Student Finance & UCAS Entry Tim Ellison

Fees Full-time study ◦£3500 Part-time study ◦Years 1 and 2 –£2400 ◦Year 3 – £1600

Courses Offered HNC -Full Time ◦Sport and Exercise Sciences ◦Computing and Systems Development ◦Digital Media Production and 3D Techniques ◦Music Production

Foundation Degrees – 2 years ◦ Validated by University of Roehampton ◦ FdA Supporting Learning and Teaching ◦ FdA Early Years Childcare ◦ Both ‘full time’ studying 1 evening per week plus 1 Saturday per month ◦Validated by London South Bank University  Electro-technical Studies – both full and part time Courses Offered

BA Honours - validated by University of Roehampton ◦1 Year  Early Years  Supporting Learning and Teaching  Both ‘full time’ studying one evening per week

Paying for PART –TIME study See the leaflet “You can afford to go to Uni” for full information Part-time students ◦Can apply for a loan to pay the fee ◦Cannot apply for either a maintenance loan or a maintenance grant

Paying for Full-Time Study See the leaflet “You can afford to go to Uni” for full information Full-time students ◦Can apply for a loan to pay the full tuition fee ◦Can apply for a maintenance loan  Will need to be repaid  Depends on household income ◦Can apply for a maintenance grant  Will NOT need to be repaid  Depends on household income

How the money flows No money is released until your registration and attendance is approved by the College Attendance, including active involvement with course confirmed each term Money is released in 3 tranches – October, February & May Tuition Fees paid directly to College Maintenance Loans and Grants paid directly to student

Paying it Back Only start repaying 4 years after start of course Only repay when earnings exceed £21,000 that year Rate of repayment is 9% of earnings above £21,000 pa ◦If earning £22,000 repay £90 per year ◦If earning £31,000 repay £900 per year ◦Repayment amount is NOT dependant on the size of the loan ◦A larger loan will take longer to repay. ◦Threshold £21,000 may increase with inflation from After 30 years (or you die! ), all remaining debt is written off Loan accrues interest of RPI plus 3% Loan does not affect credit rating – no debt collectors!

UCAS All applications for HE Full Time Courses All correspondence via ◦Invitation for interview ◦Offer College Code X24 Campus Code blank

UCAS Course Codes HNDs ◦C600Sport and Exercise Sciences ◦II12 Computing and Systems Development ◦PW39 Digital Media Production and 3D Techniques ◦W374 Music Production

UCAS Course Codes Foundation Degrees ◦ XX19 FdA Supporting Learning and Teaching ◦ X311 FdA Early Years Childcare ◦ H690 Electro-technical Studies –full time

UCAS Course Codes BA Honours  X310 Early Years  X??? Supporting Learning and Teaching