There are no tuition fees to worry about. You have nothing to pay for normal tuition if you are under 19 when you enrol at College. (Details of fees for over 19 and overseas students are available from the College Admissions Office).

Amenities Fund

Students are asked to contribute £65 for the time that they are attending the College towards the College Amenities Fund which supports a range of student activities, e.g. visits and trips, affiliation to sports and student bodies, referees’ fees, refreshments for visiting teams and a donation to the Student Executive.

Book Deposit

A £55 returnable book deposit is also charged to encourage the return of books at the end of the student’s time at College.

Subject Specific Fees

Most main text books are provided. In general, day-to-day stationery materials are not provided for you and you will have to contribute towards specialist materials in some practical subjects, eg. Art, CDT, Photography etc. Other courses may involve visits and/or field trips, which will require contributions from you, which could be up to half the cost.

*Additional help is available for those with unfavourable financial circumstances. Further details will be available when you attend the College. Other costs could be incurred in other specialist areas, eg. BTEC Performing Arts, A-level Dance and Drama where students are expected to attend theatre events as a compulsary part of the course.

Transport

Transport is generally provided free to those students from Thurrock who live at least three miles from the College. An administrative fee of £280 per year will be charged for the use of College funded transport for students living outside of Thurrock. Details of routes are on the transport pages.

Trips and Visits

As part of some courses, trips are organised for students and often part funded by The William Palmer Trust.  Most of the trips are compulsary parts of the course eg, theatre events must be attended by BTEC Performing Arts students, A level Dance and A level Drama & Theatre Studies students.  This year saw A2 Graphic Design students going to New York as part of their course.

Exam Fees

The College will pay for students’ examination entries except in cases where a student fails to meet course work deadlines or their work/attendance has been unsatisfactory.

College ID

Students are issued with an ID card when they start College at no cost. These need to be retained and returned when they leave. Failure to return the card will result in a £5 administration charge being made. Replacement cards are also charged at £5 each and can be obtained from the Estates Office.