Full-time FE Fee Info
Fee information for full-time FE courses (for courses starting September 2010)
Free tuition
Course fees are not paid by:
- Learners aged 16-18 on 31st August 2010 (except for full-cost courses)
- Learners studying their first full Level 2 qualification
- Learners aged 19-24 on 31st August 2010 studying their first full Level 3 qualification
Concessionary fees
The concessionary fee of £100 is payable for those on the following eligible/income-based state benefits:
- Unemployed people in receipt of income-based Job Seekers Allowance
- Income Support
- Housing Benefit
- Council Tax Benefit (not single person discount)
- Working Tax Credit (if your award notice TC602 shows that WTC had been awarded and you have a household income of less than £15,276 – this is on page 2 under “Your Income” )
- Pension Credit (if your award notice shows that guarantee credit has been awarded)
Also, concessionary fees are payable by:
- Unwaged dependants (as defined by Jobcentre Plus) of those listed above.
- Unemployed people in receipt of contribution based Job Seekers Allowance
- Asylum seekers eligible for LSC FE funding according to the LSC learner eligibility guidance 2009-2010 and in receipt of the equivalent of income-based benefit (assistance under the terms of the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act) and their dependants
- Offenders who are serving their sentence in the community
- Those taking basic skills courses (but not English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL))
To claim the concessionary fee you must bring evidence to enrolment. If you are in receipt of an eligible benefit on enrolment you shall be eligible for the concessionary fee for the whole of the academic year, no matter what happens to your circumstances.
Instalments (2010-2011 policy)
A deposit of £300 must be paid at enrolment followed by the remainder of the course fee by three monthly instalments by direct debit from your bank account. There is an additional administration fee of £25 for payments by this method. Remember to complete the direct debit mandate before coming to enrol. Please note that outstanding balances or instalments are still payable in full even if you withdraw from the course. Students who have any outstanding debts from the current or previous years will not be able to enrol on any course in 2009-2010.
College refund policy
Refunds will only be given if the college has varied the arrangements in some way – for instance by changing the day, time, venue or syllabus, or if classes have to be cancelled due to lack of student numbers.
Registration fee
From this academic year, and in line with a number of other colleges, Hopwood Hall will be introducing a Registration Fee for all learners.
This will be a £10 fee payable which is payable in cash at the first enrolment during an academic year. The registration Fee is to contribute towards such things as the creation and administration of the learner record, the cost of the security activated learner ID badge and registration with examination, assessment or other relevant agencies.
This registration fee applies to all learners* and is payable once per academic year, as the learner record is set up. Therefore if you add to or change your enrolment during the same academic year, you will not have to pay again. (Cash only acceptable for payments under £15.00)
*For learners under the age of 16, this fee is already included in the revised charges payable by their school.