JR 137
Grandmaster
There are ways to get out of the contract if things don't work out. Medical clauses, moving away more than a certain mile radius, loss of employment, change in salary, etc. Laws vary depending on where you are. They may choose to ignore the laws (or act like they don't exist), but laws are there. I've heard NYS law stipulates they can't force you to pay more than a set percentage for services that weren't rendered, regardless of what the contract stipulates. That means they can only legally hold you responsible for a few months (or a set amount of money) if you decide to end the commitment, regardless of what the contract says.
If you're that unsure about signing up long term, look up your local laws. Also ask what the ways out of the contract are.
As the consumer (in this case, the student), I hate contracts. Businesses benefit from them, in good ways and bad.
In my area, most of the full time schools (where it's the owner's full time job) have contracts, whereas the part time schools (where the owner has a day job) often don't have contracts and paying per class is an option. A general rule of thumb here is the bigger places are contract based, and the small places aren't. The smaller places are harder to find because they don't advertise the same ways, have big buildings in highly visible locations, etc.
If you're that unsure about signing up long term, look up your local laws. Also ask what the ways out of the contract are.
As the consumer (in this case, the student), I hate contracts. Businesses benefit from them, in good ways and bad.
In my area, most of the full time schools (where it's the owner's full time job) have contracts, whereas the part time schools (where the owner has a day job) often don't have contracts and paying per class is an option. A general rule of thumb here is the bigger places are contract based, and the small places aren't. The smaller places are harder to find because they don't advertise the same ways, have big buildings in highly visible locations, etc.