Money matters

This information is for home and EU students only – visit our International pages for details of fees for international students.

Students aged 16-19

If you are under 19 years old on 31 August in the year you start your course and are enrolling on course with government funding, such as the full time courses at Warwickshire College you do not need to pay tuition or exam fees.

You may have to pay a materials charge for your course, covering the costs of books and equipment, and for trips. The course information will tell you this, or you will be told at enrolment and on your course offer letter. Call our student Services team on 01926 318 080 with any questions.

The following funding may be available:

• Residential Bursaries
• 16-19 Bursaries
• help with transport costs

Students aged 19 and over

If you are aged 19 or over on 31 August in the year you start your course you will be required to pay tuition fees. For 2011-12 first year students studying full-time further education (FE) courses will pay £850, plus exam fees.

Available funding:

• Adult Learning Grant
• Level 2 and 3 Entitlement
• Discretionary Support Fund 
• Career Development Loan

There are new changes to fee remissions for adults. See Free tuition for adults

Paying fees

Fees are payable at enrolment, by cash, card (except American Express) or cheque payable to 'Warwickshire College'.

For courses that cover more than one term, with fees above £100, it is possible to pay in three monthly instalments. There is a £10 administration charge for this.

Employer Sponsorship

If an employer wants to sponsor employees to study, the college can arrange for invoices to be raised. Please supply a purchase order or letter of authorisation at enrolment stating the name of the employee, title of course and confirmation of the employer’s intention to pay fees.

Please note: If an employer fails to make payment, the student will become personally liable for payment of fees.

Higher education

Fees are charged on all higher education (HE) courses. If you are studying a higher education course - Foundation Degree, HND, Bachelor Degree, DipHE, then you might be eligible for student loans and grants from Student Finance England.

• Fees and Bursaries for Higher Education courses
• Residential Bursaries

Help for parents

Financial support to cover childcare costs to enable parents to study:

• Care to Learn
• Discretionary Support Fund

Unemployed?

Help for the unemployed is available for some courses to those receiving relevant benefits.

Fee refunds information

Please note: Where fees for any college facility are charged to an individual or sponsor and not paid in full, the college reserves the right to pass the debt to a debt collection agency of its choosing at any time after the debt becomes due, without further notification.  Any charge, fee or interest levied on the college by the debt collection agency in pursuit of a debt shall be passed onto the debtor.

Disclaimer

Where fees for any college facility are charged to an individual or sponsor and not paid in full, the college reserves the right to pass the debt to a debt collection agency of its choosing at any time after the debt becomes due, without further notification.  Any charge, fee or interest levied on the college by the debt collection agency in pursuit of a debt shall be passed onto the debtor.