- Students
are required to pay additional Awarding Body fees.
- Depending on your choice of course, there may be additional
costs for equipment or handbooks.
- You may be eligible for free tuition or a discount on your
fees (not available for HE students). This applies to:
- All full time further education students studying more than
450 hours per year at South Cheshire College.
- All part time further education students who are under 19
years on 31 August 2009.
- Those in receipt of income-based benefits, formerly known
as means tested benefits. The main income-based benefits are:
Council Tax Benefit (not single occupancy/student reduction),
Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income Based Jobseekers Allowance
(including New Deal students funded by Job Centre Plus), Working
Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit where your total household
income is less than £15,050 per year (Child Tax Credit
paid on its own does not qualify for fee remission), Pension
Guarantee Credit (you must be in receipt of Guarantee Credit
Award Notice, not just Savings Credit). For both the Working
Tax Credit and the Pensions Credit, please bring a copy of
your award notice with you.
- An unwaged dependant of a person in receipt of one of the
above benefits.
- Those taking courses where the learning aim is Skills for
Life.
- Asylum seekers in receipt of an equivalent income-based benefit.
- Adult Basic Education courses.
- Students on their first full level 2 qualification, regardless
of age.
- If you are 19 or over and would like to enrol on a Full-time Further Education course, then there is an tuition fee of £50 to pay at enrolment (unless you meet the requirements below to gain free tuition, in which case there will only be £5 to pay).
Payment of Fees
In general, your tuition fees and additional costs are payable at enrolment. Some further conditions might apply, depending on your fee status and what type of course you are enrolling on.
- A £5 registration fee per course will be charged at enrolment to part-time students who qualify for free tuition except those studying Skills for Life.
- All students applying for a Higher Education programme are required to pay £100 deposit at enrolment. Deposits may be refundable subject to the learner receiving an LEA fee award or student loan. Invoices will be issued to all HE students by the end of September. Any loans, grants, deposits or part payments will be offset against the invoice - any outstanding amounts are your responsibility.
- Higher Education courses, for example Foundation Degrees and University Certificates, will be charged at £1285 per year in most cases. There are a few exceptions to this, either because of the awarding body or because of the number of learning hours included in the qualification - please see the course listings to check. All students on Higher Education courses, who are not sponsored by their employer, should apply to their local education authority for assistance with their fees.
- You can pay fees at enrolment by cash, cheque, credit or debit card (excluding American Express and Diners Club). If the fee exceeds £225, an instalment plan with a maximum of 3 payments may be arranged at enrolment (including HE courses)
- If your employer is paying your fees, please bring an official purchase order to support your enrolment; if a training agent is paying your fees, please bring a letter with you to that effect.
- If the course is cancelled, full refunds are available within 10 working days. Other refunds are only available under the terms and conditions indicated on the reverse of the enrolment form. If you enrol online, the refund will be made to the original payment card.
- Financial assistance may be available depending on your circumstances.
- If you require further guidance about fees, please ask at
enrolment or contact the Information
Centre.
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