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Financial Assistance for Part-time College Courses

Bursaries, funds and support for Part-time college courses

Financial assistance may be available if you would otherwise be discouraged from joining or staying on a course, for financial reasons. Funds can help with tuition fees, exam fees, materials, travel and childcare costs. Applications are assessed according to need and on a first come, first served basis. You should make your application before you enrol. If you think you might be eligible to receive financial assistance and would like an application form and guidlines, please contact Student Support on 01273 667709. Normally you will only receive financial assistance for one course. You will need to pay the College registration fee and any balance of fees that are not covered by financial assistance.

For more information please read below or to download the application forms please visit our Financial Assistance page.

Sponsors

Where a learner's employer takes responsibility for payment, a discount of 10% is offered on tuition fees in most cases. A letter on headed paper (public sector bodies) or a completed sponsorship form is required at or before enrolment. This is available from the Enrolment or Finance Offices or via Guidance and Admissions. We can also offer the form electronically and you can sponsor up to 10 learners per form. We can offer negotiable payment terms via the Finance Office finance@ccb.ac.uk. Once you have agreed to sponsor a learner, we will send you a sponsor pack, which includes an employer charter and a fee account statement, including methods of payment. We will offer regular feedback on progress. We offer customised courses in addition to scheduled courses, including delivery on your premisies and a free training needs analysis. For more details please contact City Business Skills (citybusiness@ccb.ac.uk).

Please note: 10% prompt payment tuition fee discount does not apply to partially sponsored learners or learners sponsored for full cost (non LSC funded) courses.

Fee Remission

You may be able to get a reduction in fees, if you are under 19 or receive certain means tested benefits.

The main guidelines state:

If you are aged under 19 on 31st August 2008 and are studying a programme of more than one year, you do not have to pay tuition or exam fees for the first or subsequent year(s) of your course. You are however responsible for payment of any resource fees and charges.

If you receive benefits in the list below, you do not have to pay tuition fees (but you will be liable for all other fees):

To obtain any tuition fee remission you will be required to produce documentary evidence (dated within the last 3 months) of your position at the time of enrolment (see table below).

In most cases you will still need to pay some fees. Contact the Enrolment Centre for further details.

You may also get a reduction in fees if you are studying for your first full Level 2 or full Level 3 course.

Documentary Evidence Required:

Type of Benefit Documentary Evidence Required

Income Support (IS)

Housing Benefit (HB)

Council Tax Benefit (CTB)

 IS/HB/CTB letter dated within 3 months showing learner name, current adress and benefit received or outdated letter plus bank statement dated within 3 months (IS benefit book acceptable/current Council Tax bill showing CTB reduction acceptable).

Job Seeker Allowance (JSA)

(excludes full-time or part-time courses averaging more than 16 GLH per week)

 JSA letter dated within 3 months showing learner name, current address and benefit received or outdated letter plus bank statement dated within 3 months (ES40 JSA benefit book not acceptable).

Working Tax Credit (WTC)

(excludes Child Tax Credit)

 Current year Inland Revenue WTC Award Notice TC602 (original only) showing total annual household income less than £15050.

Guarantee Pension Credit (GPC)

(part-time courses only)

 Current year pension Service GPC Award Notice (original only), acceptable together with Savings pension Credit (SPC not acceptable on its own).

Unwaged Dependant

(named spouse/partner/adult dependant on income based benefit claimant)

 Benefit letter dated within 3 months showing learner as named dependant of claimant at same current address, plus type of benefit received or outdated letter plus bank statement dated within 3 months.

Asylum Seeker 16-18 (under 19)

(Asylum claim pending under or over 6 months)

 IND (Immigration & Nationality Directorate) card or Home Office papers showing NASS (National Asylum Support Service) supported or proof of receipt of Means Tested benefit (as above).

Asylum Seeker 19 & 19+

(claim pending under 6 months)

 Note: fee remission no longer applies - IND card shows date of Asylum claim.

Asylum Seeker 19 & 19+

(claim pending over 6 months)

 Proof of receipt of Means Tested benefit (as above). Note: NASS (National Asylum Support no longer qualifies for fee remission - IND card shows date of Asylum claim.

Refugee

(Asylum status granted refugee status)

 Proof of receipt of Means Tested Benefit (as above)

ESOL Courses

(English for Speakers of Other Languages)

 Free for those with Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), Humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave (refer for fee assessment) only. Note: no longer free for EU citizens or 19 and 19+ Asylum Seekers with Asylum claim pending under 6 months.

 

Level 2 Course Funding

The College is funded to support Government policy of increasing the number of adults with full Level 2 qualifications. If you are over 19 and do not already have a full Level 2 qualification and you are enrolling on a full Level 2 qualification, you may be able to get a significant reduction in the costs of doing your course. For full details please contact the Enrolment team on 01273 667788 ext 327, or e-mail enrolment@ccb.ac.uk.

Level 3 Course Funding

The College is funded to support Government policy of increasing the number of adults with full Level 3 qualifications. If you are aged 19 - 25 and do not have a full Level 3 qualification and you are enrolling on a full Level 3 qualification, you may be able to get a significant reduction in the costs of doing your course. For dull details please contact the Enrolment team on 01273 667788 ext 327 or e-mail enrolment@ccb.ac.uk

European Students

If you are from one of the EU member countries, you will pay the same fees as a UK student. You will need to show evidence of your nationaility. More information is available from the Student Services Manager on 01273 667788 ext. 350 or e-mail feassess@ccb.ac.uk.

International Students

Public funding is not available to many students from outside the EU and you will have to pay fees on a full cost basis. To find out more information, please contact our International team on 01273 667739 or e-mail intapps@ccb.ac.uk.

FC courses

If the course code for the course you are applying for begins with the prefix FC, then this course is full cost. This means that you will have to pay all course fees in full regardless of your status as they do not qualify for fee remission or financial assistance.