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Fees & Funding

Full Level 3 courses: If you are aged 19 to 25 and you enrol on your first full Level 3 qualification, you will not have to pay for your tuition fees. (Please check at enrolment to see if your chosen course qualifies. We will need to ask you about your qualifications held to date. We may also be able to help you with your exam fees too - check with our Learner Services office.)

If you are over 25 and do not have a full Level 2 or 3 qualification and enrol on a course which would lead to a full Level 3 qualification you will not have to pay for your tuition fees. (Again, check at enrolment to see if your chosen course qualifies.)

You will be entitled to 100% tuition fee and exam fee remission if you are on a further education course and you are receiving one of the following benefits:
• Job Seeker’s Allowance (UB40 card is not acceptable)
• An income-based state benefit for example, Income Support
• Employment & Support Allowance (income related)
• Pension Guarantee Credit*
• Housing or Council Tax Benefit
• Working Tax Credit*
• An unwaged dependent** of anyone in receipt of these
• benefits

* All the pages of your award letter (TC602) must be shown so that your right to fee remission can be assessed - it is not automatic.
You will need to produce current (that is not more than 3 months old) evidence of your entitlement to receive the benefit.
** Family members remain eligible for fee remission if the family is in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance (income-based) and are not eligible if a member of the family is only in receipt of contributions based JSA.
If you do not fall into any of the listed categories - we may still be able to help you cover the cost of your tuition and exam fees, if you tell us at the outset. You will need to prove that you are a low wage earner and will be asked for evidence of the income of any partner or spouse living with you. Not all courses qualify for help with fees and not all students will get 100% of their fees remitted. We have a cut-off date for help – please contact Learner Services for information. Additional help may be available from the Learner Support Fund to help with other costs e.g. materials essential for course work, help with travel, childcare payments or emergency payments. Contact Learner Services for application forms.
If you are studying a part-time Higher Education course you need to apply to the Local Education Authority for your tuition fees to be paid.
For further advice about fees, telephone 01246 500538 or email fees@chesterfield.ac.uk
To apply for refunds, fee remission or to check the status of your student loan payments, email: registrar@chesterfield.ac.uk