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Higher Education Evening
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Part of Truro & Penwith College
Applying to Higher
EducationVocational Routes
Part of Truro & Penwith College
Preparation and Research
Higher Education Talks Higher Education Fair June 2014 - ILP Day Student Services staff Personal Tutor Subject staff www.ucas.ac.uk Institution websites
Preparation and Research
Subject or subjects to be studied Duration and content of chosen course Entry Requirements Location:
city or rural closeness to Cornwall
Accommodation available Gap Year
The Application Procedure:an overview
Pro-active research by student Open Day visits to universities Apply online: September 2014 onwards Interviews/offers Student makes final decision Results:
Extended Diplomas: before leaving June/July 2015
A level: August 2015
DeadlinesEARLY APPLICATION IS RECOMMENDED!
15 October 2014 Oxford University Cambridge University Medicine/Veterinary Medicine/Dentistry
Music Conservatoires: 1 October 2014 All other courses: 15 January 2015 College deadline: 28 November 2014
The Application: UCAS
University and Colleges Admissions Service
Apply Online
Personal DetailsFinancial SupportUniversity Choices
The Application: UCAS continued
Education All qualifications – already achieved
and those awaited Employment history Personal Statement written by student Reference provided by the College Pay on-line £23 (single application £11)
After Application
‘Apply’ tracking system online Responses from institutions via
UCAS Decision time! 1st choice = Firm (CF) 2nd choice = Insurance (CI) Work hard to achieve good results! UCAS Extra Clearing system
Higher Education atTruro & Penwith College
A College survey showed that over 70% of students questioned were
interested in the provision of more Higher Education opportunities in the
Truro & Penwith area for the following reasons:
• Reputation of the College• Support offered/small teaching
groups• Costs – living at home so less
living costs• Accessibility• An attractive place to study• Closeness to family (mature
students)
More opportunities in Cornwall?
Higher Education Courses offered at Truro College
2014 - 2015Degree Courses
BA (Hons) Contemporary World Jazz
BSc (Hons) Community, Social Enterprise and Management
BSc (Hons) Sports Performance and Coaching (top up)
BSc (Hons) Archaeology (top up)
BA (Hons) Silversmithing & Jewellery
BA (Hons) Human Behavioural Studies (top up)
BA (Hons) Education & Training
BA (Hons) Applied Media (top-up)
* Subject to approval
Foundation Degrees 2014Art & DesignFdA Commercial FashionFdA Digital Visualisation (Art & Design)FdA Interior Design PracticeFdA Silversmithing & Jewellery
Beauty & Complementary TherapiesFdSc Complementary Body TherapiesFdSC Salon & Spa Management
Business & LawFdA Business ManagementFdSc LawFdA Managing Business Resources
Community & CounsellingFdA Children & Young People’s WorkforceFdSc Community Studies (Development & Youth Work)FdA Counselling Studies
EducationFdA Early Childhood Education
English & HumanitiesFdSc ArchaeologyFdA English StudiesFdA Geography & SocietyFdSc Geography & The EnvironmentFdA History, Heritage & Archaeology
IT & ComputingFdA Computer Games Design & Production FdSc Computer TechnologyFdSc Web Technology
Media & PhotographyFdA Action PhotographyFdA Media AdvertisingFdA Photography & Digital Imaging
Music, Sound & Performing ArtsFdA Commercial Music Performance & Production
ScienceFdSc Biomedical StudiesFdSc BioscienceFdSc Environmental & Public HealthFdSc Health & Nutrition
Sport & Public ServicesFdSc Exercise, Health & FitnessFdSc Outdoor EducationFdSc Public ServicesFdSc Sports CoachingFdSc Sports Rehabilitation
Higher National Diplomas
HND Applied Psychology
HND Media Moving Image
HND Sound Engineering & Multimedia Integration
Access to Higher Education
Pathways include:
• Humanities• Childhood Studies
• Nursing/Human Sciences
• Psychology/Counselling
Theory
• Science
• Teaching
• Humanities, Teaching & Law
What are the advantages of studying at Truro & Penwith
College? Excellent facilities and resources
Quality in Teaching and Learning
Accessibility within Cornwall
Lower living costs
Advanced Vocational Courses into Higher Education
o Extended Diploma students tend to choose HE
programmes related to the vocational area they have studied.
o At Truro & Penwith College in 2013, over 300
students went from vocational courses into Higher Education (Numbers are increasing each year)
DestinationsCASE STUDY 1
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Public Services
Tom completed the course with a Distinction profile. He has now progressed onto a Degree in Psychology and Criminology at Plymouth University
Alice achieved a Distinction profile. She is now studying on a BSc Sports Rehabilitation course at St Mary’s University College, Twickenham. She spends her summer working in the USA at summer camps for abled bodied & disabled children.
