Fees

Students are required to pay the appropriate fees by the due dates. Details of fees for specific courses are given in the course fee sheets. Fees for individual modules are given in the module fee sheets.

At the start of the course, students are given a learning agreement signed by the College, and they return a copy they have signed to College. The learning agreement includes a record of the fees for the course. Should a student change their study pattern, for example by splitting a year, suspending study, or repeating a year, they will receive a new learning agreement that sets out the fees for the remainder of their course.

Students are offered the chance to pay tuition fees by nine monthly instalments. Where this is the case, the instalments must be paid by standing order, bank transfer or direct debit. Any cancellations or changes to arrangements, or failure to set up bank instructions in time for the first payment, will be subject to a £20 administration charge.

Students are given the opportunity to pay tuition fees in one lump sum. Students who pay all their tuition fees for an academic year prior to the end of October in that year are entitled to a discount of 2% for that year’s tuition fees.

A 2% discount is given when the MSc Research Project/Dissertation fee is paid in one lump sum by October of the first dissertation year.

Invoices and Fees Statement

Students are issued with a statement of fees due for the coming year at the start of each academic year and are asked to respond with details of how they propose to pay them.

Fees statements are issued at least twice yearly which, where applicable, will include a breakdown of payments made. This statement is appropriate for tax purposes in the UK.

Fee Increases

For each cohort of students, the College publishes fixed fees for each year of their course. The College is committed to honouring these fees as detailed in the published fee sheets, unless the national inflation rate (CPI) exceeds 5% or is less than 1%, in which case the College reserves the right to vary the fees.

Account details for bank transfers

The College bank details are:

Bank: Santander Corporate & Commercial

Sort Code: 09-07-20

Account Number: 02316544

If required by overseas students:

BIC: ABBYGB2L

IBAN: GB18ABBY09072002316544

Please use your full name as the reference for a bank transfer.

Fees

Contact the Finance team if you have any questions about any of our fees.

Withdrawal

If for any reason a student withdraws from the College there will be no refund of fees, except when fees have been paid in advance of the due date. See the Refunds and Compensation policy for details.

Fees for students entering by Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Students entering a course by RPL are charged the applicable fees for the cohort the student is joining. This includes the registration fee where charged separately.

Late Payment of Fees Payable to NCA

In cases of late payment of fees an administration charge of £20 will be charged for each month in arrears.

In occasional and exceptional circumstances students can apply for extra time to pay a fee instalment. Students are expected to contact the Finance Manager well in advance if they have any difficulty with payment by the due date. Requests for exemption from administration charges will only be considered in exceptional and temporary circumstances. Exemption from administration charges can be granted if:

(a) the student informs the Finance Manager of the circumstances before the fee instalment is due; and

(b) a written agreement on payment of the fee arrears is agreed with the Finance Manager having considered the circumstances. Evidence of the circumstances and of their temporary nature may be required. The final decision will be made by the Finance Manager following a consultation with the Course Director.

Appeals must be made in writing to the Resources Committee.

Students may not graduate or progress to the next year of the course until all outstanding fees are paid.

College fees are not refundable, except in cases of visa refusal and advance payment (see below).

Refunds and Compensation

Our full policy on refunds and compensation is published on our website nca.ac.uk, at this link.

Advance Payment of Fees

Students are offered the option of paying fees in 9 instalments spread over the academic year. If a student withdraws from their course or suspends study, in any year, more than two weeks after the course start date for that year, the student is liable for their tuition fees for the current term and for any preceding terms. When some or all fee instalments are paid in advance (e.g. in cases of payment in one lump sum at the start of the year), instalments which have not yet fallen due are refundable to the student, or in the case of a loan to the lender. See the Refunds and Compensation Policy on our website for details.

Refund of Fees in Case of Visa Refusal

Overseas students require a visa in order to study in the UK when this requires attendance in College. At present the College is unable to accept applications from overseas students for practitioner training courses which require attendance in College. Should this be possible in future, the following regulation will apply:

If an applicant has already made a fee payment and the applicant’s visa application is subsequently refused, the College will refund all fees paid except for an administration fee of £100.