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Honest Pricing!
Unlike some colleges, we uphold a fair price policy.  This means that the price you see is the price you pay – with no hidden costs such as exam and registration fees.  Some courses may have additional text book or other material and uniform costs but for students on benefit or low income, support for these may be available.  

Free & Reduced Fees

FREE Essential Skills Maths & English Courses
There are no tuition/exam/registration/other fees to pay on these courses – they are totally FREE!  

FREE Tuition for people claiming benefit
If you’re in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-based benefits, or the unwaged dependant of someone in receipt of income-based benefits, and are studying a course leading to a qualification tuition is FREE. (You will still have to pay exam/registration and any other associated course costs).

The main income-based benefits are:
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• Working Tax Credit with a household income of less than £15,276
• Pension Credits (Guarantee Credit only)
• Income-related Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

FREE tuition for Level 2 & Level 3 qualifications
If you’re aged 19+ and studying your first full Level 2 qualification, or aged 19-24 and studying your first full Level 3 qualification, tuition is FREE. (You will still have to pay exam/registration and any other associated course costs).

A full Level 2 qualification is equivalent to:
• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grades A*-C
• NVQ Level 2
• 2 AS Levels or 1 A Level
• BTEC First Certificate/Diploma

A full Level 3 qualification is equivalent to:
• 2 A Levels (including vocational A Levels)
• 1 A Level double award
• NVQ Level 3
• BTEC National Certificate/Diploma


Adult Learning Grant (ALG)
If you’re aged 19+ and studying full-time for your first full Level 2 or first full Level 3 qualification, you may be eligible for an ALG of up to £30 per week during term time. How much you receive will depend upon your personal circumstances. For more details call the Student Advice Centre on 01772 643020 or visit the ‘Adult Learning Grant’ pages at www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearninggrant

(If you are in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support or Incapacity Benefit/ESA or are an Apprentice or New Deal student, you are not eligible).

Care to Learn
If you’re a young parent aged under 20, ‘Care to Learn’ could pay up to £160 per child per week towards registered childcare while you learn. To find out more, visit the ‘Care to Learn’ website at www.direct.gov.uk/caretolearn

FREE Childcare for Training & Learning for Work
If you’re aged 20+, not working and married to/living with a partner who works and earns less than £20,000 per year, you may be eligible for up to £175 per child per week towards registered childcare while you learn. To find out more, visit www.direct.gov.uk/freechildcareforlearning

Train to Gain (TtG)
If you’re in employment and wish to gain your first full Level 2 qualification, you may be eligible for free training through Train to Gain (TtG). TtG is a government initiative to help employed adults gain the right skills to do the best job possible. Talk to your employer about the possibility of free training through TtG or for more details contact the Skills Academy at Runshaw Business Centre on 01772 643008 or email: skillsacademy@runshaw.ac.uk

Payment by Instalment
If your course fees are £150 or over, you may choose to pay by instalment. This will involve the payment of a deposit, followed by up to three Direct Debit payments (depending upon the price of your course). Please contact us on 01772 642040 for further details.

Support with Higher Education Fees
All our Higher Education (HE) courses are validated by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and course fees are set in accordance with UCLan policies.
A variety of financial packages are available to support full-time students through their university studies including our fantastic non-repayable scholarship of up to £2000 over two years, plus access to a range of loans and non-repayable grants.

For part-time students, the main sources of financial support are:
• a non-repayable grant of up to £1,230 to help with tuition fees
• a non-repayable grant of up to £265 to help with study costs

For more details about courses and financial support, call the HE Admissions Team on 01772 642040, email: he@runshaw.ac.uk

Professional & Career Development Loan (PCDL)
A PCDL is a bank loan specifically aimed at providing support for individuals aged 18 years or over, who wish to take part in work related learning. You will be able to borrow from £300 to £10,000 to help with the cost of learning. For more details call the Student Advice Centre on 01772 643020 or visit www.direct.gov.uk/cdl.

Learner Support Funds (LSF)
Learner Support Funds are used to assist students who have difficulty in joining, staying on and completing their course because of financial hardship. All applications are assessed to find those students who are most in need of help. For more details call the Student Advice Centre on 01772 643020.

There are no fee reductions for our full cost courses (marked FCC).

Fee Refunds
Fee refunds will only be made if a course is cancelled by the College or you decide to withdraw before the course start date.

The decision to cancel a course (due to insufficient student numbers) is sometimes only made after the course has commenced. If this affects you, we will either attempt to place you on an alternative course, or refund any tuition, exam or registration fees you have paid.

Learners who choose to withdraw from a course will NOT NORMALLY be entitled to a refund unless there are exceptional circumstances.  In this case you must apply in writing to the Head of Adult Studies (Euxton Lane), within one calendar month of your last date of attendance, detailing the reasons for your refund request. 

Full details of our refunds policy is available upon request.

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