We can accommodate as few as 15 attendees. However, we encourage our clients to work with another teacher/class or group in your school/community to achieve groups of 30 to 40 students, to capitalize on per person pricing reductions.

In efforts to keep trips as affordable as possible for the group, typically only breakfast will be included in the trip costs. There may be campuses that will provide lunch for the group, but this will be handled on a trip by trip case. During the initial consultation, the group leader can specify if they want all meals included for the group (additional cost) or not.

Yes, a trip can be cancelled and fully refunded if it is before the deposit has been received. After the deposit has been received, a trip can be cancelled by the group leader. Please refer to the Cancellation/Refund policy for more information.

Your students’ safety is one of our prime priorities. In addition to the chaperones helping keep a check on everyone, we utilize RFID technology to ensure all attendees are accounted for as we move from place to place. Our College Express Tour Ambassador will also reinforce expectations and accountability.

Typically, the longer the trip, and the more attendees, the earlier a group needs to book. 6-12 months is an ideal time frame for planning a multi-day student trip. This allows all attendees enough time to take advantage of flexible payment options.

We understand the need to secure sufficient buy-in from the group before financially committing to a tour. However, a trip date will not be removed from our calendar until the booking fee is paid.

While we do try our best to accommodate minor changes to the itinerary within the given date range, once the deposit has been paid, dates can not be changed.

Most tours are 3 or 5 days long.

While most of the students’ needs will be met through the tour, many students choose to bring spending money.

Because of the intense nature of the tours, we recognize that students want to be comfortable after a long day (as do we!). All accommodations booked through College Express Tours will be 3.5 stars or better. Also, as safety is a primary concern, we only choose hotels that have first-class security. 

All of our tours use reputable, well-established tour bus companies. Buses range in size depending on the tour from 20-passenger coaches to luxury 53-seat motorcoaches. All buses have air conditioning, TVs and DVD players, GPS navigational system and most have toilets. We want students to be comfortable as we spend considerable time on the buses traveling between the various destinations.

We work very diligently planning the itinerary to maximize exposure of all the colleges in a nearby area. Sometimes, we are unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts. Becuase student safety is of the utmost priority fo rus, students (even with a chaperone) are NOT permitted to schedule their own tour at schools that are not on the College Express Tour route.

We do allow for 1 free chaperone per 10 students. These can be parents, teachers, counselors, etc. If more parents want to attend, they will be considered attendees and must pay the student price.

While we can plan a college tour for middle school-aged children, our tours are geared towared high school-aged individuals.

You ABSOLUTELY can change an itinerary to accommodate your specific group! We will discuss where you want to travel after you’ve completed the inquiry form.

We do run special offers periodically. Large groups (30-40 students) currently get the best per person pricing.

Many times our Ambassadors will join use on a school visit, but that is not gauranteed. Once your Group Ambassador has been selected, we will email the group leader their profile.

College Express Tours works directly with the group leader, not the individual students in the group. As such, attendee deletions will be handled by the group leader. Parents should make sure they understand the refund policy set forth by the group/organization putting on the trip.