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Further Education Tuition Fees

If you're planning to study one of our Further Education courses, you'll need to pay tuition fees.

Understanding your fees

Here you can read about tuition fees for:

  • Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
  • Further Education or Pre-Degree courses.

How much you need to pay depends on:

  • whether you're a Home or International student
  • how old you are.

Tuition fees for 2024/25

Your tuition fees depend on your fee status (Home or International) and for Home students, your age.

Home fee status, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

These fees are for the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design only. Due to government regulations, they depend on your age on 31 August 2024.

Age Tuition Fee
Under 19 Free (Providing no change in funding guidance - to be confirmed in Spring 2024)
19 or over

To be confirmed based on maximum EFSA loan rate (There might be an increase to the £5,275 fee from the 23/24 academic year) + £TBC Awarding Body Registration fee

Note that:

  • Eligible students may be able to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the full cost of the tuition fee and awarding body registration fee. Details will be available in Spring 2024.

International

These fees apply to students of all ages.

Course Tuition FeeTotal
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

£22,800
(plus Awarding Body
Registration Fee of £to be confirmed)

£22,800            
Level 3: Introduction to the Study of Design, Media and Screen

£22,800
(plus Awarding Body
Registration Fee of £to be confirmed)

£22,800
Level 3: Introduction to the Study of Fashion

£22,800
(plus Awarding Body
Registration Fee £to be confirmed)

£22,800

Cert HE: Preparation for Design, Media and Screen £22,800
(No Awarding Body
Registration Fee)        
£22,800
Cert HE: International Preparation for Fashion £22,800
(No Awarding Body
Registration Fee)        
£22,800

Tuition fees for 2023/24

Your tuition fees depend on your fee status (Home or International) and for Home students, your age.

Home fee status, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

These fees are for the Foundation Diploma in Art and Design only. Due to government regulations, they depend on your age on 31 August 2023.

Age Tuition Fee
Under 19 Free
19 or over

£5,275 + £145 Awarding body registration fee

Note that:

  • Eligible students may be  able to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the full cost of the tuition fee and awarding body registration fee.

International

These fees apply to students of all ages.

Course Tuition FeeTotal
Foundation Diploma in Art and Design

£20,730
(plus £145 Awarding Body
Registration Fee)

£20,875              
Level 3: Introduction to the Study of Design, Media and Screen

£20,730
(plus £136 Awarding Body
Registration Fee)

£20,866
Level 3: Introduction to the Study of Fashion

£20,730
(plus £152 Awarding Body
Registration Fee)

£20,882

Cert HE: Preparation for Design, Media and Screen £20,730
(No Awarding Body
Registration Fee)        
£20,730
Cert HE: International Preparation for Fashion £20,730
(No Awarding Body
Registration Fee)        
£20,730