NOW IS YOUR TIME
TO MANAGE YOUR
FINANCES
Paying fees 2015-16
South Lanarkshire College
College Way,
East Kilbride,
G75 0NE
Tel: 01355 807780
Fax:01355 807781
Full-time HNC/HND courses
The 2015/16 tuition fee for students “ordinarily resident” in the UK & resident in
Scotland on the start date of the course is £1,285.00*
If you are “ordinarily resident” in the UK you must apply to SAAS (Student Awards
Agency for Scotland) for payment of your tuition fees.
If you are eligible for funding, SAAS will pay your tuition fee directly to the College.
Students who are not eligible, or who do not apply to SAAS, will be invoiced directly
for the full cost of the tuition fee.
Students can apply to SAAS on-line at www.saas.gov.uk.
Contact SAAS directly on 0300 555 0505 for all enquiries.
* Conditions apply. Contact SAAS for further information.
Overseas fees
Please check with the International Office for the tuition fee charges for 2015/16.
Full-time non-advanced courses
(ie.National Qualifications, Scottish Vocational Qualifications, ACCESS courses)
The 2015/16 tuition fee is £1,008.00
If you are “ordinarily resident” in the UK & resident in Scotland on the start date of the
course, the tuition fees are waived.
You do not need to make a funding application to the College for payment of your
fees. However, further funding may be available to you in the form of a Bursary or
EMA.
Contact the College Student Funding department on 01355 807349 for all enquiries &
further information.
Block release, Part-time day or evening courses
Tuition fees vary depending on the course you wish to enrol on. Please check with
the relevant faculty when you are enrolling.
Payment for tuition fees can be made at the college cash office. Acceptable methods
of payment include cash, cheques, credit cards and debit cards. Payments can also
be made by telephoning the Finance Department on 01355 807609 or 01355 807302
with your credit or debit card details.
Students whose fees are greater then £100.00, can make an arrangement to pay by
standing order. An initial deposit of 10% must be paid at the time of completing a
standing order. Standing order agreements are available at the college cash office.
Part Time Fee Grant
This scheme provides up to a maximum of £1,274 a year towards the cost of part-time
Higher National or Continuing Professional Development tuition fees.
The level of tuition fee will be pro-rata based upon the number of Scottish Qualification
Framework Credits (SCQF) you are studying.
To qualify for this funding, you should have an individual income of £25,000 a year or
less. You also need to be studying an eligible part-time Higher Education course,
Professional Development Award (PDA) or Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) at levels 7-11 of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) and
complete between 30-119 SCQF credits per year.
You can only apply by downloading a copy of the Part-Time Fee Grant (PFG1)
application from the SAAS website, www.saas.gov.uk . You should also download the
notes (PFG2) to help you complete the application. Copies of the Part-Time Fee
Grant form are available for completion from the College Cash Office or Student
Advice Centre. The student is responsible for submitting the form to SAAS.
Contact SAAS directly on 0300 300 3137 for all enquiries.
SDS - Individual Learning Accounts (ILA200)
This scheme provides up to £200 a year towards the cost of tuition fees.
For more information contact Skills Development Scotland on 0800 917 8000 or visit
www.myworldofwork.co.uk.
Please note, you must already be a SDS ILA account holder, BEFORE enrolling on a
course if you wish to use SDS ILA funding to pay for that course.
To use your SDS ILA account, please complete a booking form, available at the
College Cash Office, or from the College website.
Please note, not all courses are eligible for ILA funding at South Lanarkshire College.
Please check with the College, or on the Skills Development Scotland website for the
list of approved courses at South Lanarkshire College, before completing an ILA
booking application.
Please refer to the SDS ILA booking form for terms & conditions of use.
Fee Waiver
If you are in receipt of a relevant benefit, and studying less than 16 hours per week,
the tuition fees for most part-time courses may be waived.
Not all courses offer fee waiver, so please check with the relevant faculty before
enrolling. Exam fees & fees for resits do not qualify for fee waiver.
Please refer to the College Fee Waiver Policy, available from the College Cash Office,
Website or Student Advice Centre for the terms & conditions of fee waiver.
Discount for Senior Citizens
A discount of 25% on course fees is available to students over the age of 65.
This discount is not available in conjunction with an SDS ILA funding application.
All payment should be made payable to South Lanarkshire College, and these must
be made prior to the commencement of the course.
Contact the Finance Department on 01355 807609 or 01355 807302 for further
information, or email studentfees@slc.ac.uk.
Useful contacts
Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS)
General Enquiries
Tel:
0300 555 0505
Website:
www.saas.gov.uk
Student Loans Company
Tel:
0141-306 2000
Website:
www.slc.co.uk
SDS - ILA
Tel:
Website:
0800 917 8000
www.myworldofwork.co.uk
South Lanarkshire College
East Kilbride
Tel:
01355 807780
Website:
www.south-lanarkshire-college.ac.uk
Admissions Department
Tel:
01355 270750
E-mail:
admissions@slc.ac.uk
Text:
SLC to 88020
Student Funding Department
Tel:
01355 807349
E-mail:
bursaries@slc.ac.uk
Finance Department
Tel:
01355 807609 or 7302
Email:
studentfees@slc.ac.uk