Undergraduate tuition fees

Financial Arrangements for 2012-2013

Major Government reforms to student financenow allow universities to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year from 2012-13. Universities that want to charge more than the new basic fee of £6,000 will have to meet additional conditions to promote access for disadvantaged students.

Worcester College of Technology is looking to offer one of the best deals for students and their families as part of the new Higher Education finance arrangements. Tution fees at the college will be approximatly £5000 per annum. We are aiming to offer extensive financial support packages to ensure higher education is more affordable for all our students.

Financial Support Packages for full-time students:

• No compulsory upfront contribution to tuition fees for any student or parents
• Students can take out a loan to cover tuition fees and maintenance for living expenses, paying it back through the tax system after you graduate. Repayments will not start until you are earning over £21,000.
• Some students will be entitled to a non- repayable maintenance grant, issued on a means tested basis.
• There are additional funding streams available to students who qualify for the Disabled Students Allowance, Adult Dependants’ Grant, Childcare Grant and Parents’ Learning Allowance.
• Looked after or in care students may be eligible for additional financial support.
• Some students undertaking a higher education course in science, mathematics, engineering or technology (STEM) subjects may be able to apply for a non-repayable bursary.
• Additional funding may be made available for students which could include support in terms of a fee waiver, scholarship or bursary.
• Grants are also made available for our part time HE courses for both tuition fees and course expenses.
• The college also has an Access to Learning Fund which is available from the college for students experiencing particular hardship.
  For more information please contact student finance:
  01905 725575

Students applying in the current application cycle for a deferred place in 2012-13 will be eligible for the 2012-2013 student support package. 

Part-time Students will pay £2500 (or a fee pro-rata to the full time fee) for all part time higher education courses for 2012/13.

From 2012 eligible part-time students will be able to borrow the full cost of their tuition fees for the first time. Changes announced in October 2011 will see students becoming eligible to start making repayments over four years after commencing study, up from three years as previously planned.

PLUS

Worcester College of Technology offers an annual £1,000 bursary payment (paid in three instalments at the end of each term) for all students undertaking a higher education course in science, mathematics, engineering or technology (STEM) subjects and  an annual pro-rata £500 bursary for all students undertaking a part time higher education course  in a STEM subject.

Further information
You can get hold of general information about student finance from the following websites:

www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport
www.studentfinancedirect.co.uk
www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance/
www.studentmoney.org

Directgov Student Finance Helpline:
0845 300 5090

The Government have removed funding for students who already hold a degree or Higher Education qualification, who wish to study for certain additional Higher Education qualifications. These are in the main degree and HND programmes. Any student taking a Foundation Degree, even if they have a higher qualification, is not affected by this new legislation and any student, who is registered disabled, can undertake any qualification irrespective of their previous higher education experience.

If you think you may be affected please contact 01905 743491 for more information.