Help and Support
Advice & Guidance
We have a team of qualified and experienced staff who can offer individual advice and guidance. Give us a call on 0161 908 6789.
Support for Students on a Low Income or in Difficult Circumstances
If you find it difficult to pay fees, there may be help from the Student Support Fund for Government supported courses. Please call Student Services to see if you are eligible. Please bring details and evidence of your income and expenditure when you come to college, including a Tax Credit Award notice if you have one.
Support for Students in Receipt of Benefits
If you are in receipt of any of the following means-tested benefits you can study for free*: Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit, if you are the unwaged dependant, of one of the above. If you receive Working Tax Credit or Pension Credit you may be able to study free of charge.
Adult Learning Grant
If you’re over 19 and choose to study a full level 2 or level 3 qualification on a full-time basis, you could get a means-tested payment of up to £30 per week. How much you get will depend on how much income you and your partner earn. Please call Student Services for more information on 0161 908 6789.
Higher Education
For support for a Higher Education course (HNC, HND, Foundation Degree, PGCE or Certificate in Education) you should apply to Student Finance Direct. See www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance for full details or call 0800 731 9133.
*This applies to Government supported, full level 2 and full level 3 courses only.