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Pay Over Time, Pay Nothing Extra: How Paying for IT Training Works Here

Navy graphic reading Pay Over Time, Pay Nothing Extra, with twelve payment blocks

Cost is the most common reason people put off a certification. I hear it every week: "I'll start once I've saved up." So let me be clear about how paying for a class works here. You can spread the cost out, you won't pay a penny more for doing it, and if the price still doesn't fit, you can tell us what does.

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Markup for paying monthly
12
Monthly payments, or pay in full
$0
Charged until you agree to terms
The problem

Paying over time shouldn't cost extra

Across the training industry, flexibility often comes at a price. Some plans charge a percentage on top of the tuition, and the longer the term, the bigger the premium. Others send you to an outside lender, with a credit check and interest. Either way, the people who most need to spread out the cost end up paying the most.

We don't do that. Whether you pay in one go or over twelve months, the total is the same. There's no interest, no financing fee, no outside lender and no credit check. The only thing that changes is when the money leaves your account.

Pay in full12 monthly payments
CompTIA Security+ at list price
In full
$2,150
Monthly
$2,150
Same total12 payments of about $179, with nothing added for time
Two ways to pay over time

Split it, or name your price

Option 1

Split the tuition

Same price, spread out

  • Take the course price and divide it into monthly payments
  • No markup, no interest, no lender
  • Same class, same instructor, same materials as paying in full
Option 2

thinQflex: name your price

Tell us what you can afford

  • Choose any course and propose a total you can manage
  • Pay it in full or over twelve months
  • A real person replies with a yes, a no or terms you can accept, usually within two business days
Make an offer

Name-your-price is the part that surprises people. It isn't an auction and it isn't haggling. You tell us a number that works for your budget, we look at what the class costs to run, and we try to make it work. Making an offer costs nothing, we don't ask for card details, and nothing is charged until you agree to written terms.

What it looks like

Sample monthly payments at list price

Here's what twelve payments look like at our standard list price, before any name-your-price offer. These are real courses on our schedule.

CourseList price12 payments ofAdded for paying monthly
CompTIA Security+$2,150about $179$0
Cisco CCNA$3,150$262.50$0
CCNP Security SCOR$4,050$337.50$0
CCNP Enterprise camp (two classes)$6,250about $521$0
What you're paying for

Real classes, not a video library

A payment plan only matters if the training is worth it. Our classes are not self-paced e-learning that you click through on your own. They're live, instructor-led classes, in the classroom or live online, taught by working engineers and authorized instructors who can answer the question you actually have.

Live instructors

Real engineers and authorized instructors, teaching in real time, in person or live online.

Materials on day one of your plan

Your course materials arrive with your first payment, not on the first day of class, so you can start studying right away.

24 months of free retakes

Retake any or all of the course, in person or live online, for two years.

No credit check

No outside lender is involved. The agreement is between you and us.

Military, veterans and spouses: check your funding first

If you qualify for AF COOL, Army CA, MyCAA or VET TEC 2.0, those programs pay us directly at a flat $1,500 per class. That's usually your best deal. A seat paid for by a military program can't also use a name-your-price offer, so start with our funding page.

Getting started

How to set up your plan

  1. Pick your course. Choose a date, or tell us you don't have one yet.
  2. Tell us how you want to pay. Split the list price, or name the total you can afford. Use the notes field to tell us if either option works for you.
  3. Get a reply from a person. Usually within two business days: yes, no, or terms you can accept.
  4. Agree and start. Make your first payment and your materials arrive that day.
We never want the cost of training to be the thing standing between you and a better career. Tell us what you can do, and we'll work with you.

Let's find a number that works

Choose your course and tell us what fits your budget. Making an offer is free, and nothing is charged until you agree.

Call 855-868-4467 or email website@thinqtanklearning.com

— Scott

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