual report submitted to the
bureau.
Website Requirements
In addition to the requirement in Section 94913 (b) of the Code, an
institution that maintains a website shall provide on the homepage
of that website clear and conspicuous links to all the items required
in Section 94913(a) of the Code.
CEC §94913 - Institutional Web Site (b) An institution shall include information concerning where
Requirements and 5, CCR§74117 - students may access the bureau's Internet Web site anywhere the
Website Requirements. institution identifies itself as being approved by the bureau.
Website Requirements
In addition to the requirement in Section 94913(b) of the Code, an
institution that maintains a website shall provide on the homepage
of that website clear and conspicuous links to all the items required
in Section 94913(a) of the Code.
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To remedy this violation, the institution shall submit a copy of its
revised catalog that contains an itemized total cost of tuition as
the cost for instruction normally charged on a per unit or per
hour basis.
5, CCR §71810 - Minimum (a) Each institution shall provide a catalog pursuant to .section
Requirements for School Catalog. 94909 of the Code, which shall be updated annually. 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.
5, CCR §71810 - Minimum (b) The catalog shall contain the information prescribed by Section
Requirements for School Catalog. 94909 of the Code and all of the following:
5, CCR §71800 - Enrollment Agreement. In addition to the requirements of section 94911 of the Code, an
institution shall provide to each student an enrollment agreement
that contains at the least the following information:
(1) tuition;
(3) equipment;
(8) tutoring;
5, CCR §76215 - Student Tuition (a) A qualifying institution shall include the following
Recovery Fund Disclosures. statement on both its enrollment agreement for an educational
program and its current schedule of student charges:
2. Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as
an employer, government program or other payer unless you
have a separate agreement to repay the third party.
You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are
not required to pay the STRF assessment, if either of the
following applies:
You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are
enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF
assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the
following:
(fj
the reporting calendar year, and includes all the students who
remained enrolled after their cancellation period.
5, CCR §74112 - Uniform Data-Annual Uniform Data - Annual Report, Performance Fact Sheet
Report, Performance Fact Sheet. (e) Placement Rates.
5, CCR §74112 - Uniform Data - Annual Uniform Data - Annual Report, Performance Fact Sheet
Report, Performance Fact Sheet. (e) Placement Rates.
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To remedy this violation, each SPFS must include placement
rates with footnoted information, in a format substantially
similar to the format below:
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"Placement Rate Employed in the Field" is calculated by
dividing the number ofgraduates gainfully employed in the field
by the number ofgraduates available for employment.
5, CCR §74112 - Uniform Data-Annual (h) Documentation supporting all data reported shall be
Report, Performance Fact Sheet. maintained by the institution for at least five years from the time
included in either an Annual Report or a Performance Fact Sheet,
and shall include at a minimum: student name(s ), address, phone
number, email address, program completed, program start and
completion dates, place of employment and position, salary, hours,
and a description of all attempts to contact each student.
Documentation shall also include the name, email address, phone
number, and position or title of the institution's representative who
is primarily responsible for obtaining the students' completion,
placement, licensing, and salary and wage data, the date that the
information was gathered, and copies of notes, letters or emails
through which the information was requested and gathered.
5, CCR §76140 - Record-Keeping (a) A qualifying institution shall collect and maintain records of
Requirements. student information to substantiate the data reported on the STRF
Assessment Reporting Form and records of the students' eligibility
under the Fund. Such records shall include the following for each
student:
California Education Code §94935 and California Code of Regulations §75010 provide that the Bureau
for Private Postsecondary Education (Bureau) shall issue a Notice to Comply for minor violations
detected during a compliance inspection by the Bureau.
By no later than 30 days from the date of the inspection, you must either: 1) Remedy the
noncompliance item(s), sign the below declaration and submit this form to the Bureau, along with
documentation describing how compliance was achieved; or 2) File with the Bureau a written notice of
disagreement, specifying the minor violation(s) described in the Notice to Comply with which you
disagree, and appealing it by requesting an informal office· conference. If a . written notice of
disagreement is not timely filed with the Bureau, the right to appeal is deemed to have been waived.
Failure to timely remedy the noncompliance item(s) or file a written request for an informal office
conference may result in the Bureau taking administrative enforcement action.
DECLARATION
Attached to this document is a list describing how compliance was achieved for each violation and
supporting documentation. I declare under penalty of perjury that all violations identified in this Notice
to Comply are corrected as described in the attachment.
Signature Date
THIS DECLARATION OR A NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE BUREAU BY SEPTEMBER 12,
2016