Transcript Higher Education Evening - Truro and Penwith College

Part of Truro & Penwith College
Higher Education Evening
Tuesday 29 April 2014
Part of Truro & Penwith College
Applying to
Higher
Education
Vocational Routes
Preparation and Research
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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
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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
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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
Deadlines
EARLY 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 Details
Financial Support
University Choices
The Application: UCAS
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 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 at
Truro & Penwith College
More opportunities
in Cornwall?
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:
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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)
Higher Education Courses
offered at Truro College
2014 - 2015
Degree 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 2014
Art & Design
FdA Commercial Fashion
FdA Digital Visualisation (Art & Design)
FdA Interior Design Practice
FdA Silversmithing & Jewellery
Beauty & Complementary Therapies
FdSc Complementary Body Therapies
FdSC Salon & Spa Management
Business & Law
FdA Business Management
FdSc Law
FdA Managing Business Resources
Community & Counselling
FdA Children & Young People’s Workforce
FdSc Community Studies (Development & Youth Work)
FdA Counselling Studies
Education
FdA Early Childhood Education
English & Humanities
FdSc Archaeology
FdA English Studies
FdA Geography & Society
FdSc Geography & The Environment
FdA History, Heritage & Archaeology
IT & Computing
FdA Computer Games Design & Production
FdSc Computer Technology
FdSc Web Technology
Media & Photography
FdA Action Photography
FdA Media Advertising
FdA Photography & Digital Imaging
Music, Sound & Performing Arts
FdA Commercial Music Performance & Production
Science
FdSc Biomedical Studies
FdSc Bioscience
FdSc Environmental & Public Health
FdSc Health & Nutrition
Sport & Public Services
FdSc Exercise, Health & Fitness
FdSc Outdoor Education
FdSc Public Services
FdSc Sports Coaching
FdSc 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)
Destinations
CASE 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
CASE STUDY 2
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport and
Exercise Science
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 3
Extended Diploma in Sports
(Development, Coaching and Fitness)
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 4
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 5
National Diploma in 3D Design
Holly 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 6
National 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 7
OCR 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 8
Extended 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 & 13
Extended 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 IN
HIGHER
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 upfront
• 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
COSTS
TUITION
FEES
up to
£9,000 per
year
LIVING
COSTS
GOVERNMENT LOAN
FOR TUITION FEES
GOVERNMENT LOAN
FOR LIVING COSTS
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LOANS
not means tested
Government
loans for
tuition fees
available to all
students
on full time courses
paid to the university
or college each year
accommodation
Government
loans for
living costs
books and materials
food
travel
clothes and toiletries
etc
Loans – living costs (2014 – 15)
 Maximum:
 London: £7,751
 Minimum:
 London: £5,038
 Outside of London:
£5,555
 Outside of London:
£3,610
 Parental home: £4,418
 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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MAINTENANCE GRANTS
2014-2015
DO NOT HAVE TO BE
REPAID
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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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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EXTRA
HELP!
bursaries
scholarships
sponsorships
disabled students e.g. dyslexia
part-time jobs
parents
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