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Home > Fees & Financial Support > Information for part time students

Information for Part Time Students on Courses for Qualifications

Which Fee Do You Pay?

There are different course fee price bands attached to each course. The fee you pay is one of the following, dependent on your circumstances.
■ Full fee for one year
■ Discounted fee for full payment at time of enrolment before course start date
Approximately 5% discount on full fee available by paying in full at time of enrolment before course start date. See course listings for course discount price or phone Admissions on 0845 155 60 60 for more information. This discount is not available for one-day courses for leisure, self-financing or Business Solutions workshops.
■ Concessionary fee for people in receipt of specified Income-Based State benefits
Available to students in receipt of Jobseeker's Allowance (income or contribution based), Working Tax Credit (there is a joint annual income threshold), Council Tax Benefit (25% single occupancy does not qualify for a reduction), Income Support, Housing Benefit, Pension Guarantee Credit (you will not be eligible for reduced fees if your Guarantee Credit is nil), Employment & Support Allowance (Income based only) or who are unwaged dependants of persons in receipt of these benefits. This fee is only for one year even if the course lasts longer.

Claiming a Concessionary Fee

You will need to provide a copy of all relevant benefit evidence at time of enrolment, otherwise you will be liable to pay the full fee. If you are enrolling by post, please provide the following:

Income Support : Your letter from JobCentre Plus which will state in bold 'about your Income Support'. The date must correspond to the correct academic year.
Jobseeker's Allowance : All pages of a recent award notice from JobCentre Plus stating that you are receiving income-based or contribution-based Jobseeker's Allowance.
Council Tax : All pages of your Council Tax Demand Notice or Benefit Decision Notice (25% single occupancy does not qualify for a reduction).
Housing Benefit : All pages of your Housing Benefit Decision Notice.
Working Tax Credit : All pages of your current award notice from HM Revenue & Customs. You will not be eligible for reduced fees if your joint annual income exceeds £15,276.
Pension Guarantee Credit : All pages of your award notice from The Pension Service. You will not be eligible for reduced fees if your Guarantee Credit is nil.
Employment & Support Allowance (ESA) : All pages of your award notice from JobCentre Plus. This must state that the allowance is income-based.

Instalment Plans

This facility (for course fees over and above £80) is available providing that the payment is made by Direct Debit. An initial 25% deposit is required and the balance payable (in up to six monthly instalments including the initial deposit) by the end of March or the end of the course, whichever is the sooner. Should you withdraw from the course the full outstanding balance must be settled immediately. Please apply at time of enrolment. Not available to students sponsored by their employers.

Standard Cancellation Charge, Exams and Refunds

If the decision to withdraw from the course is that of the student, either prior to or within the first two weeks of the course commencing, a standard cancellation charge of £30 will always be payable. Students who withdraw after the first two weeks will be required to pay the full fee.

A standard charge of £25 is to be levied to all students who do not attend an examination for which they are registered, unless the absence is due to exceptional circumstances.

It is not College policy to issue refunds unless it has been necessary to cancel the course and a substitute alternative is not available.

Students aged under 16 years

Please contact the College regarding admission, courses and fees.

Students aged 16 - 19

Free of charge for students aged 16-18 on 31st August in the calendar year in which their course starts (if they are UK/EU students).

Students from outside the European Economic Area

If this applies to you or you have not lived in the UK/EU for more than 3 years, you will be required to pay the overseas student rate. Please contact the College for more details.

Higher Education Students

Under new Government funding arrangements introduced last year, students enrolling on a Higher Education (university level) course, who already have a qualification at an equivalent level, may in some circumstances not be eligible for a publicly-funded place on a course and may have to pay additional fees over and above those published in College prospectuses. This does not apply to some provision considered a priority by the Government such as Foundation Degrees and certain subject areas. For further information please contact Admissions on 01903 606001.

Financial Support

Financial Support available to part time students is means tested and intended to
assist with course related costs

Part Time Further Education Students

+19 Access Fund (Learner Support Funds) The Access Fund is a means tested grant and is intended to contribute to students' course related costs. In order to apply, you must be aged 19 or over and attending a Further Education course, funded by Government Funding authorities. In order to qualify, your household must be in receipt of an income below £25,000 (provisional income limit for 10/11) per year. Application forms are usually available from June onwards. The Access Fund can support both full and part time courses although there are some exceptions - please contact Student Financial Support directly for more information.

Part Time Higher Education Students

If you are enrolling on a part time Higher Education (university level) course in 2010/11, you are able to apply to Student Finance England (SFE) for a Grant of up to £265 and a Tuition Fee Grant of up to £1230. All support available is means tested and will depend on both your income and family circumstances. Full information about this support is usually available in July/August. For more details visit www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

Higher Education Students Access To Learning Fund
This fund is a hardship fund which is available through the College and is assessed on the student's income and expenditure throughout the academic year. You must be studying a Higher Education course and must be in receipt of the full support available to you from SFE before applying. Application forms are usually available in October once courses have commenced.

Further Support Available

For information on further support available, all students are able to visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or call 0800 100 900.

For more information on any of these funding schemes and other funding opportunities, please contact a member of the Student Financial Support Team direct on 01903 606014 or email sfs@nbcol.ac.uk

Our office is based on the West Durrington Campus (Room 107 - just round the corner from Admissions) and we are available during our normal office opening hours which are: 9am - 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am-4.30pm Friday

Some Course Fees Can Be Reduced

• If you are taking your first full Level 2 course, you may be entitled to a reduced fee.
• If you are aged between 19 and 24 and taking your first full Level 3 course, you may be entitled to a reduced fee (does not apply to some part time NVQs).

Contact Admissions on 0845 155 60 60 to find out whether you qualify.

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