<p>This is on the Explore USC Summary after you submit your reservation:</p>
<p>"Should you or your parents need to make flight plans or arrange for an overnight hotel stay for Explore (students are housed in university housing ), we strongly recommend using USC’s official travel agency, STA Travel. Call them at either (213) 743-4782 or (888) 502-9056 and mention that you’ll be attending an Explore USC program. They have access to specially discounted plane tickets and hotel rates. As we mentioned in our letter, if you need to fly to Los Angeles (LAX is our closest airport), we will provide you monetary assistance that will offset a portion of the cost for student’s ticket (half the cost of the ticket, up to $60 for students from CA, AZ, or NV, or $200 from anywhere else). STA travel will apply this discount to your ticket. "</p>
<p>This is definitely reassuring. I checked the cost for a plane ticket from my town to LAX on STA Travel’s website. If anyone wants to do that, just google STA Travel, and it’ll lead you to it.</p>