Course fees

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Flexible payment plans 
Full-time courses  
Part-time courses  
Higher education courses  
Fee refund policy

Am I eligible for free courses or reduced fees?

You are exempt from paying course fees if:
  • You receive Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • You receive Employment Support Allowance (Work Related Activity Group)
  • You receive Council Tax Benefit, Housing Benefit or Income Support*
  • You are aged 19 to 23 and are studying for your first full level two or level three qualification
  • You are aged 19 to 23 and are studying for your first full level three qualification
* You must be seeking employment and the course you are enrolling on must be intended to help you to obtain employment.
 
Please note:
  • If eligible as above, you will not need to pay for specialist equipment associated with your course
  • Fee exemptions are available for most courses, with some exceptions – such as NEBOSH, foundation degrees and Access to Higher Education. Please ask for details
  • Other terms, conditions and exemptions may apply

You may also be eligible for fee exemption if you are 19+ and earn less than £17,004 annual gross salary.  Please ask for details.

Please drop in to reception or call 0345 120 0044 to discuss an individual fee assessment.

Flexible payment plans

You can pay in instalments if the fee totals £300 or more. If you do not qualify for payment by instalments or do not wish to take advantage of this option, all fees are payable at the time of enrolment.

Please make cheques payable to East Riding College (post-dated cheques will not be accepted).

Please note, some courses require the purchase of specialist equipment and residency conditions may apply to fees.

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Full-time further education courses

Full-time further education is free for everyone under 19 years old. If you're aged 19 or over, course fees will differ depending on the course you want to take and your circumstances. See above to find out if you qualify for free tuition and other reductions.

We've introduced payment by instalments for courses costing over £300. To find out more, call 0345 120 0044 email [email protected] or submit an inquiry. Fees for courses costing less than £300 are payable at the time of enrolment.

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Part-time courses

The following applies to people aged 19 and over as 16 to 18-year-olds do not usually take part-time courses.

There are two fee bands for the majority of courses - full and reduced. The full fee includes the cost of tuition, plus examination and registration fees. The reduced fee covers examination and registration fees but not the cost of tuition.

We've introduced payment by instalments for courses costing over £300. To find out more, call 0345 120 0044, email [email protected] or submit an inquiry using this e-form. Fees for courses costing less than £300 are payable at the time of enrolment.

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Higher education courses

**Paying back your course fees starts at less than £1.20 a day**

Don't be alarmed by what you may have heard about tuition fees for higher education courses. The national arrangements for loans, grants and loan repayments make it affordable to study for a higher level qualification. Tuition fee loans are available for part-time courses, as well as full-time courses. You don't start to pay off your loan until you're earning £25,000. You repay nine per cent of your income above £25,000. The amount you repay depends on how much you earn, for example, if your salary was £30,000, the nine per cent would only apply to £5,000, meaning you would repay £37.50 a month. Read more about repayments at the Student Loans Company website.

Our fees are as follows:

HE Fees Table

Fees given are for the first year of study. Second and third year fees are potentially subject to inflationary increases.  

Any fee increases for the coming academic year will be confirmed in the Access Agreement which is published on the website in July.  Students must pay or have their loan in place on the start date for the course that they are attending.  See above for information on flexible payment plans.


Go to our higher education page to browse and search for HE courses or go to our financial support page for details of loans and grants.