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Fees
The maximum tuition fee is £3145 per year, but it is up to the individual university or college to decide how much to charge per year.
You do not have to pay your tuition fees before you start your course or whilst you are studying.
Depending on your household income you will either have your tuition fees paid for you or you will be able to take out a student loan for fees to match exactly the level of tuition fees you have to pay.
Study Now - Pay Later !
Tuition fees, for university or college, can be charged up to a maximum of £3145 per student per year. The tuition fee will not be repayable until after graduation. Tuition fees and student loans will not have to be paid in advance and will only become repayable after you have graduated and are earning enough to afford repayments. Repayments will only begin after you are earning more than £15,000 per year. Repayments will be taken out of your earnings as tax and if you haven't paid the debt back after 25 years it will be cancelled and you will owe nothing more.
Students on some courses, such as teaching and nursing, get extra financial support from the government to cover tuition fees on their courses.
Tuition fees for part-time and distance-learning study vary a lot, so check these with the universities.
Mature
Mature students might be counted as independent if they are over 25 and meet other conditions. In these cases, parental income is not counted, but the income of your partner and whether or not you have dependents will be taken into account. Your local authority will be able to tell you if you are eligible for independent status. Widowed, divorced or separated students with dependant children may also be eligible for extra allowances.
Part-time students
Tuition Fees
Unlike fees for full time courses part time course fees are unregulated which means that universities and colleges set their own rates. So the fees charges will vary considerably between courses as well as between institutions.
The help available for part-time students
A Fee Grant of up to £1,180 a year and a Course Grant of up to £255 a year. Both grants are non-repayable. Students who already have a degree cannot usually apply for this help.
Fee Grant
The Fee Grant helps meet the cost of tuition fees. It is income assessed and is also based on the intensity of the course - how long it takes to complete the course compared to a full time course.
Intensity of course - how much fee grant is available
Between 50% to 59% of an equivalent full-time course - you can get up to £785 a year
Between 60% to 74% of an equivalent full-time course - you can get up to £945 a year
75% or more of an equivalent full-time course - you can get up to £1,180 a year
Course Grant
The Course Grant is worth up to £255 a year and helps meet the cost of books, travel and other course expenditure. It is income assessed and is NOT based on the intensity of the course.
Part time students may also be eligible for Disabled Students Allowance.
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