Charges and Assistance
Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) was closed to new students in January 2011 and is being replaced by a new 16-19 bursary*.
The new 16-19 bursary is aimed at providing the most vulnerable young people with a specific level of support.The College will be able to use its discretion to award monies from the Bursary Fund in ways that best fit the needs and circumstances of individual students. This could include providing help with travel, books or other course-related costs.
The College will look to target support to those young people facing the greatest financial barriers to participation e.g. to a student’s family who received free school meals, are on a means tested benefit and fall into a priority group. Application forms are available from the Student Services Centre.
Category Of Student |
Annual Tuition Fees |
Refundable
deposit
See Note 1 |
Postage Charge For Exam Certificates |
Exam Charges |
Full or part time
UK/EEA 16 – 18 |
Nil See note 2 |
£50 |
£5 p.a. |
No
but see notes |
Full or part time
UK/EEA adults (19+) |
Yes (see website) |
See note 2 |
£5 p.a. |
Yes see note |
Asylum seekers and Refugees 16 – 18 and 19+ |
Nil |
No |
No |
No |
Fees/Charges Payable By BHASVIC Students 2011 - 2012
Notes
1.This postage charge covers the cost of a sturdy envelope and postage of all examination certificates by recorded delivery. This charge must be paid at the start of a course. Students who enrol on a two year programme will be charged £10 at the start of their course. If a student leaves the College before the start of their second year, £5 will be refunded.
2. All students except those on an evening language course or an English & IT (EIT) or full Level 1 programme are required to pay a returnable deposit of £50. This must be paid before or at enrolment. It will be returned at the end of a course if all outstanding fees and charges have been paid and all books and other items loaned by the College are returned in good condition.
3. Adult students are required to pay for their examination entries and must do so before an entry is made.
4. All students who re-take an examination must pay the full cost before an entry is made.
5. Any student who is withdrawn from an examination may have to pay a ‘late withdrawal’ charge.
6. All students who request an examination remark/or recheck must pay the appropriate charge before an application is made.
7. Students whose attendance falls below 90% in tutorial or any subject may be required to pay for their examination entries (see College Attendance Policy for details). Examination charges are only refundable in exceptional cases.
Any fees or charges that are not paid by the end of the course may result in the withholding of examination results and/or may be reflected in references given to employers or further and higher educational establishments.
Charges will also be made for College trips and for some courses, such as Art, Photography and Textiles which use materials and for courses such as Theatre Studies and Performing Arts, where a large number of visits to concerts and other performances are made.
Any such charges will be advised in advance of the trip or before the start of any course.
* Please be aware that the eligibility criteria for the 16-19 Bursary Fund is yet to be confirmed, but is correct at time of print. For further updated information please go to the Student Services Centre.
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