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!