Money Matters
Full Time Further Education
Your learning is FREE if you are a UK or EU student, aged under 19 years on 31st August in the academic year you start your course.
Aged over 19?
The cost of a full-time course for the academic year 2012/13 (starting September 2012) are £1, 250 per year. However, due to changes in government funding, course prices may be subject to change.
If you are aged 19 or over, you will be asked to pay a deposit of £250 when you are offered a place on your course. The remaining amount is to be paid on your enrolment day.
All our prices are reviewed each year: any revised costs may apply in your second or third year.
Tuition Fee Remission
Tuition fee remission can apply for full-time courses if you are an EU resident, aged over 19 and in receipt of one of the benefits listed. Proof of benefit must be provided to the college at the time of booking.
● Job seekers allowance
● Employment and Support allowance in the Work Related Activity Group.
Or, if you are an EU resident aged 19 or over and in receipt of one of the following state benefits; housing benefit, income support or council tax benefit and want to enter employment and need skills training to do so.
Or,if you are a UK citizen living in England and are:
● Aged 19 or over and taking your first full Level 2 course
● Aged 19-23 and taking a Level 1 course or your first full Level 3 or first full Level 4 course.
Instalment Options
For some full time courses there is an option to pay in three equal instalments. The first instalment is to be paid upon offer of place, the second in December 2011 and the third in March 2013.
All instalment arrangements are subject to a non-refundable £10 administration fee, and if you have to withdraw from your course before the expected start date all outstanding instalments remain payable.
Refunds will be given only if:
● We have to cancel the course
● We have to make a change to the time or location and you are no longer able to attend
● In exceptional circumstance, at the discretion of our Principal.
Higher Education
For full details of fees for our higher education courses, please call 01305 215215 and request an HE prospectus, download our HE prospectus here or visit the course search
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship training is free of charge to anyone aged between 16-18. An employer would be required to make a contribution if you are over 19. All apprentices receive a wage from their employer. For more information, visit the apprenticeship pages.
Part Time Courses
The full price is shown on the website course search and normally includes all registration and any exam fees. There may be exceptions where payment for additional materials or other associated costs are required.
To pay, please contact us on 01305 215215 and choose the part-time courses option. Please note that course prices are cost per year unless otherwise stated and may be subject to change.
Tution Fee Remission
Tuition Fee remission can apply on certain part-time courses if you are an EU resident, aged over 19 and in receipt of one of the benefits listed below. Proof of benefit must be provided to the college at the time of booking:
- Job seekers allowance
- Employment and Support allowance in the Work Related Activity Group.
Or,if you are a UK citizen living in England and are:
- Aged 19 or over and taking your first full Level 2 course
- Aged 19-25 and taking your first full Level 3 course
- Aged 19 or over and taking your first full Level 3 course without having a full Level 2 qualification
- Following a Basic Skills course
When you apply for your part-time course, you will be asked to pay a non-refundable reservation fee of between £10 and £30, depending on the overall price of your course. the balance is payable 30 days before the course start date.
Courses costing £25 or less must be paid for in full when you book your place on the course.
If the course costs more than £200 and is over 13 weeks long, you can apply to pay in instalments. your first instalment must be paid 30 days before the start of the course.
- £200-500 = deposit of £50 followed by two equal instalments
- Over £500 = deposit of £50 followed by three equal instalments.
All instalment arrangements are subject to a non-refundable £10 administration fee. If you have to withdraw from your course before the expected end date, then all outstanding instalments remain payable.
Refunds will be given only if:
● We have to cancel the course
● We have to make a change to the time or location and you are no longer able to attend
● In exceptional circumstance, at the discretion of our Principal.
How to Pay
For your convenience, you can pay in a number of ways for all courses:
● Debit / Credit card (Not American Express or Diners Club)
● Cash (in person only – please do not post!)
● Cheque or postal orders (made payable to Kingston Maurward College).
Sources of Financial Help
Learner Support Fund
The College can help full-time further education students (following a course of at least 12 guided learning hours per week) with either college transport or college residential accommodation, with childcare (learners aged 20 or over as there is a separate Government scheme for younger learners) and with certain essential course related costs. We can also help with financial hardship and emergencies. Awards from the Fund are income assessed and are subject to you meeting certain conditions. For more information please email alan.hall@kmc.ac.uk
EMA (Education Maintenance Allowance) and ALS (Adult Learning Grant)
These types of financial support will no longer be available for courses starting in September 2012. Instead, all new students can apply for financial assistance through the Learner Support Fund.
Small Print
Please note: The college reserves the right, by giving notice to the student at any time before the start of the course, to increase the course fee to reflect any cost increase that is beyond our control. This could include any significant increase in the operating costs or materials,failure by the student to provide accurate information or due to changes in Government funding.
The college has to access funding from the Government in order to run certain courses. to do this there is a requirement for students to complete an exam. we encourage all our students to gain a qualification but if you do not wish to take the exam, it makes the cost of running the course more expensive. Therefore you would be asked to pay the 'full cost' price of the course.
Fees may be subject to change. Some grants and concessions maybe subject to change.
Downloadable documents below:
LSF Application Summer 2012 (447.96 kB)
LSF Policy Summer 2012 (196.85 kB)
Special Bursary Application Summer 2012 (215.82 kB)
