Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision 116 West 32nd Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 www.highered.nysed.gov/bpss

October 5, 2005

Dear Municipal Training Center Students: 

The Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) an office within the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is hoping to make the transition in your education as smooth as possible during this difficult time.  Toward this end, we want to let you know what your options are under the education law since the school has closed.

 Option 1:  Participate in a Teach out: 

1. There is no extra cost to you as the student.  Even if the teach out school has a higher tuition than MTC, you may continue your education at their school at no additional cost to you.  You are only responsible for the balance of the tuition you would have paid to MTC or would have been paid on your behalf.
    
2. Additionally the teach out school will make an assessment of where you are in the program and what you have learned at MTC and place you into a comparable program, if not the same program, at the school.
    

Teach out School for CNA Only
 

1. Daisley II Home Care Services 
   495 Flatbush Avenue
   Brooklyn, NY 11225
   718 467-8497
    
2. Bulkan Educational Institute
   44 Court Street 3^rd Fl
   Brooklyn, NY 11201      
   718 624-7800 
    
3. Access Careers
   25 Elm Place, Suite 201
   Brooklyn, NY 11201           
   718 643-9060 
    

4. Manhattan Institute
   112 West 31^st Street
   New York, NY 10001
    212 564-1234

Teach out School for Nurse Technician
 

Manhattan Institute
112 West 31^st Street
New York, NY 10001
212 564-1234

Teach out School for EKG and Phlebotomy
 

Access Careers
25 Elm Place Suite 201
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718 643-9060

Option 2: A Refund of all pre-paid tuition:

MTC is a licensed proprietary school and thus the money you paid or was paid out on your behalf is protected. If you choose not to participate in the teach-out, you are entitled to receive a refund of any pre-paid tuition. If you paid out the money, than the refund will be sent to you. If the money was paid out on your behalf from a lending institution (in the form of a private loan), then the lending institution will receive a refund. In order to receive the refund, you must fill out a complaint form which was made available to you from the BPSS representatives that visited your school or through the BPSS website.

Additional Information:

• Transcript Information: Any student wishing to receive a transcript must fill out a transcript request form.  This form can be downloaded from the BPSS website, picked up at the BPSS New York City office or mailed to the student (see the BPSS contact information below).  Any students participating in a teach-out at any of the schools listed in this letter are asked to have the schools send for the transcripts. Please note that only one copy of the transcript is available. Once requested BPSS cannot under any circumstances replace or duplicate the transcript.
   
• New York State Education Department (NYSED), Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (BPSS) contact information: website address: www.highered.nysed.gov/bpss; office address: 116 West 32^nd Street, 5^th Floor, New York, New York 10001; and telephone number: (212) 643-4760. BPSS urges you to visit our website over the next few weeks for any updates.

 Sincerely, 

The Representatives of the New York State Education Department, Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision.