Funding your Studies

Student Finance – Student Loans Company Overview
If you’re studying full-time
You may be eligible for student finance if your course is in the UK and one of the following:

• a first degree, for example BA, BSc or BEd
• a Foundation Degree
• a Certificate of Higher Education
• a Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
• a Higher National Certificate (HNC)
• a Higher National Diploma (HND)
• an Initial Teacher Training course
• an integrated master’s degree
• a pre-registration postgraduate healthcare course

Full Information

You may be able to borrow money to help pay for university or college tuition fees and to help with living costs.
You might get extra money on top of this, for example if you’re on a low income, are disabled or have children.
If you’re a continuing student or you’ve already created an account, log in to your account.

Before you apply
You start repaying once you earn over a certain amount. The size of your monthly repayments will depend on how much you earn, not what you owe.

You’ll be charged interest on the loan from the day you take it out. The terms and conditions can change.

Please visit the student loans company website for further information.

Read the student finance privacy notice to find out how the information you provide will be used.

How to apply
Find out how to apply for student finance.  

Applying for Student Finance Gov UK – Information

There’s a different process if you’re a student from Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Contact the education authority if you live in the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) or Isle of Man.

Allowing someone else to manage your student loan account

Lifelong learning entitlement: what it is and how it will work

Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), a major reform to post-18 education funding in England set to be implemented for courses starting from January 2027.

The LLE will create a new, single funding system for students at levels 4, 5, and 6, replacing the current undergraduate student finance and Advanced Learner Loans for these levels.

Key features of the LLE include:

• Providing individuals with a loan entitlement equivalent to four years of post-18 education (£38,140 based on 2025/26 fee rates), which can be used flexibly throughout their working lives.
• Enabling funding for full courses (like degrees and Higher Technical Qualifications) but, crucially, also for modules (short courses) of at least 30 credits in subject groups, particularly those addressing priority skills gaps, which is highly relevant to our Engineering programmes.
• Allowing for increased flexibility in how, when, and where people study, supporting upskilling and retraining.

This change presents a significant opportunity could re-evaluate and adapt our current Level 4 and above Engineering programmes to embrace this new modular and flexible funding approach.

For more detailed information, please refer to these official government resources:

LLE Overview (GOV.UK)
Student Finance England Campaign Page 

The College commits staffing and resources to courses on the basis of learner enrolments and will only refund fee payments in the following circumstances.

• When a course is cancelled by the College.
• When a learner withdraws their enrolment at least 10 working days before the planned start of the course.

No refunds will be given once the course has commenced, except in exceptional circumstances as outlined in section 2.10 of the College fees policy. No refunds will be given if a learner withdraws their enrolment from the course after their enrolment date or if the College withdraws the offer of a place as a result of disciplinary action or non-attendance on behalf of the learner.