Fees, Finance & Funding

Eligibility criteria:

• Household income up to £25,000

• Aged 19+ on 31 August 2021

• Enrolled on a Further Education course funded by the ESFA (this does not include community funded courses) or have an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the costs of your fees

You are entitled to the following support:

• Travel payments if you live more than 2 miles away from campus. £4 per day if you live inside Tyne and Wear, £6 per timetable day if you live outside of Tyne and Wear. Asylum seekers will receive a travel pass.

• Your essential equipment and trips costs will be covered.

• Eligible to apply for a college laptop if your course requires coursework.

Please note: if you are provided with course equipment, you will be required to return this once you complete your course. 

Eligibility criteria:

• Household income between £25,001 - £30,000

• Aged 19+ on 31 August 2021

• Enrolled on a Further Education course funded by the ESFA (this does not include community funded courses) or have an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the costs of your fees

You are entitled to the following support:

• Travel payments if you live more than 3 miles away from campus. £4 per day if you live inside Tyne and Wear, £6 per timetable day if you live outside of Tyne and Wear. Asylum seekers will receive a travel pass.

• Your essential equipment and trips costs will be covered.

Please note: if you are provided with course equipment, you will be required to return this once you complete your course. 

You may be eligible for free or discounted study. You can also apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to help with the cost of learning.

If you do pay fees, you will be asked to pay for your course when you enrol. However, if your course fee is being paid by a third party (e.g. your employer) you will be given the appropriate documentation at enrolment. Instalments do not apply when an employer is paying.

Where fees are payable, a student who does not comply with the payment policy, i.e. deposit not paid/missed payment may not be guaranteed a place on the course, but may still be contacted for payment.

For fees of £200 and above a 25% deposit is required on enrolment and the balance is to be paid by direct debit collection in three monthly instalments thereafter.

If you are wishing to obtain a statement of past results, and have not been enrolled with the College for the present or previous academic year, a fee of £15 is required to cover the administration costs involved.

You be be eligible for a refund in the following scenarios:

• Where the College cancels a course, a refund will be provided.

• A learner who is paying fees is able to withdraw from their course within 14 days of the enrolment date; this is known as the cooling off period.

• A £15 administration fee is deducted for any refund processed after the cooling off period has passed.

• Other refunds by application only.

Non-European Union students please contact our International team on 0191 226 6323 or email international@ncl-coll.ac.uk for fee information.

Please contact the Apprenticeship team for further information on 0191 200 4781 or email apprenticeships@ncl-coll.ac.uk