CASE STUDY 2
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science
Frazer achieved a triple D* profile on completion of the Extended Diploma, he was also a regular member of the Elite Academy with a focus on athletics. Frazer’s interest in fitness and personal health led to him applying to study the FdSc in Exercise, Health and Fitness which is run at Truro College and validated by Plymouth University
CASE STUDY 3
Extended Diploma in Sports (Development, Coaching and Fitness)
Matt achieved a triple D* profile on completion of the course. He was a regular member of the College Golf Academy and represented the College on a number of occasions. Matt combined his love of golf with the skills he learned on the E.Dip. by choosing to study BSc (Hons) Sports Management (Golf) at Bournemouth University.
CASE STUDY 4
Extended Diploma in Sports (Development, Coaching and Fitness)
CASE STUDY 5
National Diploma in 3D DesignHolly achieved a triple DISTINCTION. She studied for a BA Honours Degree in Costume Design at the London College of Fashion. Now runs her own millinery company in Truro
CASE STUDY 6National Diploma in Travel & Tourism
Carol achieved a triple Distinction in her Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Travel & Tourism. She then went on to do an Event Management
Success Course at Truro College. Carol always wanted a career in travel, and is now in
Lanzarote, working as a Resort Representative for a major tour operator, Thomson/TUI.
CASE STUDY 7OCR DIPLOMA IN ADMINISTRATION
(BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL)
Inga is working towards achieving her Level 3 Diploma in Administration and Diploma in Text Processing (Business Professional) qualifications after completing her A Level
studies here at Truro College. She felt she needed to take a gap year before continuing her studies at university.
This secretarial course has given Inga additional skills and qualifications which are recognised in the workplace. She
is now looking forward to using these skills as a way of funding herself through her business management
degree course.
CASE STUDY 8Extended Diploma in Business
(180 credits)
Josh completed his Extended Diploma in Business and having thoroughly enjoyed the marketing units, decided to
study this further at degree level. However, he did not want to become heavily in debt nor did he wish to leave
Cornwall so he decided to apply for the Foundation Degree in Business and Law. Currently in the second
year of his studies Josh is progressing well.
CASE STUDY 9
Subsidiary Diploma in Music
Nathan gained 2 A Levels and a Subsidiary Diploma in Music and is now completing the second year of a BA Hons in Contemporary World Jazz.
CASE STUDIES 10 & 11
Extended Diploma in Care
Jacey achieved DDM and progressed to Brighton University to study Criminology and Applied Psychology.
Kerrie achieved D*D*D* and progressed to Birmingham University to study a degree in Social Work
CASE STUDIES 12 & 13Extended Diploma in Health
Amy achieved D*D*D* and progressed to University of West of England to study Children’s Nursing
Sarah achieved D*D*D* and progressed to University of Bournemouth to study a degree in Midwifery
FINANCE INHIGHER
EDUCATION For students starting in 2015
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Finance in Higher Education
Costs
Loans
Repayment of loans
Grants
Extra help
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Key Messages:
• Students do not have to pay any fees up-front
• They do not start to repay any loans until they have left university and are earning over £21,000
• How much they repay depends on how much they are earning, not how much they borrowed
• Loans are written off after 30 years
COSTSTUITION
FEESup to
£9,000 per year
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LIVING COSTS
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GOVERNMENT LOAN FOR TUITION FEES
GOVERNMENT LOAN FOR LIVING COSTS
LOANS
Government loans for
tuition fees
not means tested
available to all students on full time courses
paid to the university or college each year
Government loans for
living costs
accommodation
books and materials
food
travel
clothes and toiletries
etc
Loans – living costs (2014 – 15)
Maximum: London: £7,751
Outside of London: £5,555
Parental home: £4,418
Minimum: London: £5,038
Outside of London: £3,610
Parental home: £2,871
Loan repayments
Tuition fee & living cost loans are added together
Repayments are automatically deducted from salary each month
No repayment if salary falls to £21,000
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Examples of repayments
Annual salary Monthly repayments
£25,000 £30
£30,000 £67.50
£35,000 £105
£45,000 £180
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Loan repayments
How much graduates repay each month depends on what they are earning, not how much they borrowed!
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MEANS TESTED:
Where household income is less than £25,000 the student will be eligible for the full grant of £3,387 each year
Partial grants for households on incomes up to £42,600
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DO NOT HAVE TO BE REPAID
MAINTENANCE GRANTS
2014-2015
Maintenance Grant (2014-2015)
Household income Maintenance grant
£25,000 £3,387
£30,000 £2,441
£35,000 £1,494
£40,000 £547
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bursaries
scholarships
sponsorships
disabled students e.g. dyslexia
part-time jobs
parents
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EXTRAHELP!
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