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Information for Part Time Students on Courses for Leisure

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 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 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.